Operations Alert, COVID-19 Protocols - Social Distancing at The Port of Virginia (Apr. 8, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Virginia Port Authority and Virginia International Terminals, LLC; all Port of Virginia terminals and facilities · Virginia

Level

State

Authority

Va. Code 62.1-132.6; Schedule of Rates; 33 C.F.R. 105

Issued

2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020

Effective

2020-04-08

End

not stated (pandemic protocols continued; Executive Order Sixty-Three face covering requirement noted on the page from May 29, 2020) (read as 2020-12-31)

In force

Apr. 8, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Workplace rulesOther

Addressees

• over-the-road truck drivers
• motor carriers
• port operations personnel

Functions reached

• DR truck drivers' conduct of every terminal transaction
• PT/WH gate and interchange operations
• CB importers and exporters whose containers move through the gates
• EMP terminal operating rules

Collection

Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS

Operative words

Guidelines for truck transactions at all Port of Virginia terminals and facilities - Failure to comply with the following guidelines will result in removal from the terminal, or facility: Drivers are reminded to maintain six feet of distance between themselves and all port personnel This rule applies regardless of whether port personnel are in a booth, pickup truck, Kubota, etc. Drivers are reminded that approaching, or attempting to open, interchange booth doors, or touching sliding glass windows, is prohibited... The Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) requirement for randomly inspecting inbound trucks (and personal vehicles) remains in force This MTSA requirement is a federal mandate... On terminal, drivers are reminded to utilize speaker phones, and/or posted phone numbers, to communicate with the port operations team.

Enforcement

Notes