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Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-006 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

MSIB 02-20 (Change 3)

Novel Coronavirus - Update (Change 3)

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

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Context, not an order

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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
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16
End
2020-04-23 (superseded by Change 4) (read as 2020-04-23)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to Apr. 23, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationOther
Addressees
  • cruise ships
  • non-passenger commercial vessels
  • masters
  • facility operators
  • crewmembers
Functions reached
  • TV cruise operations (No Sail)
  • DR/PT vessel entry and cargo operations
  • HR crew (confined aboard; shore leave)
  • SC inbound cargo from Europe and Asia
Character
context
Collection
Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS

Operative words

The CDC issued a No Sail Order on March 14, 2020 to all cruise ships that had not voluntarily suspended operations.... Non-passenger commercial vessels that have been to the countries noted above or embarked crewmembers from the countries noted above within the last 14 days, with no sick crewmembers, will be permitted to enter the U.S. and conduct normal operations, provided that crewmembers remain aboard the vessel except to conduct specific activities directly related to vessel cargo or provisioning operations.... Non-passenger commercial vessels... [that] do have sick crewmembers should expect delays and need to work with local health and port officials prior to entry.

Enforcement

33 C.F.R. 160.216; COTP orders under 33 C.F.R. 160.111; CDC order enforced under 42 U.S.C. 268, 271

Notes

Adds the United Kingdom and Ireland from 11:59 p.m. Mar. 16, 2020; records the CDC No Sail Order. Reposted by SLSDC to Seaway users on Apr. 1, 2020 (Ex. 039).

Retrieval note

Text read in full. 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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