The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 49 U.S.C. 44701(d) (air carriers' statutory duty of 'the highest possible degree of safety in the public interest', recited in the SAFO)
- Issued
- 2020-04-17 Apr. 17, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-17
- End
- revised May 11, 2020 and thereafter; in force through the claim period as revised (read as 2020-05-11)
- In force
- Apr. 17, 2020 to May 11, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- U.S. air carriers and crews; foreign carriers with a U.S. nexus
- Character
- agency guidance recommendation
- Collection
- Standing duties: Federal layer DUT-FED
Operative words
A SAFO contains important safety information and may include recommended action. SAFO content should be especially valuable to air carriers in meeting their statutory duty to provide service with the highest possible degree of safety in the public interest.... Recommended Action: The FAA and CDC recommend and expect that all U.S.-based air carriers and crewmembers, all non-U.S.-based air carriers operating flights with a U.S. nexus, and all non-U.S.-based crewmembers on flights with a U.S. nexus implement and use their company-developed COVID-19 preparedness plans and procedures in conjunction with the FAA and CDC occupational health and safety guidance in the attached appendix...
Penalty
What it required
Recorded as a recommendation: the FAA and CDC 'recommend and expect' every air carrier to implement a COVID-19 preparedness plan (crew screening, masks, distancing, sanitation, exposure response) tied to the carrier's statutory duty under 49 U.S.C. 44701(d). The mandatory aviation layer is the TSA security directives of January 31, 2021 (Exs. FED-053, -054) and the CDC conveyance order (Ex. FED-020). Character as recorded: agency_guidance_recommendation (the SAFO's own words: 'recommend and expect').
Retrieval noteFile date corrected to the SAFO's own 'DATE: 4/17/20'.