PELNI Requires Passenger Health Certificate

PT PELNI (Persero) has required all prospective passengers who will travel on PELNI ships to include COVID -Health certificates free -19 issued by hospitals

Jakarta, 21 April 2020 - As one step in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia, PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Persero) - PT PELNI (Persero) has required all prospective passengers who will travel on PELNI ships to include COVID -Health certificates free -19 issued by hospitals or official health workers.

PT PELNI (Persero) 's Chief Corporate Secretary, Yahya Kuncoro said that PT PELNI (Persero) continues to try to break the COVID - 19 distribution chain by implementing health protocols in accordance with Government directives. As a concrete action, the Company has enacted this regulation starting on April 20, 2020. "Management takes this policy as one of the anticipatory steps to deploy COVID-19 on the ship. We hope all prospective passengers can submit a letter so they can travel with us," he explained.

To support implementation, Management will also inform the Regional Government about this policy and disseminate information regarding the application of the COVID-19 free certificate to the entire community and all travel agents who sell PELNI ship tickets in Indonesia.

In addition to implementing these rules, in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and create space so that physical distances can be made during the trip, since 4 April 2020 PELNI management has taken the decision to sell tickets a maximum of 50% of the installed seat capacity on each ship. The decision was taken as a follow-up from a letter issued by the Director of Sea Traffic and Transport regarding Optimization of Operations for Passenger and Pioneer PSO Vessels in the Quarantine Area due to COVID-19.

Management has also imposed an obligation to wear masks while onboard which took effect on 12 April 2020. "PELNI will implement various policies to support the Government in suppressing the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia," concluded Yahya.

PELNI is a State-Owned Enterprise that operates in the field of sea transportation which currently operates as many as 26 passenger ships and visits 83 ports and serves 1,100 parts. In addition to passenger transportation, PELNI also serves 45 pioneer vessel routes which become a means of accessibility for population mobility in the T3P area where pioneer vessels stop at 275 ports with 3,739 parts.

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If you need confirmation, contact:
Yahya Kuncoro
Head of Corporate Secretariat PT PELNI (Persero)
Cellphone: 0811 988 0162
Email: corporate.secretary@pelni.co.id