U.S. DEVELOPMENTS – NOVEMBER 2021
Circular Ref: A(21)236
Issue Date: 13 Dec 2021
Attached at Annex A, please find the monthly report from Chamber of Shipping America, CSA, for November 2021.
The report:
• Notes that the US OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which would have required employers with 100 employees or more to develop and enforce a mandatory COVID vaccination policy,
has been withdrawn after challenge in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals;
• Advises of the potential implications of the US OSHA ETS on commercial vessel owners/operators had it come into effect;
and
• Provides an overview of new amendments to the State of California Ballast Water Regulations which will come into effect on 1 January 2022.