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Covid -19 Virus
Crewmembers will now be allowed to locate and depart via air from surrounding POE’s if no direct flights available from PHL. Agents will determine if there are any flights departing IAD , EWR or JFK if needed. Crewmember requesting departure
must have either direct flight to foreign country and/or valid visa in order to transit through another country. No domestic flights will be allowed (no PHL-IAD then IAD to foreign country). If the agent was able to locate a departing flight for the requesting
crewmember(s), they will be transported by Agent or transportation company to airport. Approvals will be decided on a case by case basis and all approvals must go up the PHL CBP chain of command.
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/covid-19-basics/faq
February 2, 2021
TO: Maritime Operations Committee
Maritime Exchange Navigation Group
The Maritime Exchange is forwarding the following MSIB from U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters for your information:
MSIB 02-21 COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System
The President issued Executive Order (13998), Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel that requires masks be worn on all “public maritime vessels, including ferries” to mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued order, Requirement for Persons to Wear Masks while on Transportation Hubs, 29JAN2021, requires all persons traveling on all commercial vessels to wear a mask. This Order requires conveyance operators
to use best efforts to ensure that any person on the conveyance wears a mask when boarding, disembarking, and for the duration of travel. Depending on the circumstances, best efforts may include:
• boarding only those persons who wear masks;
• instructing persons that Federal law requires wearing a mask on the conveyance and failure to comply constitutes a violation of Federal law;
• monitoring persons onboard the conveyance for anyone who is not wearing a mask and seeking compliance from such persons;
• at the earliest opportunity, disembarking any person who refuses to comply;
• providing persons with prominent and adequate notice to facilitate awareness and compliance of the requirement of this Order to wear a mask; best practices may include, if feasible, advanced notifications on digital platforms,
such as on apps, websites, or email; posted signage in multiple languages with illustrations; printing the requirement on transit tickets; or other methods as appropriate.
The CDC has guidance on the definition of a mask and how to properly wear a mask at the following link https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/masks/mask-travel-guidance.html.
Under Title 42 of the United States Code section 268,the Coast Guard is charged with enforcing CDC quarantine orders. Owners, operators, and crew of vessels that fail to implement the mask wearing order above may be subject to civil or
criminal penalties from the CDC. Furthermore, based on the scientific determination of the CDC, the Coast Guard finds that failure to wear a mask creates an undue safety risk by increasing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 between passengers, the crew of
the vessel, and port operators. COVID-19 is known to cause severe illness and death which impacts the safe operations of ships and port facilities. The Coast Guard has broad authority to control the movement and operations of a vessel based on a hazardous
condition found on that vessel (see 33 CFR § 160.111). Vessels that have not implemented the mask requirement may be issued a Captain of the Port (COTP) order directing the vessel’s movement and operations; repeated failure to impose the mask mandate could
result in civil penalties and/or criminal action.
Persons that wish to report vessels not operating in accordance with the Executive Order or CDC Order may email the Coast Guard at wearamask@uscg.mil. This shared email inbox is not monitored on a continuous basis. If there is an emergency,
it should not be reported to this email inbox, but rather to local authorities through proper emergency channels.
Vessel owners and operators are encouraged to monitor the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/ for the most up to date guidance.
State, local, Tribal, and territorial laws or rules imposing public health measures that are more protective of public health than those required by the CDC, are an acceptable equivalency for these requirements. Vessel operators who believe
local mask wearing requirements fit this exemption should contact the local COTP.
Questions concerning this notice may be forwarded to Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance, at wearamask@uscg.mil.
Richard V. Timme, RDML, U. S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy sends.
January 28, 2021
TO: Maritime Exchange Members
President Biden’s January 21 Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel mandates, among other requirements, that all international passengers arriving by air produce proof of a recent negative COVID-19
test prior to entry and comply with other applicable CDC guidelines, including recommended periods of self-quarantine after entry into the U.S. For land border entry, the Secretary of State, in conjunction with other relevant department heads, must start
diplomatic engagement with officials in Canada and Mexico and release a plan within two weeks of the order that a) reflects those discussions and b) implements CDC guidelines for international travel.
