The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry) · North Carolina
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Ferry Division operating authority; procedures developed 'with state health officials' (recited)
- Issued
- 2020-07-02 July 2, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-03 through 2020-09-10 (read as 2020-07-03)
- End
- 2020-09-10 (funded season end) (read as 2020-09-10)
- In force
- July 3, 2020 to Sept. 10, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitTravel and quarantine
- Addressees
- Functions reached
- TV travel (50 percent capacity cap on the Outer Banks passenger ferry through Q3 2020)
- CB customer access (Ocracoke visitor volume halved by rule)
- SC (onboard concessions suspended)
- Character
- binding
- Collection
- State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT
Operative words
The Ferry Division is working with state health officials to develop procedures to protect Ocracoke Express passengers and crew during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ferry Division will: Limit the number of passengers to 96, which is about half of what the vessel's certificate of occupancy allows. Strongly encourage passengers to wear face coverings. Encourage passenger groups to remain six feet apart from each other.... Due to COVID-19 concerns, no refreshments will be offered at this time
Enforcement
Operator capacity limit (boarding refused above 96); first-come, first-served ticketing
Notes
Authority operating rule with a 50 percent capacity cap in force July 3 - Sept. 10, 2020; a State transportation service operating at half capacity in the third quarter of 2020.
Retrieval noteRendered Wayback capture (Aug. 15, 2020); banner URL truncated; release 'Published Date: 7/2/2020'.