COVID-19 Updates

Do Commercial fishers need to wear masks? Check the latest with NSW PFA's COVID-19 updates.

Current COVID-19 restrictions

In both Regional NSW, Greater Sydney and LGA’s of concern, Service NSW confirmed that authorised workers (such as commercial fishers) can travel in the same car together.

Business must have COVID safety plan in place

If travelling from an LGA of concern, they must be authorised workers and have had one COVID-19 vaccination by 10 September 2021

Travel with a travel declaration if required (if going in/out of LGA of concerns or greater Sydney)

For the list of LGAs of Concerns got to:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/rules/affected-area

For a Covid Safety Plan template for your business go to: https://www.nsw.gov.au/form/covid-safety-plan/general

NOTE: advice is changing regularly so go to https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19 for the latest information.

 Visit the COVID Safe businesses webpage for more information, or the DPI COVID website for more information.  

To find out more information contact 

Service NSW or call 13 77 88 open 24/7hrs 
COVID-19 | NSW Government 
NSW DPI COVID-19 or call 1800 680 244 (option 6) Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Don't Forget to Wear Your Face Masks

Commercial fishers need to wear masks, however they can remove the masks when doing physical activity or for safety reasons. Therefore when they are at sea working, and for safety reasons (such as clear communication over the noise of an engine) they wouldn’t need to wear a mask. There is no specific reference to commercial fishers in the Public Health Order (PHO) re masks.