{"id":"AGY-USCG-PORTS-032","kind":"context","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States Coast Guard; nationwide and U.S. mariners abroad","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"USCG-PORTS","eco":"","issuer":"Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC)","authority":"14 U.S.C. 102; 33 C.F.R. 105.237","instrument":"MSIB 04-21","title":"COVID-19 Crew Change Issues","dateIssued":"2021-03-17","effective":"2021-03-17","end":"not cancelled during the period","startDate":"2021-03-17","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["TRAV","QUAR","OTHER"],"addressees":["U.S. mariners abroad","foreign mariners in U.S. ports","vessel operators and agents"],"clause":"The COVID-19 pandemic has significant impacts on the U.S. Marine Transportation System, the Global shipping [industry and on mariners themselves, creating] significant hurdles to crew changes and repatriation of seafarers.... Multiple federal agencies share responsibility for evaluating requests for crew change and shore access for foreign mariners.... U.S. mariners who are attempting to conduct a crew change abroad should first consult the host nation\u0027s COVID-19 guidelines for travel to determine what intermediary steps are required in order to depart from or arrive to the country.... It should be noted that all foreign mariner requests for repatriation will require U.S. Customs and Border Protection approval.","enforcement":"CBP landing-permit authority (8 U.S.C. 1282); COTP and CDC controls","functions":["HR crew changes and repatriation (CBP approval required)","WF crew availability","OP vessel agents and crewing companies","TV mariner travel"],"notes":"Documents that crew changes in U.S. ports remained controlled by federal agencies in 2021 Q1-Q3.","sourceUrl":"https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/MSIB/2021/MSIB-04-21-Crew-Change.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":244458,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-USCG-PORTS","url":"/library/AGY-USCG-PORTS-032","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-USCG-PORTS-032","citation":"Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC), MSIB 04-21 (Mar. 17, 2021) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-032)","stateName":"","related":[]}