Question: What should maritime pilots do do protect themselves and slow the spread of COVID-19?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Cruise Ship Crew Member Disembarkations
section_headers: Frequently Asked Questions
What is CDC doing to ensure cruise lines are adhering to the No Sail Order?
section_content: CDC has provided Interim Guidance for cruise ships during the period of the No Sail
Order to help inform the plans that cruise lines develop to prevent, detect,
contain, and respond to COVID-19 on their ships.
CDC is committed to the safety and well-being of crew members while onboard
and as they disembark. Crew members on ships in or intending to be in US
waters who have questions about the process for disembarkation or who have
concerns about what their ship is doing to prevent COVID-19 onboard can share
their questions or concerns with CDC by sending an email to
eocevent431@cdc.gov
CDC is also reminding all cruise lines in U.S. waters or seeking to operate in
U.S. waters of these requirements. With the assistance of its federal, state,
and local partners, CDC stands ready to direct ships that do not comply to
leave U.S. waters. CDC also reminds cruise ship operators that those who do
not comply may be subject to criminal penalties.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Link is given for "Interim Guidance" for cruise ships which could apply to maritime pilots and other crew members but this answer is not particularly forthcoming with information.
This is a decent answer. It speaks a bit to what crew members should be doing on cruise ships. It's relevant information although there could be more of it. It does have contact info for more details

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: What Maritime Pilots Need to Know about COVID-19
section_headers: As a maritime pilot, how can I protect myself and slow the spread of
COVID-19?
section_content: For maritime pilots, potential sources of exposures include close contact with
a vessel crewmember with COVID-19 and touching your nose, mouth, or eyes after
contacting surfaces or handling items that a person with COVID-19 has touched.

Notify your pilots’ association and stay home if having symptoms.
Follow CDC-recommended steps if you are sick. You should not return to work until the criteria to discontinue home isolation are met, in consultation with healthcare providers.
Follow CDC-recommended precautions and notify your pilots’ association if you are well but have a sick family member at home with COVID-19.
Limit close contact (within 6 feet) with others when possible and consider taking the following steps: 
Use external stairs following a path of minimum exposure to anyone on board to access the vessel bridge when possible.
Do not shake hands with anyone aboard, including during the “master-pilot exchange”.
Remind the vessel master to limit wheelhouse crew to essential personnel (such as crew involved in vessel navigation) while the pilot is on board.
Limit your use to one radar, workstation, etc.
Avoid unnecessary contact with frequently touched bridge surfaces.
Consider carrying hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol for all pilotage assignments and use it to clean hands when soap and water are not available for handwashing.
Following each pilot job, clean and disinfect radios, portable pilot units, life jackets, etc. with an EPA-approved disinfectantexternal icon against the virus that causes COVID-19. If EPA-approved disinfectant is not available, a diluted bleach solution prepared according to the manufacturer’s label for disinfection can be used.


CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. Cloth face coverings may prevent people who don’t know they have the virus from transmitting it to others. These face coverings are not surgical masks or respirators and are not appropriate substitutes for them in workplaces where masks or respirators are recommended or required.
Practice proper hand hygiene. This is an important infection control measure. With appropriate hand hygiene, gloves are not necessary for workers not already required to wear them. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available. 
Key times to clean hands include: 
Before and after pilotage assignments
After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
After using the restroom
Before eating and before and after preparing food
Before and after putting on, touching, or removing cloth face coverings or personal protective equipment (PPE) (if applicable).
After touching objects which have been handled by coworkers, such as tools, equipment, or surfaces


Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
Use tissues when you cough, sneeze, or touch your face. Throw tissues in the trash and wash your hands.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer is tailored specifically for maritime pilots and includes explicit guidelines as well as links to follow if requester needs additional instruction or just wants to know more information in general.
This is another great response with a large number of relevant bullet points for maritime pilots. This answers the question exactly as it's posed. Some additional links with more info

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: What Maritime Pilots Need to Know about COVID-19
section_headers: What steps should pilots’ associations take?
section_content: It is important to note that maritime pilotage is based upon local policies
and procedures and each group is unique. While these guidelines are a general
framework, each association should tailor protocols to local needs and
customs. Pilots’ associations should have a COVID-19 response plan to protect
employees, following CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and
Employers. This plan should be shared with you and your
coworkers. Pilots’ associations should train and designate a competent person
at each work site to ensure the plan is implemented and has the knowledge and
authority to recognize hazards and address them on vessels. Pilots’
associations should take steps to:
Reduce transmission while on piloted vessels

