The United States Coast Guard issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin detailing the identification of essential maritime critical infrastructure workers.
The following personnel are essential for sustaining the continuous flow of maritime commerce:
• Merchant mariners
• Federal and state pilots
• Stevedores, longshoremen, and line handlers
• Representatives of seafarers’ welfare and labor organizations
• Marine consultants, naval architects, marine exchanges, surveyors and shipyard workers
• Classification Society and Recognized Organization surveyors and auditors
• Vessel owners, operators, shipping agents and marine dispatchers
• Technical representatives and contractors
• Bridge operators and bridge repair personnel
• Lock and Dam operators and workers
• Lighthouse servicing and repair personnel
• Commercial barge fleeting facility personnel
• Equipment, cargo, crane and dredging operators
• Truck drivers, launch/tug/towing operators and other intermodal transportation workers
• Vendors and ship chandlers providing ship services, husbandry and provisions
• Federal & State Agency personnel (e.g., Coast Guard, Customs and Boarder Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Army Corps of Engineers, local health & safety organizations)