COVID Precautions Plan

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ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
COVID PRECAUTIONS PLAN

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1. The Background
On 31 December 2019, WHO (World Health Organisation), was alerted to several cases of pneumonia
in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. The virus did not match any other known virus. This raised
concern because when a virus is new, we do not know how it affects people.
One week later, on 7 January, Chinese authorities confirmed that they had identified a new virus. The
new virus is a coronavirus, which is a family of viruses that include the common cold, and viruses
such as SARS and MERS.
This new virus has been named “COVID-19”
WHO is working closely with global experts, governments and partners to rapidly expand scientific
knowledge on this new virus, to track the spread and virulence of the virus, and to provide advice to
countries and individuals on measures to protect health and prevent the spread of this outbreak.
On 30th January, WHO declared the outbreak to be a “PHEIC=Public Health Emergency of

International Concern”
On 11th march WHO made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a Pandemic.
WHO assesses the risk of this outbreak to be Very High at Global level.
1.1 CAUSE:
Increased contact between humans and animals.

Thence further to
Group of People with other people coming
Spread from sick
Pneumonia associated in contact with sick
people to Family
with Seafood and live people and spreading
members and
animal market in via travellers
Healthcare staff
Wuhan internally in china and
to other countries
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1.2 SYMPTOMS:
• Fever
Mild cases • Dry Cough
• Breathing Difficulty
• Pneumonia
Severe Cases • Kidney Failure
• Fatality
1.3 CASE DEFINITIONS
WHO periodically updates the Global Surveillance for human infection with coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) document which includes case definitions.
Suspect case
A.
A patient with acute respiratory illness (fever and at least one sign/symptom of respiratory disease,
e.g., cough, shortness of breath), AND a history of travel to or residence in a location reporting
community transmission of COVID-19 disease during the 14 days prior to symptom onset.
OR
B.
A patient with any acute respiratory illness AND having been in contact with a confirmed or
probable COVID-19 case (see definition of contact below) in the last 14 days prior to symptom
onset;
OR
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C.
A patient with severe acute respiratory illness (fever and at least one sign/symptom of respiratory
disease, e.g., cough, shortness of breath; AND requiring hospitalization) AND in the absence of an
alternative diagnosis that fully explains the clinical presentation.
Probable case
A.
A suspect case for whom testing for the COVID-19 virus is inconclusive.
a. Inconclusive being the result of the test reported by the laboratory.
OR
B.
A suspect case for whom testing could not be performed for any reason.
Confirmed case
A person with laboratory confirmation of COVID-19 infection, irrespective of clinical signs and
symptoms.
Definition of contact
A contact is a person who experienced any one of the following exposures during the 2 days before
and the 14 days after the onset of symptoms of a probable or confirmed case:
1. Face-to-face contact with a probable or confirmed case within 1 meter and for more than
15 minutes;
2. Direct physical contact with a probable or confirmed case;
3. Direct care for a patient with probable or confirmed COVID-19 disease without using
proper personal protective equipment; OR
4. Other situations as indicated by local risk assessments.
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1.4 WHICH PEOPLE ARE AT RISK

People of all ages can be infected by COVID-19.
Older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, heart
disease) appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus.
WHO advises people of all ages to take steps to protect themselves from the virus, for example by
following good hand hygiene and good respiratory hygiene.
1.5 INCUBATION PERIOD

The “incubation period” means the time between catching the virus and beginning to have
symptoms of the disease. Most estimates of the incubation period for COVID-19 range from 1-14
days, most commonly around five days. These estimates will be updated as more data become
available.
1.6 HOW IT SPREADS:
1. 2.
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3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.
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9. 10.
1.7 Attachments
• COVID-19 POSTERS
• Lloyd Apotheke Circular
• COVID-19 Travel & Health Declaration
1.8 References
• World Health Organisation (WHO);

