Attestation for Non-Commercial Travel

Attestation for Commercial Transportation of Disembarking Crew
for Cruise Ship Operators During the Initial Phases of
CDC’s Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO)
This attestation is only applicable to cruise ship operators who have previously signed the
Acknowledgement of No Sail Order Response Plan Completeness and Accuracy and for their ships
that have met CDC’s criteria for a “Green” ship. Prior to receiving permission to disembark crew by
commercial transport, the cruise company signs this unaltered attestation and provides it to CDC at
[email protected]. Once CDC has received and cleared the attestation, CDC will update the
ship’s status on its webpage to inform transportation partners (e.g., Federal Aviation Administration,
Transportation Security Administration, and airlines) that the cruise ship operator may arrange
commercial travel for crew from that ship. The attestation will be valid from the time of CDC’s
clearance until the ship’s status changes to Red, or the end of the initial phases of the CSO.

The extension to the No Sail Order signed by the CDC Director on April 9, 2020, and effective on April
15, 2020, required cruise ship operators to submit an appropriate, actionable, and robust plan that
adequately prevents, mitigates, and responds to the spread of COVID-19 on board cruise ships. The
Framework for Conditional Sailing Order signed by the CDC Director on October 30, 2020 requires
cruise ship operators to continue to adhere to their No Sail Order response plans during the initial phases.
Cruise ship operators who have previously signed the Acknowledgement of No Sail Order Response Plan
Completeness and Accuracy may use commercial transportation to repatriate or transfer crew only from
ships that are unaffected by COVID-19, i.e., ships that have met CDC’s color-coding criteria.
The President and Chief Executive Officer of the operating cruise company, the Chief Ethics and/or
Compliance Officer of the operating cruise company and all parent companies, and the highest-ranking
Medical Officer of the operating cruise company and all parent companies must sign the following
attestation with respect to the cruise ship from which crew are being disembarked:
In accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1001, I do hereby certify that the following
conditions are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief for
Insert Name of Cruise Ship
the _________________________________________________:

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A qualified medical professional has determined that there has
been no one on board with COVID-like illness or confirmed
COVID-19 within the past 14 days per the illness surveillance
requirements under No Sail Order response plan. Commercial
travel will not occur if ship’s status changes to “Yellow” or “Red”
based on color-coding criteria.

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If this ship received ship-to-ship 1 transfers within the past 14 days,
crew must have come from a ship that was not Red within the 14
days before the transfer occurred.

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Per the No Sail Order response plan, medical staff will screen
disembarking crew members for signs and symptoms of COVID-

Ship-to-ship transfers are defined as any movement of crew between ships.

like illness prior to their disembarkation, using temperature
checks, visual observation for illness, and use of health
questionnaires.
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Per the No Sail Order response plan, the cruise ship has followed
the most current CDC recommendations and guidance 2 for any
public health actions related to COVID-19, including but not
limited to those related to providing face masks to disembarking
crew members.
The cruise ship operator will ensure any land-based embarking
crew are quarantined for 14 days immediately upon embarking the
ship and tested via NAAT on day 14 of quarantine (i.e., prior to
leaving quarantine).

I acknowledge that any false or misleading statements or omissions may endanger health
and safety, including but not limited to the loss of lives and other irreparable harm.
Therefore, false or misleading statements or omissions may result in criminal and civil
actions for fines, penalties, damages, and imprisonment.

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Signature Official 1

Date

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Name and Title

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Signature Official 2

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Name and Title

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Signature Official 3

Date

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Name and Title

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CDC recommendations and guidance are based on the best available science and current understanding regarding
COVID-19 and are subject to change. The signer of this document is attesting that to the best of his/her knowledge and
belief it is true and correct that the cruise ship has complied with CDC’s recommendations and guidance for any public
health actions related to COVID-19 that are publicly available as of the date of signature.

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Signature Official 4

Date

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Name and Title

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Signature Official 5

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Date

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Name and Title

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Signature Official 6

Date

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Name and Title