The original copy of Amendment 1 clarified the provisions within the notice for shipowners and adds a section on qualifications for seafarers holding Russian certificates of competency.
In this revised version of Amendment 1, the following words have been added to section 3.1. under heading ‘3. Other seafarers on board UK flagged vessels affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine‘:
‘There may also be circumstances that mean other seafarers affected during this period of conflict cannot or do not wish to be repatriated. Seafarers should be repatriated if they request to be. This may involve a mutually agreed change of repatriation destination.‘
Source: MCA.