Maritime personnel and services have been declared as essential during the COVID-19 pandemic. The MLA Committees are posting relevant articles on their web pages. As a service to the maritime community, the MLA is posting the below links related to maritime operations.
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The following are publicly available resources:
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has developed guidance for state and local jurisdictions and the private sector in considering how to manage and continue access and re-entry for essential workers.
- CISA Talking Points
- Version 3.0 – CISA Guidance on Essential Workforce 04/21/20
- MSIB 01-20 (Commandant) – Novel Coronavirus Precautions
- MSIB 02-20, Update 5 (Commandant) – Novel Coronavirus
- MSIB 05-20 (Change 5): Novel Coronavirus
- MSIB 06-20 (Commandant) – Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death
- MSIB 07-20, Update 2 (Commandant) – Port and Facility Operations
- MSIB 08-20, Update 1 (Commandant) – COVID-19 – Mariner Credentials
- MSIB 09-20 (Commandant) – Vessel Inspections, Exams, and Documentation
- MSIB 10-20 (Commandant) – Guidance for Drug Testing Compliance
- MSIB 11-20 (Commandant) – Maintaining Commerce/Critical Workers
- MSIB 12-20 (Commandant) – COVID-19 – Vessel and Facility Response Plans
- MSIB 13-20 (Commandant) – COVID-19 – TWIC Operations
- MSIB 14-20 (Commandant) – Ballast Water Management Extensions
- MSIB XX-035: COVID-19 Vessel Precautions
- MSIB XX-044: US Coast Guard Personnel Face Masks
- MSIB XX-046: COVID-19 Precautionary Practices
- USCG Guidance on Use of Cloth Face Coverings
- 33 C.F.R. 160.216 Notice of Hazardous Conditions
- TSA COVID-19 Information
- COVID-19 Enrollment Impact FAQ 03/31/20
- DHS TWIC Information site: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic
- TWIC Enrollment: https://universalenroll.dhs.gov/important-notices
- TWIC Exemption 04/15/20
The CDC has a great deal of information and many resources available online here
- CDC Cleaning & Disinfecting Guidance
- CDC Guidance for Businesses and Employers
- CDC Guidance for the Maritime Community
- CDC Updated Cleaning & Disinfecting Guidance 04/01/20
- Guidance for Workers That May Have Been Exposed 04/11/20
- Interim Guidance for Ships on Managing Suspected COVID-19
- 42 C.F.R. 70 Interstate Quarantine
- 42 C.F.R. 71.21 Report of Death or Illness
- Management of Ill Passengers/Crew
- Sequence for Donning/Removing PPE
- Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control FAQs for COVID-19
- COVID-19 Symptoms and Testing
- Recommendations for Keeping Workplaces, Homes, Schools or Commercial Establishments Safe
- Cleaning and Disinfection for Households
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
- Interim Guidance on Management of COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities
- Quarantine and Isolation
- Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings
- USDA Letter RE: COVID-19 03/13/20
- USDA Letter #2 RE: COVID-19 03/16/20
- Updated Guidance on Facility Checks 03/27/20
Has established a website providing links to COVID-19 updates for member states here:
Has a great deal of guidance and information available here. See also:
- WHO Operational Considerations for Managing COVID-19 Cases/Outbreaks on Board Ships
- Guide to Ship Sanitation
- Handbook for Inspection of Ships and Issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates
This information is not all-inclusive and is provided as a convenience, for informational purposes only. The above links do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the MLA of the information provided, nor is the MLA providing any legal guidance. The MLA bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external sites or for that of subsequent links.