Great Lakes Maritime Task Force

COVID-19 Information

U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletins

• MSIB 07-20 - Novel Coronavirus - Port and Facility Operations (Change 2)

• MSIB 06-20 - Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death

• MSIB 02-20 - Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 5)

• MSIB 08-20 - Novel Coronavirus – Mariner Credentials (Change 4)

• MSIB 09-20 - Vessel Inspections, Exams, and Documentation

• MSIB 10-20 - COVID-19 – Guidance for Maritime Operators on Compliance with Federal Drug Testing Requirements

• MSIB 11-20 - Maintaining Maritime Commerce and Identification of Essential Maritime Critical Infrastructure Workers

• MSIB 12-20 - COVID-19 – Vessel and Facility Response Plans

• MSIB 13-20 - COVID 19 – Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Operations (Change 1)

• MSIB 02-21 - COVID-19 - Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System (Change1)

Government of Canada

• Transport Canada – Ship Safety Bulletin 09/2020: Mobility of Asymptomatic Workers in the Marine Sector during COVID-19

• Transport Canada - Ship Safety Bulletin 15/2020: Temporary Guidance Regarding the Use of Non-Medical Masks or Face Coverings for Workers in the Marine Transportation Sector

• Transport Canada – Special Marine Security Notification Regarding COVID-19

• Transport Canada – COVID-19 Measures, Updates, and Guidance

• Keeping You Safe at Work: Marine Sector Health and COVID-19

• Keeping You Safe at Work: Canada’s Ports are Open to International Trade

• Enhanced Border Measures at Ports of Entry in Response to COVID-19

• COVID-19 – Marine Mode Enhanced Border Measures

• COVID-19 Guidance on Essential Services and Functions

• Canadian Entry by Land

• Canadian Entry by Air

• Canadian Entry Quarantine

Other Federal Notices and Documents

• Guidance to USCG and CBP for Suspected COVID-19

• CISA – Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response - Version 3.1 (May 19, 2020)

• HHS and DHS MOU on COVID-19

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Employee Rights

• TSA - COVID-19 Impact on TWIC Enrollment

• Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers

• CDC Guidance

• NMC - Reopening of RECs Memphis, Miami, Long Beach, and Toledo

• CMTS - Priority COVID-19 Vaccination of U.S. Port Workers

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Soo Locks Navigation Priorities under COVID-19

• Operational Status and Lock Closing – St. Marys Falls Canal

• Waterway Traffic Report

Additional Resources

• Universal Enrollment Services – Enrollment Center Closures

• NAM Response and Clean Q & A

• Maritime Industry Letter to President Trump