Emergency Contact Ukraine - Repatriation of Ukrainian Seafarers Home Latest updates News Ukraine - Repatriation of Ukrainian Seafarers 4 Mar 2022 Download Sign up for alerts The Club recognise that many of its Members currently have a number of Ukrainian personnel working on board vessels who are either awaiting repatriation on conclusion of their employment and/or are wishing to terminate their contract early in order to return to Ukraine for various reasons. There are obvious difficulties presented with the repatriation of seafarers to Ukraine due to the conflict with Russia. The Club has seen several requests to Members by Ukrainian seafarers who wish to terminate their employment contract and to be repatriated to alternative agreed destinations. Following collaboration by the International Group (IG) Personal Injury Committee, the below ‘Addendum Contract’ wording has been drafted to provide clarity and a uniform approach to assist both seafarers and Members in this extremely difficult time. QUOTE Addendum to the contract of employment dated: XXXXX (hereinafter referred to as “SEA”). This addendum is agreed between (name and rank of the seafarer), hereinafter referred to as “seafarer”, and (name of the employer which could be shipowner direct or its agents to be clarified appropriately as referred in original employment contract), hereinafter referred to as “employer”. According to the terms of SEA, the seafarer’s term of employment on board (insert name of the vessel) completes on………. or is due to be completed on …….. (insert date of completion of contract together with usual +/- tolerance period). The agreed place of repatriation in SEA is …..(insert name of place of repatriation in SEA). The seafarer wishes to terminate the SEA before the termination date and after due consideration of the present exceptional circumstances the employer agrees to this request. Repatriation to the original place of engagement is no longer practical or is unsafe. The alternative