Official Government and Public Health Guidance

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • FAQs: Requirement for Face Masks on Public Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs
  • United States Coast Guard FAQs to the CDC Mask Order
  • Ship Crew Well-Being During COVID-19
  • SARS-CoV-2 Testing Strategy: Considerations for Non-Healthcare Workplaces
  • Resuming Business Toolkit
  • What Maritime Pilots Need to Know About COVID-19
  • Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
  • Interim guidance for Ships on Managing Suspected COVID-19
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Guidance on Interpreting COVID-19 Test Results
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • ​Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
    • VERSION 4.0: Advisory Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response
    • Critical Infrastructure Workers Denied Movement Reporting System
    • Supply Chain Risk Management Essentials
    • Critical Infrastructure Operations Centers and Control Rooms - A Guide For Pandemic Response
    • COVID-19 Cyber Threat Update
    • CISA/MS-ISAC Joint Ransomware Guide
  • Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
    • Exemption to Extend the Expiration Date of Certain Transportation Worker Identification Credentials
    • FAQs: TWIC Exemption Notice
    • COVID-19 Impact to TSA Enrollment Services
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
    • Exercise Starter Kit for Workshop on Reconstituting Operations
    • FEMA Advisory - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Addressing PPE Needs in Non-Healthcare Setting
    • FEMA Fact Sheet - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Addressing PPE Needs in Non-Healthcare Setting
• U.S. Coast Guard
  • National Maritime Center
    • Merchant Mariner Credential Examinations Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Update
  • Headquarters Guidance
    • MSIB 13-20, Change 2: COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System
    • MSIB 04-21, COVID-19 Crew Change Issues
    • MSIB 08-20, Change 5: COVID-19 - Mariner Credentials
    • CG-MMC Policy Letter 03-20: Temporary Guidance for Renewal of Merchant Mariner Credentials During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • MSIB 02-20, Change 5 Novel Coronavirus
    • Maritime Commons Blog: Processing of Mariner Appeals During COVID-19 Pandemic
    • MSIB 07-20, Change 2: COVID-19 – Port and Facility Operations
    • MSIB 02-20, Change 4: Novel Coronavirus
    • Adjustment of Area Contingency Planning Activities Due to COVID-19 Crisis
    • MSIB 14-20: COVID-19: Ballast Water Management (BWM) Extensions
    • MSIB 12-20: COVID-19 – Vessel and Facility Response Plans
    • COVID-19 Mariner Credentialing Program Impacts – Update #2
    • MSIB 11-20, Maintaining Maritime Commerce and Identification of Essential Maritime Critical Infrastructure Workers
    • MSIB 10-20: Guidance for Maritime Operators on Compliance with Federal Drug Testing Requirements
    • MSIB 09-20: Vessel Inspections, Exams, and Documentation
    • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Mariner Credentialing Program Impacts – Update #1
    • MSIB 06-20: Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death
    • Questions: OutbreakQuestions@uscg.mil
  • District, Sector, and Marine Safety Unit Guidance (Companies are encouraged to consult with their sector or district office(s) for complete local and regional guidance. AWO has not recieved guidance from Districts not listed.)
    • District 1
      • Sector New York
        • CGAN 2020-04: COVID-19 Best Practices for Vessel Operators
    • District 5
      • ​MSIB 01-20: Marine Transportation System COVID-19 Precautions
      • Sector Delaware Bay
        • MSIB 07-20: Vessel Reporting Requirements for Delaware Bay Zone
    • District 8
      • Sector Corpus Christi
        • MSIB 10-20: Novel Coronavirus
      • Sector Houston-Galveston
        • ​MSIB 10-20: Port State Control Screening Measures for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
        • MSIB 13-20: Maritime Operations During a Stay-At-Home Order
        • MSU Port Arthur
          • MSIB 01-20: Novel Coronavirus Precautions
      • Sector Lower Mississippi River
        • MSIB 01-20: Vicksburg Bridges Transit Recommendations During COVID-19 and High Water Conditions
      • Sector Mobile
        • MSIB 16-20: COVID-19 Vessel Precautions
        • MSIB 17-20: COVID-19 Pilot/Vessel Interface
      • Sector New Orleans
        • ​MSIB Vol. XX Issue 035: COVID-19 Vessel Precautions
        • ​MSIB Vol. XX Issue 044: US Coast Guard Personnel Face Masks
        • MSIB Vol. XX Issue 046: COVID-19 Precautionary Practices
        • MSU Houma / Morgan City
          • Novel Coronavirus (2019 nCoV) Advisory
    • District 14
      • Sector Honolulu
        • MSIB 20-005: COVID-19 Best Practices for Vessel Operators
• International Maritime Organization
  • COVID-19 Advice for Seafarers and Shipping
• Transport Canada
  • Special Marine Security Notification 2020 - 007
  • COVID-19 Measures, Updates and Guidance
• World Health Organization
  • Operational considerations for managing COVID-19 cases/outbreak on board ships

This page will be updated as new information becomes available. If you see out-of-date or missing information, please email safety@americanwaterways.com.