Crew transfer launch approaching a vessel in port

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Crew change on the same file as the call.

A crew change that is not tied to the agency file is how visas, launches, and the sailing window stop lining up.

6 Aug 20263 min readPSS

Crew change looks simple until immigration, the launch, and the sailing window are owned by three different people. The vessel waits. The relief sits ashore. The cost lands on the call.

Tie the people to the berth.

  • Name joiners and leavers against the ETA - not after the ship is alongside.
  • Keep visas, hotel, and launch on the same agency file.
  • Confirm the sailing window before the last transfer is booked.

The desk

A note is not a port call. The vessel still needs support.

Agency, crew, husbandry, and the operational work around the call. Write once - the Dubai desk will take it from arrival to departure.