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Hong Kong (HKHKG) — Port Crew Change Guide
Timezone: Asia/Hong_Kong
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Visa Information
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- Travel is allowed with restrictions for vaccinated travelers
- Mandatory COVID-19 test on arrival
- Mandatory 3-day medical surveillance and testing
- A passport is required to enter Hong Kong
- Proof of negative pre-departure COVID-19 test results is required
- Mandatory health declaration form
- Mandatory proof of COVID-19 vaccination for Hong Kong SAR
- Health pass may be required for public activity
- Masks are mandatory in public
- Health screening on arrival
- Visa is not required
Port Restrictions
- Please be advised that crew change is possible only for vessel with cargo operation in Hong Kong and the following conditions will apply.
- Shipping companies/agents shall submit the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and Estimated Time of Departure (ETD) of vessel together with the details of the sign-on and sign-off crew to be changed (including their names and flight schedules) 72 hours prior arrival of the vessel for the Marine Department (MarDep)s approval.
- All crew members should remain on-board the vessels during the stay of the vessels in Hong Kong waters and should not get ashore.
- Point-to-point transfers should be arranged by the shipping companies / agents for crew members to and from the vessel. Use of public transport including MTR, airport shuttle train and taxi for crew transfer is prohibited. Crew members should wear masks during the entire journey to and from the vessel.
- Sign-on Crew
- Signing-on crew members should only arrive Hong Kong when their vessels are berthed in Hong Kong and should get onboard immediately upon arrival.
- Signing-on crew members arriving Hong Kong at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to sign-on goods vessels must have a negative result of polymerase chain reaction-based nucleic acid test with...
Flight Restrictions
- Passengers are not allowed to transit through Hong Kong SAR, China to the Mainland of China.
- This does not apply to passengers with a diplomatic passport.
- Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test (self-administered or by professional swab sampling) taken at most 24 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Hong Kong, SAR China. The test result must be uploaded via the Health Declaration Form at https://www.chp.gov.hk/hdf/ .
- This does not apply to
- passengers arriving from the Mainland of China, or Macao SAR, China;
- passengers younger than 3 years.
- Passengers must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before departure of the last direct flight to Hong Kong, SAR China. The certificate must be in Chinese or English or accompanied by a written confirmation in Chinese or English issued by the health authority of the country of vaccination. Vaccines accepted are: Anhui Zhifei Longcom, AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), CanSinoBIO (Convidecia), Covaxin, Covishield, Covovax, IMBCAMS, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), BioKangtai, Sinopharm, Sinovac and Sputnik
- More details can be found at https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/pdf/list_of_recognised_covid19_vaccines.pdf .
- This does not apply to
- residents of Hong Kong SAR, China;
- passengers...
Agency Costs
- Crew Change Assistance 1-10: USD 60 per pax
- Crew Change Assistance 11+: USD 50 per pax
- Coordination of Booked Services: USD 70
- Launch Hire Coordination: USD 90
- Meet & Greet: USD 180
Last updated on 30th Mar 2022
Crew Nationalities
Total number of nationalities completing a crew change here since 4 years ago
- IN11 India
- BG5 Bulgaria
- HR3 Croatia
- UA2 Ukraine
- LK1 Sri Lanka
- RU1 Russian Federation
- PL1 Poland
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