{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-079","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Alaska (all AMHS terminals and vessels)","state":"AK","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS)","authority":"Federal reporting requirements (recited) and AMHS conditions of carriage","instrument":"AMHS press release, Mar. 19, 2020: new boarding process; travelers observed for COVID-19 symptoms at ticketing and boarding; symptomatic travelers not allowed to board and refunded; fee-free cancellations through Apr. 8, 2020","title":"AMHS Announces New Boarding Process to Avoid Disruptions in Service - Travelers to be observed for symptoms of COVID-19 before boarding","dateIssued":"2020-03-19","effective":"2020-03-19","end":"Superseded by the AMHS Travel Protocols (screening form, testing, masks, capacity) of summer 2020 (Ex. 083)","startDate":"2020-03-19","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["TRAV","QUAR"],"addressees":["all AMHS travelers","AMHS terminal and vessel staff"],"clause":"The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is required to immediately report any illness of persons on board our vessels to the U.S. Coast Guard and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A new boarding process has been put in place to avoid disruptions to service or a situation involving passengers quarantined aboard ship. Travelers will be observed by AMHS staff during the ticketing and boarding process. If a traveler exhibits symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or other flu-like illnesses, they will not be allowed to board and will receive a full refund.","enforcement":"Denial of boarding","functions":["TV travel (symptom screening and denial of boarding on the marine highway)","CB customer access","SC supply chain (Southeast Alaska communities served only by ferry and air)"],"notes":"Authority operating rule: a State carrier\u0027s denial-of-boarding rule grounded in federal vessel reporting requirements.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":131009,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-079","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-079","citation":"Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), AMHS press release, Mar. 19, 2020: new boarding process; travelers observed for COVID-19 symptoms at ticketing and boarding; symptomatic travelers not allowed to board and refunded; fee-free cancellations through Apr. 8, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-079)","stateName":"Alaska","related":["SEC-21-GM-021","AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-031"]}