The Ministry Of Transportation Tightens Travel Requirements For Sea Transportation Passengers During The Christmas-New Year Holidays

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has issued the latest regulations regarding the tightening of rules for traveling by sea during the 2021 Christmas and 2022 New Year holidays.

Acting Director General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation Arif Toha said that the new rules were set forth in Circular Letter Number 110 of 2021 concerning Guidelines for the Implementation of Domestic Travel by Sea Transportation During the Christmas Period of 2021 and the New Year of 2022 During the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Period. -19), which is valid from 24 December 2021 to 2 January 2022.

"The aim is to increase the application of stricter health protocols for travellers and prevent the spread and increase in transmission of COVID-19," Arif said in a statement monitored in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, December 17.

Arif said the regulation was in line with the Circular Letter of the Head of the COVID-19 Task Force Number 24 of 2021 concerning Regulation of Community Activities and Mobility During the Christmas Period of 2021 and the New Year of 2022 during the COVID-19 Pandemic along with the Addendum.

He said, during Christmas and New Year, domestic travelers are required to use the PeduliLindung application as a condition for traveling.

Apart from that, there are several other rules that have been tightened, including sea passengers who will travel from and/or to ports throughout Indonesia, must show a vaccine card (full dose); and a certificate of negative Rapid Test Antigen results whose samples are taken within a maximum period of 1x24 hours or at the port before departure.

"Ocean passengers who are over 17 years old and have not received the full dose of vaccine, or have not received the full dose of vaccine due to medical reasons, have limited mobility for the time being," said Arif.

Meanwhile, ship passengers under 12 years of age are required to show a certificate of negative RT-PCR Test results whose samples are taken within a maximum period of 3x24 hours before departure as a travel requirement and without having to show a vaccine card.

"Ocean passengers who show symptoms of COVID-19 indications even though based on the RT-PCR Test or Rapid Test Antigen certificate show negative results, the passengers are not allowed to continue the journey and are required to carry out RT-PCR diagnostic tests and self-quarantine during the waiting time for the results of the examination. , said Arif.