Pandemic Information & Resources for the Towing Industry

AWO is committed to providing resources for you as your companies, our industry and our country navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. This means ensuring you have access to critical health and safety information and official government and public health guidance to enable informed decision making as the COVID-19 challenge progresses and evolves. The resources linked on this website can help you take steps to protect vessel crewmembers and other employees from COVID-19 and respond to suspected cases of COVID-19 as you work to move maritime commerce safely and steadily in support of our national economy.

 

 

• 4/13/21 AWO Congressional Champions to CDC, DOT Re: Mariner and Port Worker Vaccination Priority
• 1/28/21 Federal Maritime Commission to President Biden Re: Maritime Workforce Vaccination Priority
• 1/18/21 Transportation Infrastructure Coalition Letter to State Governors Re: Prioritized Vaccine Distribution for Essential Transportation Workforce
• 1/15/21 Maritime Industry Coalition Letter to 26 State Governors Re: Prioritized Vaccine Distribution for Mariners and Frontline Maritime Transportation Workers
• 12/9/20 Coalition Letter to Senate Committee Leadership on Prioritized Vaccine Distribution for Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers
• 9/10/20 Congressional Letter to DHS and CDC Re: COVID-19 Testing Access for Essential U.S. Mariners

• List of Situations in which Mask-Wearing May Create Risks
• COVID-19 Contingency Planning Guide for Towing Vessel and Barge Operators, Version 2.0
• COVID-19 Prevention Best Practices for Off-Duty Mariners
• Sample Protocols and Procedures
  • Vessel Disembarkation for the planned assessment, actions, and reporting for a suspected COVID-19 illness of a crewmember
  • Vessel Decontamination for when presumed COVID-19 infected crew are still berthed and post-disembarkation from the vessel
• Template Company Letters (reproducable on company letterhead)
  • Identify marine towing employees as essential critical infrastructure personnel
  • Spanish Version: Identify marine towing employees as essential critical infrastructure personnel
• AWO Webinars
  • Registration Open for April 21 at 2pm ET: Addressing COVID-19: Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy
  • Addressing COVID-19: But I Don't Want to Wear My Facemask
  • Addressing COVID-19: Returning to the Office
  • Addressing COVID-19: Conducting Remote Audits and Inspections
  • Addressing COVID-19: Ask an Industrial Hygienist
  • Addressing COVID-19: Preparedness Planning in Action
• ​AWO RCP Standards Board Memoranda
  • REVISED July 23, 2020: RCP/TSMS External Audit Extension Requests Due to COVID-19
  • REVISED July 30, 2020: RCP/TSMS Internal Audit Extension Requests Due to COVID-19