PMO News Portal - Regarding the most important measures of the
organization in preventing and combating the corona virus, Changiz Javadpour stated
that revising the port and maritime operations processes in accordance with the
existing health conditions and protocols also reforming all administrative supportive
procedures for the active employees at the ports, were the major actions considered
for the issue.
the coordinator for measures against the spread of Corona
virus at the Ports and Maritime Organization added: facilitating the transit of
goods in ports and accelerating the import of sanitary products and
disinfectants in coordination with the relevant bodies and the implementation
of all processes related to issuance and renewal of Port permits on electronic
platforms and CCS and GCOMS systems were among the other measures for combating
the spread of the virus.
Implementation of all processes related to the affairs of
maritime agents and issuance and renewal of licenses in electronic platforms,
including a comprehensive maritime system, preparation of hardware and software
infrastructure for holding written and oral examinations of seafarers, implementing
and monitoring the proper implementation of checklists and circulars issued by
international authorities and informing about the preventive and countermeasures
of the Ports and Maritime Organization to national and international
authorities such as IMO and ILO, were other considered measures in regard with
the pandemic