For arrival by sea, the order requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Commandant of the Coast Guard and in consultation with the Secretary of HHS and the Director of CDC, to submit to a plan to implement appropriate public
health measures at seaports within 14 days of the order.
Working through the Coast Guard, the Exchange will submit comments requesting the final plans exempt seafarers arriving by air and sea and truck drivers crossing at border ports from quarantine requirements. We will also recommend that
the seaport plan specifically prohibit mass detentions of arriving vessel crew members unless a ship specifically reports a COVID infection on board. We encourage members to review the order and contact Lisa Himber with any additional suggestions.
February 9, 2021
TO: Maritime Operations Committee
Maritime Exchange Navigation Group
The Maritime Exchange is forwarding the following clarification of MSIB 02-21 posted by the Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance.
On February 1, 2021, the Coast Guard issued Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 02-21, COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Marine Transportation System. Since the release of the MSIB, the Coast Guard received numerous questions regarding
the applicability of the mask mandate.
Executive Order (13998), Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel, uses the non-regulatory term “public maritime vessels, including ferries” for those vessels that must implement mask usage. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) order, Requirement for Persons to Wear Masks while on Transportation Hubs, 29JAN2021, further defined the applicability to all commercial vessels. Based on the this CDC order, all commercial vessels, which is inclusive of fishing
vessels, uninspected passenger vessels, cargo ships, tankers, charter passenger vessels, ferries, towing vessels etc., should implement mask wear protocols onboard.
The Coast Guard continues to work closely with the CDC to address the unique challenges posed by shipboard operations and living conditions as they pertain to the mask mandate in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 onboard. In general,
mask wear will be required unless their wear would pose risks to personal/workplace safety or prevent compliance with personal protective equipment by regulation (e.g., respirator used during confined space entry examinations). Vessel owners and operators
are encouraged to use CDC recommendations for ships and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) included within CDC’s Requirement for Face Masks on Public Transportation and at Transportation Hubs website. Additional comments related to mask wear on commercial vessels
should be directed to wearamask@uscg.mil.
This article appeared in the Coast Guard blog, Maritime Commons, on February 8, 2021, available here.
Terminals in port have not provided written restrictions with regards to COVID- 19
Monroe Terminal Trainer, Pa. will not permit Vetting inspections while alongside
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From Delaware River Pilots association:
After discussions with the president of the Pilots’ Association and the chairman of the Mariners’ Advisory Committee, we have decided on the following temporary guidelines for outbound deep draft
vessels (37’-40’). These windows are intended to maximize the use of the available water when transiting the New Castle and Deepwater ranges. Following the completion of maintenance dredging, these temporary guidelines will be re-evaluated and changes will
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37’ - 40’ outbound from Packer Avenue including Beckett Street
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- Use reference station Philadelphia.
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- Vessels may sail 3 hours before low water and up until 1.5 hours after low water at Philadelphia.
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37’ - 40’ outbound from Paulsboro
- Please use reference station Marcus Hook.
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- Vessels may sail from Paulsboro 1 hour before low water up until 3 hours after low water at Marcus Hook.
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37’ - 40’ outbound from Marcus Hook (anchorage or berth)
- Please use reference station Marcus Hook.
Marine Weather
ANZ400-130000-
702 AM EST Fri Feb 12 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
High pressure will build to our north as a weak wave of low pressure
slides offshore to our south today. Another wave of low pressure
will slide northward along the East Coast Saturday into Sunday. The
active weather pattern persists into next week as series of low
pressure centers move along the East Coast Monday into Tuesday and
Thursday into Friday.
ANZ454-130000-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EST Fri Feb 12 2021
TODAY
NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of rain or snow, mainly this morning. Vsby 1 to
3 NM. Swell mainly from the E with a dominant period of
6 seconds.
TONIGHT
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Swell mainly from the NE with a dominant period of
5 seconds.
SAT
NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of sleet or freezing rain in the morning. A chance
of rain late in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. Swell mainly from the E with a
dominant period of 5 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain. Swell mainly from the E with a dominant period
of 7 seconds.
SUN
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
MON
N winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
MON NIGHT
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain or snow in the evening, then rain or freezing rain likely
after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
TUE
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
TUE NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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