Conduct a hazard assessment before boarding each vessel to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, for which workers may need PPE. CDC and OSHApdf iconexternal icon have recommended PPE for some types of work activities when engineering and administrative controls are not able to be implemented or are not fully protective. Employers are required to determine, select, provide, and train on correct PPE use and application for their workers’ specific job duties.
Report pilot boat or vessel crew who exhibit COVID-19 symptoms to the nearest Captain of the Port (COTP).
With the cooperation of local authorities and COTP, consider advising vessels planning to engage a pilot that they must take the following precautions prior to the pilot boarding: 
Immediately prior to pilot boarding, use an product that meets EPA’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2,external icon against the virus that causes COVID-19 to wipe down any surface that the pilot might be anticipated to touch, such as: bridge equipment, radar, ECDIS controls, VHF radios, helm and machinery controls, the interior buttons of any elevator, and staircase hand railings that the pilot may use. If EPA-approved disinfectant is not available, a diluted bleach solution prepared according to the manufacturer’s label for disinfection can be used.
Provide a one-person escort for the pilot to and from the bridge following a path of minimum exposure to anyone on board. If equipped, only the pilot and the escort will be permitted in the elevator to and from the bridge.
Allow only essential personnel on the bridge while a pilot is on board.
Anyone entering the bridge must thoroughly wash their hands immediately prior to entering. Hand soap and paper towels should be available in the bridge head for this purpose.
All aboard shall maintain a minimum 6 feet from the pilot and each other to the extent feasible.



Reduce transmission among pilots and employees while in the office or on
pilot boat

Take steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 if a pilot or employee becomes sick. 
Actively encourage sick pilots and employees to stay home.
Sick pilots and employees should not return to work until the criteria to discontinue home isolation are met, in consultation with healthcare providers. Clean and disinfect any areas that symptomatic individuals have had access to. Inform client vessels with individuals suspected/confirmed to have COVID-19, that they should clean and disinfect their vessels appropriately.


Provide and train pilots and employees with accurate information (in their native language) about COVID-19, how it spreads, risk of exposure, the designated competent person, and how to contact them. 
Be aware that some pilots or employees may be at higher risk for serious illness, such as older adults and those with chronic medical conditions. Implement specific policies to minimize face-to-face contact between these pilots and employees or assign work tasks that allow them to maintain a distance of at least six feet from other workers, customers, and visitors.


Institute measures to physically separate and increase distance between employees and others, such as: 
Rearrange workstations and break rooms at the port office so that employees can stay at least 6 feet away from other employees (i.e., use alternative work areas such as conference and training rooms).
Reduce staffing levels on each shift or implement telework policies, where applicable.
Implement on call protocols to reduce the number of employees at the port office at a given time.
Provide technology solutions to reduce the need for face-to-face communication.


Provide pilots and employees training on proper handwashing practices, cough and sneeze etiquette, and other routine infection control precautions. This will help prevent the spread of many diseases, including COVID-19.
Provide pilots and employees with access to soap, clean running water, and materials for drying their hands, and provide hand sanitizers containing at least 60% alcohol.

Maintain a healthy work environment

Place posters that encourage staying home when sick, cough and sneeze etiquette, and good hand hygiene at the entrance to the office and in other workplace areas where they are likely to be seen.
Provide tissues and no-touch disposal receptacles for use by pilots and employees.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces on a routine basis: 
In break rooms, rest rooms, and office spaces: such as telephones, door handles, keyboards, card readers, radios and electronics.
On pilot boats, such as door handles, control panels chart table, armrests, headsets, radio controls, and mics.


If the surfaces are visibly dirty, clean them prior to disinfecting. To disinfect, use products that meet EPA’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2,external icon diluted household bleach solutions prepared according to the manufacturer’s label for disinfection, or alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol, and are appropriate for the surface. Follow manufacturer’s directions for use.
Provide disposable disinfectant wipes, cleaner, or spray so employees can clean and disinfect surfaces as needed.
Follow all applicable local, state, and federal regulations and public health agency guidelines.

Maintain healthy business operations

Implement flexible sick leave and supportive policies and practices. Consider drafting non-punitive “emergency sick leave” policies if sick leave is not offered to some or all employees.
Provide information on who to contact if pilots or employees become sick. If an employee is confirmed to have COVID-19 infection, employers should inform fellow employees of their possible exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace but maintain confidentiality as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer is very clear that these are just general guidelines for maritime pilots and gives links to lots of additional information if the requester needs more details.
This is an extremely detailed and extensive response that's all directly related to maritime pilots which is what the question was asking. This is a very thorough on on point response

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