MEMBER ALERT Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Manager One Battery Park Plaza 31 st Fl., New York, NY 10004 USA Tel: +1 212 847 4500 Fax: +1 212 847 4599 https://www.american-club.com American Club Member Alert – December 3 0 , 20 21 1 DECEMBER 30, 2021 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) INTERIM COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 ONBOARD CARGO SHIPS AND FISHING VESSELS The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently released An implementation guide for the management of COVID-19 on board cargo ships and fishing vessels. It incorporates updated WHO guidance across several technical areas, including surveillance, public health and social measures, infection prevention and control, testing, quarantine, ventilation, clinical management, vaccination, risk communication, and community engagement. Your Managers recommend that Members take note of this information and be guided accordingly.