Recently we have received quite many inquiries about the Iran and Syria Sanctions. Many shipowners worry their vessels will encounter any problem when entering other countries after trading with Syria. In view of this, we have consulted some IG Clubs for their advices on this regard, most of them have commented that if the trade with Syria is lawful and no breach of sanctions, then vessels will unlikely to encounter problems when entering other countries. But some of them are not sure about the answer because of the recent spike in violence happened in Syria, so any business with Syria at this time could come with a lot of uncertainties and no small amount of risk to be expected.
Further to the above comments from the Clubs, considering the US is the country which is likely to impose more restrictions on vessels calling to their ports, we have obtained some information on the US Coast Guard website talking about what shall be done before calling US ports after trading with certain countries which one of them is Syria.
Shipowners/Charterers should keep in mind that all vessels arriving to the US that visited Syria during their last five port calls must take actions 1 through 5 as a condition of entry into US ports:
1. Implement measures per the ship’s security plan equivalent to Security Level 2;
2. Ensure that each access point to the ship’s is guarded and that the guards have total visibility of the exterior (both landside and waterside) of the vessel. Guards may be:
– provided by the ship’s crew, however, additional crewmembers should be placed on the ship if necessary to ensure that limits on maximum hours of work are not exceeded and/or minimum hours of rest are met, or
– provided by outside security forces approved by the ship’s master and Company Security Officer.
3. Attempt to execute a Declaration of Security;
4. Log all security actions in the ship’s log; and
5. Report actions taken to the cognizant US Coast Guard Captain of the Port prior to arrival in the US
Vessels that visited Syria during their last five port calls will be boarded or examined by the Coast Guard to ensure the vessel took the required actions. Failure to properly implement the actions listed in paragraph 1 through 5 may result in delay or denial of entry into the US.
See attached file : ALCO20120044 Potential problems vessels will encounter when entering other countries after trading with Syria.pdf
船舶挂靠叙利亚港口后进入其他国家可能遇到的潜在问题
最近，我们收到不少有关伊朗和叙利亚制裁的咨询。很多船东担心船舶运输涉及叙利亚的贸易货物后，在进入其他国家时会遇到相应的困难或问题。鉴于此，我们向一些国际保赔协会集团下属协会征询建议，其中大部分协会都提到，如果与叙利亚的贸易是合法的且并没有违反制裁法规的话，那么船只在进入其他国家时将不太可能会遇到问题。但由于近期叙利亚的暴力事件，使得其中一些协会不能给出肯定的答案。目前与叙利亚的任何贸易都存在很多不定因素，并可能面临较大风险。
根据保赔协会上述意见，考虑到美国很可能是施加进港限制最多的国家，我们从美国海岸警卫队(US Coast Guard) 的网站上找到一些信息，这些信息有关船舶挂靠某些国家（叙利亚为其中之一）的港口后，进入美国港口前应采取的措施。
船东或租家应谨记船只若在前五个港口内曾到过叙利亚，那么船只应采取以下1—5项措施，作为进入美国港口的条件：
1. 按照等同于保安等级2的船舶保安计划实施措施。
2. 确保对船舶每个登入点的警戒，对船舶周围区域（包括陆地和水域）全部的可视范围警戒。警戒人员应该：
-由船上人员组成，但是若必要，应在船舶上安排其它人员，以确保不超过最长工作时间和／或满足最低休息时间的要求；
-在船东和公司保安员同意的情况下，由外部保安力量组成。
3. 尝试执行一份保安声明；以及
4. 在航海日志上记录所有的保安活动。
5. 在船舶抵达美国前将所采取措施的报告给到美国海岸警卫队港口船长
对于过去五个港口中曾到过叙利亚的船只，美国海岸警卫队将登船或进行检查，以确保船只已采取上述1—5项行动。若未能妥善地进行以上所列的行动，船只可能会被延迟或拒绝进入美国港口。
以上由 ANDREW LIU & CO.,LTD 编译，应以英文为准！
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