b'COAST GUARD REPORT:U.S. Coast Guard/CDC Mask COAST GUARDMandate Remains Unchanged R ecently,theU.S.CoastGuardissuedaMarineSafetyAnexemptionforeatinganddrinkingwithininteriorspaces InformationBulletin(MSIB)Change3concerningmaskstill exists.wearing aboard non-passenger-carrying commercial vessels operated by a team of mariners who all live on the vessel and are theTheCDCMaskOrderfurtherexemptsthefollowingcategories only people on the vesselWhile this MSIB alters mask wearingof persons:requirements for certain other commercial vessels, it does not aff ect current mask wearing rules for passenger vessels.A child under the age of two (2) yearsTheMSIB can be viewed here. A person with a disability who cannot wear a mask, or cannotsafely wear a mask, because of the disability as defi ned by the MASKS STILL NOT REQUIRED OUTSIDE ON OPEN DECKSAmericans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 OF PASSENGER VESSELS et seq.)Thelastupdatetothemaskmandateaff ectingpassengervessels was on June 10, 2021, when CDC announced that it was no longer A person for whom wearing a mask would create a risk to enforcing the mask requirement for persons in the outside air onworkplace health, safety, or job duty as determined by the open decks of passenger vessels or passenger terminals/facilities. relevant workplace safety guidelines or federal regulationsDEFINITION OF AN OUTSIDE AREA In mid-August, CDC officials told PVA President Colleen Stephens According to the Coast Guard, an outdoor area on a vessel is a spacethat the current mask wearing policyfor both indoor and outdoor that is permanently open to the weather on one or more sides and, ifspaceswill stay in place given the increasing numbers of infections covered by a deck or canopy, any spot on the overhead is less than 15and hospitalizations, as well as the increased transmissibility of the feet from the nearest opening. Delta variant.CURRENT MASK WEARING RULES FORVessel and facility operators are encouraged to monitor the CDC PASSENGER VESSELS websiteforthemostup-to-dateguidance.PVAstaff willremain Passengers and crew are still required to wear masks when boarding,engagedwiththeCoastGuardandCDCregardingchangesin disembarking, and when moving within interior spaces. the order.ADVERTISERS INDEXAll American Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Furuno USA, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Rolls Royce Solutions America, Inc. Arcadia Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding . . . . . . . . 30 MTU Branded Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49BAE Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 GPLINK LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Propspeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Bay Ship and Yacht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hamilton Jet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Rigidized Metals Corporation . . . . . . . . .17Beurteaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Humphree USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Rocket Rez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Blount Boats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 IMTRA Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 RW Fernstrum Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21BMT Designers & Planners, Inc, . . . . . . . 25 Jamestown Metal Marine Sales . . . . . . . . . 46 Scania USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Brix Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 John Deere Power Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Starboard Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Burger Boat Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Kongsberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Thrive Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Carus Ferry Ab Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Marine Jet Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Torqeedo, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Caterpillar Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Marine Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Twin Disc, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Cummins Sales & Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 MCM/Assured Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 UES Seating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Dejong and Lebet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Metal Shark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Volvo Penta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Eastern Shipbuilding Group. . . . . . . . . . . 23 Motor-Service Hugo Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . 36 WheelHouse Technologies, Inc. . . . . . . . . 44COAST GUARD REPORT 48 FOGHORN'