Group 1-C Standby, announcement for people travelling to Mount Vema

Group 1-C should be on standby. The government issued its second announcement as part of a series of travel announcements to be published throughout October this year to guide employers and their employees to prepare for departure.  
 
This year, personnel will initially travel in five different groups. The first group (Group 1) which will be mainly Coast Guard personnel, site security guards and commercial divers will arrive to prepare and pave the way for Group 2.
 
Group 1, the security staff will provide a vital service to workers and seafarers when they need it most. They will play an integral role in coordinating emergency responses to incidents relating to coastguard missions, gathering and analysing information to inform operational plans and enable delivery. They will also provide essential maritime safety advice to people at work on building site and respond to reports concerning debris and illegal fishing activities.
 
They will assist in the preparedness and response to major emergencies through the maintenance and verification of appropriate records, databases and plans. Alert any related information regarding Maritime Security, assessing information and passing it to the most appropriate authority while updating databases.
 
They will also provide maritime safety information, safety advice and maritime information, such as tides and weather, navigational risks, safety advice and procedures. Monitor vessel movements through the Marine Traffic Management Systems, identifying anomalies, intervening and responding to them, providing information and advice to vessels and incident response and reporting.
 
Commercial diver who will also form part of Group 1, will be filming and photograph underwater sites, to prepare the ground to guide crane operators who we will arrive later with Group 2. The divers will inspection equipment and structures that are below the surface of water and make sure that any bad equipment or structure is safely removed, while preparing to perform activities related to underwater search and rescue, salvage, recovery and cleanup operations, making sure that any waste is removed to prevent pollution in the sea.
 
They will prepare the ground for Group 2, the Project Architects, Civil Engineers and Naval Engineers, Accommodation staff, chefs, housekeeping, cleaners, entertainers etc. who will arrive after, and who, will prepare the ground for Group 3.
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The announcement also serves to signal travellers to get all their paperwork in order including those who have not yet applied for their temporary work visa to apply as soon as possible, because under the new financial assistance policy, employees who don’t have their entry visa ready when called for work, will pay for their own ticket and will make their own travel arrangement if they wish to work in Mount Vema.
 
Those making their own travel arrangements, anyone who wishes to visit Mount Vema can book it at www.w-southern.com, as W-Southern has started processing reservations for anyone planning to visit the territory independently.