• International Chamber of Shipping (ICS);
• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
• Intertanko;
• P&I.
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3. PREVENTION MEASURES:
WHO’s standard recommendations for the general public to reduce exposure to and transmission
of a range of illnesses are as follows, which include hand and respiratory hygiene, and safe food
practices:
1 Hand Washing
2 Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth
Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer
the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and can
make you sick.
For some health experts, this need to self-touch is perhaps where face masks offer a useful
form of protection. While medical masks don’t necessarily stop the virus completely, they
make it harder to touch the nose and mouth.
"Wearing a mask can reduce the tendency for people to touch their faces, which is a major
source of infection without proper hand hygiene,"
Wearing glasses and a mask may help to deter people from touching their faces.
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3 Maintain social distancing

Maintain at least 2 meter (6 feet) distance between yourself and other people, particularly those
who are coughing, sneezing and have a fever.
GREET PEOPLE WITH A WAVE, NOD, BOW OR 'HELLO'.
DO NO SHAKE HANDS.
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4 Practice Respiratory Hygiene
5 Masks and PPE

Only wear a mask if you are ill with COVID-19 symptoms (especially coughing) or looking
after someone who may have COVID-19 or have a risk of coming in contact with potential
COVID-19 infected persons.
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All shore persons coming on board the ship are potential risk.
6 Disinfect objects and surfaces
7 Practice Food Safety

The consumption of raw or undercooked animal products should be avoided.
Raw meat, milk or animal organs should be handled with care, to avoid cross-contamination
with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices.
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8 Media
Lessen your time watching or listening to media coverage.
Believe in information from WHO or Governmental health agencies.

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9 REPORT TO HEALTH FACILITY

What to do in case of Covid-19 symptoms
Calling in advance
will allow the health
If you have: Seek medical care care provider to
fever, early and share quickly direct you to
previous travel the right health
cough, history with your facility. This will also
Difficulty in health care protect you and
breathing; provider. help prevent spread
of viruses and other
infections.
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4. Risks and Control Measures
RISKS CONTROL MEASURES
Crew • Follow advise from the Crewing department.

transfers • Assess Joining crew travel history 14 days prior to their joining as per the
attached Travel and Health declaration form.
• Crew to stay in home/country isolation, for 14 days prior to joining the vessel.
• Upon boarding, remote temperature check for fever.
No boarding if fever > 99.1°F /37.3°C, Cough, Breathing difficulties.
• Check for covid PPE.
• Self luggage transfer from transportation to the cabin.
• Covid management plan familiarisation upon joining.
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7. Managing Stress
Take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to news stories, including
social media. Hearing about the pandemic repeatedly can be upsetting. Seek
information only from trusted sources.
• Take care of your body.

• Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals.
• Exercise regularly, get plenty of sleep.
• Take deep breaths, stretch, meditate.
Try to do some other activities you enjoy.
Connect with others.

Talk with people you trust about your concerns and how you are feeling.
Take practical steps to protect yourself and your shipmates.
REMEMBER
WE ARE: -
-HEALTHY,
-STRONG, AND,
-MEDICALLY FIT
SEAFARERS
-THE GOVERNMENTS,
-THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AND,
-THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS

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ARE WORKING HARD AGAINST COVID AND WE HAVE TO PLAY OUR PART BY
FOLLOWING THE BASIC PREVENTION MEASURES.
JUST LIKE WE OVERCOME CHALLENGES DAILY WHEN AT SEA,
WE SHALL ALL COME OUT OF THIS SITUATION TOGETHER.

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8. Frequently Asked Questions

Q-1. Is wearing gloves a good protection??
A-1. Wearing gloves offers little protection as they can still pick up the virus and spread the
contamination. And even with the most diligent of people might struggle to keep from
touching their faces completely.
Instead the World Health Organization recommends frequent hand washing, maintaining
your distance from others and avoiding physical contact such as shaking hands.
Q-2. What is the alcohol content that works against the coronavirus??
A-2. The alcohol content that works against the virus must be about 65% alcohol.
Q-3. Do we need sanitizers for hand cleaning??

