MEMBER ALERT Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Manager One Battery Park Plaza 31 st Fl., New York, NY 10004 USA Tel: +1 212 847 4500 Fax: +1 212 847 4599 https://www.american-club.com American Club Member Alert –February 11, 2020 1 FEBRUARY 11, 2020 OUTBREAK OF THE 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (2019–nCoV): UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG) MARINE SAFETY INFORMATION BULLETIN (MSIB) OF FEBRUARY 2, 2020 The United States Coast Guard has recently cancelled its MSIB 01-20 entitled Novel Coronavirus Precautions dated January 24, 2020. This was referred to in the Club’s Member Alert of the same date. In the former bulletin’s place the USCG has now published new precautionary guidance in the form of MSIB 02-20, Novel Coronavirus (attached). This new document highlights the recent proclamation on suspension of entry into the United States of Persons who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus. In this connection, Members should note that the USCG Captain of the Port (COTP) must be immediately notified of cases of persons onboard ship exhibiting symptoms consistent with 2019-nCoV, being persons onboard a vessel having an illness which may adversely affect the safety of a vessel or port facility. In addition, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) must be informed if vessels destined for a US port have experienced circumstances of sickness or death of crew or passengers during a 15 day period prior to the intended arrival of the vessel at a US port. It should also be noted that additional temporary measures have been put in place to safeguard the US public including the denial of entry into the United States of vessels that have been to China, or embarked passengers who have been in China, within the previous 14 days. Members are recommended to review the latest notification, as attached, and be guided accordingly. This release has been issued for public information and notification purposes only. Marine Safety Information Bulletin Commandant MSIB Number: 02-20 U.S. Coast Guard Date: February 2, 2020 Inspections and Compliance Directorate 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, STOP 7501 Washington, DC 20593-7501 E- Mail: OutbreakQuestions@uscg.mil Novel Coronavirus This MSIB cancels MSIB 01-20 “Novel Coronavirus Precautions”, dated January 24, 2020. An outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) may affect mariners and maritime commerce. 2019-nCoV was first detected in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China and has since spread globally (see https://go.usa.gov/xdbS9 ). There are several known coronaviruses that infect people, usually causing only mild respiratory symptoms similar to the common cold. However, 2019-nCoV appears capable of causing illness that is more serious. Signs and symptoms include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of 2019-nCoV constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. On January 31, 2020, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) declared the 2019-nCoV situation to be a Public Health Emergency in the United States. HHS issued a quarantine order for specific airline passengers returning to the United States from the Hubei Province of China. On January 31, 2020, the President of the United States then issued a proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Non-immigrants of Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus and Other Appropriate Measures to Address This Risk. This p