ASTM F3649/F3649M-23

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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Standard Guide for
Continuity of Maritime Operations During the Onset of a
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Pandemic
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3649/F3649M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.1.3 cleaning, v—removal of foreign material (for
example, soil and organic material) from objects and normally
1.1 This guide covers information, best practices, or a series
accomplished using water with detergents or enzymatic prod-
of options, or combinations thereof, to be used by the maritime
ucts.
industry to assist with continuity of international and domestic
2.1.4 close contact, n—any person who has been near to a
maritime operations during a pandemic. The information
person with a contagious disease or anyone who repeatedly and
provided herein may also be useful when a vessel is in an area
regularly shares the living space of someone with a contagious
with a localized epidemic as well. The focus of this guide is on
disease.
actions to protect a vessel’s crew and passengers from the
effects of a pandemic to the greatest extent possible.
2.1.5 cluster, n—collection of cases occurring in the same
place at the same time.
1.2 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-
2.1.6 community spread, n—circulation of a disease among
pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The
values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equiva- people in a certain area with no clear explanation of how they
were infected.
lents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each
system shall be used independently of the other, and values
2.1.7 confirmed case, n—person with laboratory confirma-
from the two systems shall not be combined.
tion of a pandemic/epidemic infection.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.1.8 coronavirus, n—family of viruses known to infect
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
people that get the name from the crown-like spikes (coronas)
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
that appear on the viruses under a microscope.
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
2.1.8.1 Discussion—Coronaviruses can cause the common
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
cold, as well as dangerous illnesses such as severe acute
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
syndrome (MERS).
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
2.1.9 Coronavirus Disease 2019, COVID-19, n—disease
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
can cause mild to moderate illness in most people and in others
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
it has caused life-threatening pneumonia and death.
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2.1.10 disinfection, n—process that eliminates many or all
pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inani-
2. Terminology
mate objects.
2.1 Definitions:
2.1.11 droplet transmission, n—form of direct transmission;
2.1.1 anti-viral medicines, n—class of drugs used to treat
this is a spray containing large, short-range tiny particles
viral infections.
suspended in air produced by sneezing, coughing, or talking.
2.1.2 asymptomatic, adj—carrier of an illness not showing
2.1.12 endemic, adj—expected level of the disease that
symptoms.
always exists without eradication and is usually at low,
predictable rates.
2.1.13 epidemic, n—sudden increase in the number of cases
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Ships and
of a disease above what is typically expected.
Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.07 on
General Requirements.
2.1.14 hand hygiene, n—washing hands with soap, water,
Current edition approved May 1, 2023. Published May 2023. DOI: 10.1520/
F3649_F3649M-23. alcohol, or other disinfectant.
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2.1.15 incubation period, n—time between when a person is 2.1.33.1 Discussion—Surveillance is also used to find early
infected by a virus and when symptoms of the virus/disease are signs that a disease has returned.
noticed.
2.1.34 suspected case
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