{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-023","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Washington (Edmonds/Kingston, Mukilteo/Clinton, Seattle/Bainbridge routes; system-wide precautions)","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)","authority":"Secretary of Health Order 20-03 (recited as \u0027the state\u0027s health order\u0027); WSF operating authority; Coast Guard crewing requirements","instrument":"WSDOT news release, Aug. 20, 2020: two-boat weekend service restored Aug. 22 on Edmonds/Kingston and Mukilteo/Clinton after operating one boat short since June 20 \u0027due to a lack of crewmembers needed to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements\u0027; more than 100 high-risk employees unavailable since late March; new hires unable to undergo mandatory face-to-face training until June; face covering required in compliance with the state\u0027s health order; WSF \u0027will enforce reduced occupancy on sailings for walk-on passengers\u0027","title":"Service to be restored to near pre-pandemic levels on some state ferry routes (Changes set to begin August 22)","dateIssued":"2020-08-20","effective":"2020-08-22 (weekend two-boat service on two routes); 2020-08-30 (Seattle/Bainbridge two-boat schedule seven days); mask rule from June 26, 2020","end":"Mask requirement continued under Order 20-03 and its amendments through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond (statewide indoor rule ended Mar. 12, 2022) and under the federal conveyance order from Feb. 1, 2021","startDate":"2020-08-22","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","CAP","TRAV","EMP"],"addressees":["WSF passengers (vehicle and walk-on)","WSF vessel and terminal employees"],"clause":"Both runs have been operating without one of their normal two vessels each Saturday and Sunday since June 20, due to a lack of crewmembers needed to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements. Since late March, more than 100 high-risk WSF vessel and terminal employees have been unavailable due to the pandemic. In addition, new hires were unable to undergo mandatory face-to-face training until June.... A face covering is required in compliance with the state\u0027s health order - inside or outside - if riders are unable to physically distance from others. To maintain physical distancing standards, if necessary, WSF will enforce reduced occupancy on sailings for walk-on passengers.","enforcement":"Order 20-03: violation is a misdemeanor under RCW 70.05.120 (as recited in the Washington State file); WSF occupancy enforcement at terminals and gangways","functions":["WF commuting workforce (mask condition; walk-on occupancy caps; crew shortages cutting sailings)","HR (mandatory face-to-face training suspended until June 2020; high-risk employees unavailable)","TV travel","CB customer access"],"notes":"Implementing rule under the Secretary of Health\u0027s order, plus the authority\u0027s own occupancy enforcement and its account of a workforce suspension (100-plus employees unavailable; training halted) that cut service for two months.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":87922,"grade":"primary","character":"binding","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-023","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-023","citation":"Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF), WSDOT news release, Aug. 20, 2020: two-boat weekend service restored Aug. 22 on Edmonds/Kingston and Mukilteo/Clinton after operating one boat short since June 20 \u0027due to a lack of crewmembers needed to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements\u0027; more than 100 high-risk employees unavailable since late March; new hires unable to undergo mandatory face-to-face training until June; face covering required in compliance with the state\u0027s health order; WSF \u0027will enforce reduced occupancy on sailings for walk-on passengers\u0027 (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-023)","stateName":"Washington","related":[]}