Maritime and Port Authority of SingaporePort of SingaporeOperationsCrew Change
Crew Change
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) recognises the critical role that seafarers play in global seaborne trade, as well as the importance of crew change to safeguard the health and safety of seafarers sailing on board ships. With that in mind, MPA has been facilitating crew change under various special circumstances.
With reference to Port Marine Circular No. 26 of 2020, crew change is allowed under the following special circumstances:
1) Crew completed employment contract
2) Compassionate grounds (e.g. death of family member)
3) Crew no longer medically fit to work on board the ship
4) Additional crew on board whose sign-off would not affect the safe manning of the ship
5) Case involving S&P hand-over and change of management of vessel
6) Personnel who are not part of the ship’s crew such as superintendents and service engineers
7) Crew on board ships in shipyards, including those being laid-up
Crew on board docked Yachts & Cruise Ships
If you wish to carry out crew change in the Port of Singapore and your request meets any of the above-mentioned criteria, please submit a preliminary request via the following link:
Crew Change Preliminary Request (CLICK HERE)
Note that we will request for more information and documents at a later stage after we have assessed your preliminary request. You will have to make multiple submissions if you have more than 20 off-signers and/or on-signers.
Please find the FAQs and other useful documents relevant to the crew change application below.
FAQs
FAQ for Crew Change under Special Circumstances
Tele-medicine consultation for issuance of fit-to-travel certificate (*New*)
Ship owners / managers / agents can now use tele-medicine (i.e. real time video consultation) to obtain a fit-to-travel assessment and certification for crew signing off in Singapore. MPA will accept fit-to-travel certificates issued by Singapore Medical Council (SMC)-fully registered doctors meeting the requirements set out in the Tele-medicine Requirements (click here).
Useful Documents
* Singapore Crew Change Guidebook
* Application Guide_v1.2 (excel document)
* Recommended Final No-objection folder structure for attachments (.zip file)
* MOH Advisory
* Company Declaration for Stay Home Notice
* Letter of Undertaking (one for all off-signers, one for all on-signers)
* Master's Declaration Form for Crew Change
* Procedure for Meet-and-Greet Service