MPA issued a circular bringing attention of the shipping community on the National Environment Agency (NEA) circular on the requirements for the submission of Maritime Declaration of Health (MDH) for vessels arriving in the Port of Singapore. This circular supersedes Port Marine Circular No. 09 of 2024 with
effect from 08 May 2025.
This notice brings attention to NEA’s requirement, effective from 8 May 2025, for all arriving vessels that fall in any of the following categories to submit the Maritime Declaration of Health (MDH):
(a). Ships that have called at ports in any of the countries listed in Annex A in the past 21 days; or
(b). Ships with crew/passengers who have travelled to any of these countries in the past 21 days; or
(c). Ships with any person suspected of having infectious diseases or with a dead body onboard; or
(d). Ships with any sick person onboard.
The MDH along with the following documents, must be submitted to the Port Health Office (email: Port_Health_CRO@nea.gov.sg ) 12 hours before arrival at the Port of Singapore:
(a). Crew list / Passenger list;
(b). Current copy of the Ship Sanitation Certificate;
(c). Last 10 ports of call list; and
(d). List of all passengers and crew members with temperature above 37.5 degree Celsius.
Non-compliance with the above requirements may constitute a breach of the Infectious Diseases
(Quarantine) Regulations.
The mandatory submission of MDH may be extended to ships arriving from countries not currently
listed in Annex A if the global health situation changes, such as when new diseases of concern are
detected. The list has name of 37 countries.
Refer to the circular for the full details.