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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-079 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

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

AMHS Announces New Boarding Process to Avoid Disruptions in Service - Travelers to be observed for symptoms of COVID-19 before boarding

Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) · Alaska (all AMHS terminals and vessels) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Alaska (all AMHS terminals and vessels) · Alaska
Level
State
Authority
Federal reporting requirements (recited) and AMHS conditions of carriage
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19
End
Superseded by the AMHS Travel Protocols (screening form, testing, masks, capacity) of summer 2020 (Ex. 083) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all AMHS travelers
  • AMHS terminal and vessel staff
Functions reached
  • 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)
Character
context
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

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

Notes

Authority operating rule: a State carrier's denial-of-boarding rule grounded in federal vessel reporting requirements.

Retrieval note

AMHS press release PDF, 'FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2020'.

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