WSDOT news release, Dec. 18, 2020: public asked to limit state ferry rides to essential purposes over the holidays under statewide restrictions; masks required aboard vessels and in terminals; modified timetables continue (final round trips suspended on three routes; Triangle two-boat; no Sidney service); WSF 'will enforce reduced occupancy in terminals and on sailings for walk-on passengers'

The record

Jurisdiction

Washington (all WSF routes) · Washington

Level

State

Authority

'statewide restrictions in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19' (recited); Secretary of Health's order (recited: 'masks are required aboard our vessels and throughout our terminals in compliance with the state's health order'); WSF COVID-19 Response Service Plan

Issued

2020-12-18 Dec. 18, 2020

Effective

2020-12-18 through the holiday period (Dec. 25, 2020 and Jan. 1, 2021 holiday schedules); modified timetables continuing (read as 2020-12-18)

End

Statewide rollback ended with 'Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery' Jan. 11, 2021; masks continued under Order 20-03 series and the federal conveyance order; reduced schedules continued into 2021 (Ex. 096) (read as 2021-01-11)

In force

Dec. 18, 2020 to Jan. 11, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine

Addressees

• the public (essential ferry travel only)
• WSF passengers (masks; occupancy limits)

Functions reached

• TV travel (holiday travel limited to essential purposes; reduced timetables)
• WF commuting workforce (masks and occupancy caps)
• CB customer access

Character

context

Collection

State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

With statewide restrictions in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the public is being asked to limit rides on state ferries to essential purposes only over the Christmas and New Year's holiday season.... 'If you must ride our ferries, remember that masks are required aboard our vessels and throughout our terminals in compliance with the state's health order...'... Several routes are operating on modified timetables under WSF's COVID-19 Response Service Plan... Seattle/Bainbridge, Seattle/Bremerton and Mukilteo/Clinton: Final daily round trip suspended. Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth: Two-boat schedule instead of three; late-night sailings suspended... To maintain physical distance standards, WSF will enforce reduced occupancy in terminals and on sailings for walk-on passengers.

Enforcement

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