A-3. Soap washing is considered better and more effective than alcohol sanitizers.
Q-4. Which kind of vessel’s medicine can be used as first aid?

What is the medicine required to be ordered and kept onboard? Virus test?
A-4. Follow Doctor's/TMAS advise. No more medicines are required, than what you already
have in the medicne list by Lloyd Apotheke.
Q-5. How will we protect accommodation and indoor areas of ventilation and air condition?
A-5. As of now there is no conclusive finding that the virus is airborne.
Virus is contracted from droplets from sick persons mouth while speaking/coughing.
These droplets could be directly inhaled by person in close proimity or picked up from the
surfaces it falls on and then while touching mouth, nose, eyes, enters the body.
It is recommended to keep the accommodation well ventilated, and to NOT keep the
airconditioning in recirculation mode.
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Q-6. Can COVID-19 virus be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates
A-6. From the evidence so far, the COVID-19 virus can be transmitted in ALL AREAS,
including areas with hot and humid weather.
Q-7. Cold weather and snow CANNOT kill the new coronavirus??
A-7. There is no reason to believe that cold weather can kill the new coronavirus or other
diseases.
Q-8. Are antibiotics effective in preventing and treating the new coronavirus??
A-8. No, antibiotics do not work against viruses, only bacteria.
The new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus and, therefore, antibiotics should not be used
as a means of prevention or treatment.
Q-9 What is the benefit of Isolation/ Quarantine on board??

A-9. For persons with mild illness, a 14 days of Isolation and rest, with proper food and care has
proven to self cure the infected person with his own immunity and also prevents the spread
to other persons.
Q-10. How to manage disposable Covid PPE and infected person‘s linen etc.??
A-10. Covid PPE and infected person’s linen should be removed and placed with other
disposable items in sturdy, leak-proof (plastic) bags that are tied shut and not reopened.
The bags of used PPE and disposable items can then be placed into the solid waste stream
according to standard garbage management procedures.
Q-11. Which procedures to follow in case of conflicting with specific procedures for any project,
ship type or port ??
A-11. Specific procedures for any project, ship type or port are to be complied with over those
set in this plan.

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HİCRİ ERCİLİ DENİZCİLİK

COVID PRECAUTIONS PLAN

This new virus has been named “COVID-19”

On 30th January, WHO declared the outbreak to be a “PHEIC=Public Health Emergency of

Increased contact between humans and animals.

1.3 CASE DEFINITIONS

1.4 WHICH PEOPLE ARE AT RISK

1.5 INCUBATION PERIOD

1.6 HOW IT SPREADS:

• Lloyd Apotheke Circular

• COVID-19 Travel & Health Declaration

• World Health Organisation (WHO);

2 Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth

3 Maintain social distancing

GREET PEOPLE WITH A WAVE, NOD, BOW OR 'HELLO'.

4 Practice Respiratory Hygiene

5 Masks and PPE

6 Disinfect objects and surfaces

7 Practice Food Safety

Lessen your time watching or listening to media coverage.

Believe in information from WHO or Governmental health agencies.

9 REPORT TO HEALTH FACILITY

4. Risks and Control Measures

RISKS CONTROL MEASURES

Crew • Follow advise from the Crewing department.

• Take care of your body.

Try to do some other activities you enjoy.

Connect with others.

Take practical steps to protect yourself and your shipmates.

-THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AND,

-THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS

JUST LIKE WE OVERCOME CHALLENGES DAILY WHEN AT SEA,

WE SHALL ALL COME OUT OF THIS SITUATION TOGETHER.

8. Frequently Asked Questions

Q-3. Do we need sanitizers for hand cleaning??

Q-4. Which kind of vessel’s medicine can be used as first aid?

Q-9 What is the benefit of Isolation/ Quarantine on board??

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