This marad advisory provides guidance to vessels and port operators that visit or receive vessels transiting…

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EBOLA GUIDANCE UPDATE.
1. THIS MARAD ADVISORY PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO VESSELS AND
   PORT OPERATORS THAT VISIT OR RECEIVE VESSELS TRANSITING
   FROM WEST AFRICAN NATIONS AFFECTED BY EBOLA. U.S. FLAG
   OPERATORS WITH SHIPS IN THE AFFECTED AREA ARE REQUESTED
   TO FORWARD THIS ADVISORY TO THEIR SHIPS BY THE MOST
   EXPEDITIOUS MEANS.
2. MARAD ADVISORY 2014-02 ON THE EBOLA VIRUS REMAINS IN
   EFFECT. MARAD ADVISORIES ARE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD
   WEB SITE AT ww.marad.dot.gov/news_room_landing_page/
   maritime_advisories/advisory_summary.htm AND ON THE
   MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION WEB SITE AT
   msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal. SELECT BROADCAST
   WARNINGS, SCROLL DOWN TO SEARCH BOX AND SELECT MARAD
   ADVISORIES.
3. FEDERAL AGENCIES CONTINUE TO REVIEW AND UPDATE
   PROCEDURES PERTAINING TO MARITIME RESPONSES TO THE
   EBOLA CRISIS. MARITIME INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS SHOULD
   FREQUENTLY MONITOR THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES FOR UP TO
   DATE INFORMATION:
   A. COAST GUARD: www.uscg.mil/MSIB/ (SEE 22 OCT 14
      EBOLA VIRUS UPDATE (CHANGE 1)).
   B. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION:
      wwwnc.cdc.gov/TRAVEL/NOTICES AND
      www.cdc.gov/VHF/EBOLA/ (NOTE IN PARTICULAR
      INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR MONITORING AND
      MOVEMENT OF PERSONS WITH POTENTIAL EBOLA
      VIRUS EXPOSURE).
   C. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION:
      www.osha.gov/SLTC/ebola/standards.html (STANDARDS
      PROVIDED ARE POTENTIALLY APPLICABLE TO PORT
      WORKERS).
   D. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION:
      www.imo.org/MediaCentre/HotTopics/ebola/
      Pages/default.aspx (NOTE IN PARTICULAR
      CIRCULAR LETTER NUMBER 3485 ON FULL
      AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF MARITIME
      SECURITY MEASURES TO ASSIST IN PREVENTING
      THE SPREAD OF THE EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE).
4. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVISORY,
   CONTACT CAMERON NARON, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION,
   DIRECTOR OF SECURITY, CODE: MAR-420, ROOM W28-340,
   1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E., WASHINGTON, DC 20590,
   PHONE: 202 366 1883, FAX: 202 366 3954,
   TELEX II: 7108229426 (MARAD DOT WSH),
   OR E-MAIL: [email protected].