FRANCE – Temperature Tests on board ships

NOTE of INFORMATION 25th October 2014

The Club’s Members must be made aware that the French President announced the following decision on the 24th October :

«France must have control systems not only for air flights but also controls on all types of transport even maritime carriage ».

As a consequence of this and as from 26th October 2014, any ship which will have called less than three weeks before they call in France in the countries where EBOLA is declared as an epidemic (Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia) will be controlled.

Crew and passengers on board the said ships will be subject to a compulsory temperature test.

For any kind of information in France, the available phone number is:

+33 (0)800 13 00 00

Official Website :

http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/ebola.recommandations-et-conduite.html

Philippe GARO

Director

WAMS Managing Director