Coast guard has issued a maritime safety information bulletin on ebola virus precautions, which includes a…

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EBOLA VIRUS.
1. THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS ISSUED A MARITIME SAFETY
   INFORMATION BULLETIN ON EBOLA VIRUS PRECAUTIONS,
   WHICH INCLUDES A REMINDER TO VESSEL MASTERS TO REPORT
   SICK OR DECEASED CREW MEMBERS OR PASSENGERS TO THE
   CDC IN ACCORDANCE WITH 42 CFR 71.72. ADDITIONALLY THE
   U.S. COAST GUARD REMINDS OWNERS, OPERATORS, AGENTS,
   MASTERS OR PERSONS IN CHARGE OF THE REQUIREMENT TO
   IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NEAREST U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR
   OFFICE OR GROUP OFFICE OF THE EXISTENCE OF HAZARDOUS
   CONDITIONS ON THEIR VESSELS AS REQUIRED BY 33 CFR
   160.215. THE U.S. COAST GUARD CONSIDERS CREWMEMBERS
   INFECTED WITH EBOLA OR DECEASED FROM ILLNESS RELATED
   TO EBOLA A HAZARDOUS CONDITION AS DEFINED BY 33 CFR
   160.204 DEFINITION OF "HAZARDOUS CONDITION". THE
   U.S. COAST GUARD WILL CHECK ALL ADVANCE NOTICES OF ARRIVAL
   TO DETERMINE WHETHER A VESSEL HAS VISITED A COUNTRY
   IMPACTED BY THE EBOLA VIRUS OUTBREAK WITHIN THE
   PREVIOUS FIVE PORT CALLS. THE BULLETIN IS AVAILABLE
   AT HTTPS:WWW.USCG.MIL/MSIB/DOCS/012_14_8-7-2014.PDF.
2. THE CDC MAINTAINS UP TO DATE WEB RESOURCES WHICH
   PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE
   OUTBREAK. THESE WEB RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE
   FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://WWWNC.CDC.GOV/TRAVEL/NOTICES
   AND HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/VHF/EBOLA/.
3. THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THIS ADVISORY, 2014-02, AND ALL MARAD 
   ADVISORIES ARE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD WEB SITE AT
   HTTP://WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV/NEWS_ROOM_LANDING_PAGE/MARITIME_
   ADVISORIES/ADVISORY_SUMMARY.HTM AND THE MARITIME SAFETY
   INFORMATION WEB SITE: http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/
   MSI.Portal UNDER "BROADCAST WARNINGS", SELECT "MARAD
   ADVISORIES". TO DETERMINE MARAD ADVISORIES THAT REMAIN
   IN FORCE CONSULT THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION WEB SITE
   AT HTTP://WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV OR THE MOST RECENT
   U.S. NOTICE TO MARINERS.
4. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT CAPTAIN ROBERT FORD,
   MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF SECURITY, 
   CODE: MAR-420, ROOM W25-308, 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E., 
   WASHINGTON, DC 20590, PHONE: 202 366 0223,
   TLX II: 710 822 9426 (MARAD DOT WSH), 
   E-MAIL: [email protected].