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Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-022 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

MSIB 02-20 (Change 5)

Novel Coronavirus - Update (Change 5)

Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Inspections and Compliance Directorate · United States Coast Guard; nationwide (Federal)

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Context, not an order

This record is guidance or an announcement kept for context. It is not counted among the orders in force.

The record

Jurisdiction
United States Coast Guard; nationwide
Level
Federal
Authority
33 C.F.R. 160.216; 33 C.F.R. 160.111; 42 C.F.R. 71.21
Issued
2020-05-27 May 27, 2020
Effective
2020-05-27
End
2021-01-29 (superseded by Change 6) (read as 2021-01-29)
In force
May 27, 2020 to Jan. 29, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Business closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all vessels arriving at or traveling between U.S. ports
  • cruise ship operators
  • masters
  • crewmembers
Functions reached
  • TV cruise operations
  • DR/PT vessel arrivals from listed countries (Brazil added)
  • HR crew confined aboard
  • SC inbound cargo
Character
context
Collection
Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS

Operative words

Vessel arriving to or traveling between any U.S. port or place must follow reporting and infection control measures... The Coast Guard considers it a hazardous condition under 33 CFR 160.216 if a vessel has been [to or embarked crew from the] countries noted above within the past 14 days. This requires immediate notification to the [COTP].... crewmembers remain aboard the vessel except to conduct specific activities directly related to [vessel cargo or provisioning operations].... On April 15, 2020, the CDC updated their existing No Sail Order.

Enforcement

33 C.F.R. 160.216; COTP orders under 33 C.F.R. 160.111

Notes

The operative bulletin for 2020 Q3 and Q4 and the first month of 2021 Q1.

Retrieval note

Text read in full; bracketed words bridge line breaks. it carries no independent legal effect. The enforceable instruments are the COTP orders, 33 C.F.R. 160.216, 33 C.F.R. 105.125 and the CDC orders the bulletin describes (already cited in the record's enforcement field). Cite the bulletin as evidence of the operating regime, not as an order).

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