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The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States Coast Guard; nationwide (all commercial vessels and sea ports)
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 42 U.S.C. 268; EO 13998; 33 C.F.R. 160.111
- Issued
- 2021-06-11 June 11, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-06-11
- End
- 2021-09-02 (superseded by Change 3; the indoor requirement continued) (read as 2021-09-02)
- In force
- June 11, 2021 to Sept. 2, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- conveyance operators (all commercial vessels)
- operators of transportation hubs (sea ports, terminals, cargo handling facilities)
- cruise ship operators
- Functions reached
- PT/WH indoor areas of terminals and cargo facilities (entry conditioned on masks)
- TV ferries, excursion vessels and passenger terminals
- DR truckers and longshore labor indoors at ports
- CB passengers
- TV cruise ships under the Conditional Sailing Order
- Character
- context
- Collection
- Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS
Operative words
Accordingly, mask wear in outdoor areas of maritime transportation conveyances and hubs is no longer required.... Conveyance operators must continue to require all persons onboard to wear masks when boarding, disembarking, and for the duration of travel, unless they are located in outdoor areas of the conveyance (if such outdoor areas exist on the conveyance). Operators of transportation hubs must require all persons to wear a mask when entering or while indoors on the premises of a transportation hub. Vessel operators are reminded that operational limitations including vessel stability and egress requirements may limit the number of people on each deck.... Operators of cruise ships subject to the Conditional Sailing Order must continue to follow the requirements of [that Order].
Enforcement
42 U.S.C. 268, 271; COTP orders; 46 U.S.C. 70036
Notes
In force on July 1, 2021 and through Sept. 2, 2021; the indoor mask requirement at every sea port and on every commercial vessel remained.
Retrieval noteText 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).