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Crew Change or Commercial Operations In

JPIWK

IWAKUNI - Port, JP

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Top 3 Nearby Airports

(IWK) iwakuni airport

(FUK) fukuoka

(KIX) kansai international

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Visa Information

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  • Travel is allowed with restrictions
  • Proof of a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test result is not required for vaccinated travelers with a booster dose
  • Quarantine is not required
  • Mandatory quarantine questionnaire
  • Recommended Visit Japan Web application
  • A passport is required to enter Japan
  • Mandatory proof of COVID-19 vaccination for Japan
  • Masks are recommended in public
  • Visitor visa

Port Restrictions

  • Please find below current crew change situation in Japan as below.
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  • ALL seafarers must take a PCR test on the day of origin flight, or on the previous day in case of the morning flight.
  • (Requesting PCR Test to take on the day of flight or within 48 hours before catching the flight)
  • If arrival on-signers does not have original certificate of PCR testing with Japanese format , will be refused to enter Japan.
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  • Counting from a day before departing from local airport, crew must done 3 days self-quarantine at hotel or facility center, where must be close to the airport.
  • Crews are departing from. and Request make a Health Conditions report for 3 days and which must be submitted as a proof.
  • Issue the certificate for each crew to prove their quarantine (no designated format but the following information must be described)
    • - name of crew / date of birth / passport number / seaman's book number
    • - crews activities history within 3 days (record of temperature list for each crew)
    • - quarantined...

Flight Restrictions

  • Passengers must have
    • a negative COVID-19 test result. Tests accepted are: CLEIA/ECLIA quantitative antigen test, LAMP, NEAR, Next Generation Sequence, PCR, RT-PCR, Smart Amp, TMA or TRC. The test must be taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point, and the test certificate must be in English. The test certificate must also specify that the test is based on a "nasopharyngeal swab", or "saliva", or "nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab". A "nasal swab" is also accepted if the test type is LAMP, NEAR, PCR, RT-PCR, Smart Amp, TMA or TRC. Details can be found at https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/border_test.html and https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000905811.pdf ; or
    • a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated and received a booster dose. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), CanSinoBIO (Convidecia), Covaxin, Covovax, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm and Sinovac. A combination of vaccines is accepted. The certificate must be in English, Japanese or accompanied by a certified English or Japanese translation. More details can be found at https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000997373.pdf ; or
    • a registration confirmation on 'Visit Japan Web' obtained at https://vjw-lp.digital.go.jp/en/ . The registration confirmation status must be 'Review Completed' shown in blue.
    • This does not apply to
      • passengers younger than 6 or...

Agency Costs

  • Crew Change Assistance 1-10: USD 150 per pax
  • Crew Change Assistance 11+: USD 110 per pax
  • Coordination of Booked Services: USD 70
  • Launch Hire Coordination: USD 150
  • Meet & Greet: USD 300

Last updated on 30th Mar 2022

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