Restrictive measures began to ease earlier in the week. Although still very slight, if the epidemiological situation remains favourable, on Monday we can expect new relaxations of the restrictive measures.
Restrictive measures began to ease earlier in the week. Although still very slight, if the epidemiological situation remains favourable, on Monday we can expect new relaxations of the restrictive measures.
Due to increasingly favourable epidemiological conditions, this week we are witnessing the easing of restrictive measures, so as of Tuesday, vessels larger than 24 m are allowed to enter marinas, nautical tourism ports and shipyards. Although restrictions on free international movement are still in force, exceptions are provided for this category of vessel under the following conditions.
The answer we received from the Ministry of the Interior states that vessels larger than 24 m are exempt from the Decision banning entry into Croatian ports, and upon arrival are required to perform entry border control in a port open to international maritime traffic. The control will be performed by the border sanitary or epidemiological service, and the crew members will be issued a Decision on self-isolation on board for 14 days.
At the same time, crew members who are not citizens of Croatia will be denied entry into the Republic of Croatia, and are obliged to stay on board at all times. Persons who are citizens of the Republic of Croatia, citizens of other EU countries and third countries with long-term residence and persons who have the right of residence will be given the opportunity to enter the Republic of Croatia after the expiration of 14 days of mandatory measures – quarantine. Therefore, the arrival of sailors for touristic purposes from other countries is not possible, and an official entry into the Republic of Croatia requires a document that proves long-term residence in Croatia.
In the event of organized repatriation, seafarers shall be allowed transit to return to the country of origin of the seafarer. In the abovementioned situations, it is not necessary to register a residence under the Aliens Act. During the stay on board, the captain is obliged to ensure that no one leaves the vessel.
Crew members with Covid-19 symptoms are being treated as instructed by the Croatian Institute of Public Health, according to a document issued on April 19. If a person shows signs of illness when entering Croatia, the border police will inform the border sanitary inspector and the sanitary inspector of the Regional or Central Office of the State Inspectorate.
