New Guidance for Quarantinable Disease on Vessels
Health New Zealand, working with New Zealand Customs and Maritime NZ, has updated “Vessel Management Framework: Guidance for managing maritime vessels when a quarantinable disease is suspected or known to be on board.”
You’ll find it on our ports and harbours page.
The Vessel Management Framework has been created for port and vessel operators, unions, agents, government officials, and the National Public Health Service to follow at any port whenever crew or passengers (both international and domestic) are suspected of having, or test positive for, a quarantinable disease.
This guidance, developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been adapted to be applied to any quarantinable disease. It is generic guidance built on best practice. It will need to be read alongside any specific legislation or guidance developed for any outbreak.
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https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/public/news/2025/july/updated-guidance-for-suspected-quarantinable-disease-on-domestic-and-international-vessels/