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Administrative Orders

Administrative Orders
10-1Office of the Maritime Administrator
10-2Designation and Delegation of Authority to Act as the Maritime Administrator
10-3National Shipping Authority
12-1Executive Staff (Secretary, Maritime Administration and Maritime Subsidy Board)
22-1Office of Chief Counsel
24-1Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
25-1Associate Administrator for Budget and Programs/Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
30-1Associate Administrator for Administration
31-1Office of Management and Information Services
34-1Office of Chief Information Officer
36-1Office of Personnel
38-1Office of Acquisition
40-1Associate Administrator for Policy and International Trade
41-1Office of Policy and Plans
42-1Office of International Activities
45-1Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis
50-1Associate Administrator for Financial Approvals and Cargo Preference
56-1Office of Financial and Rate Approvals
59-1Office of Cargo Preference
60-1Associate Administrator for National Security
61-1Office of Ship Operations
62-1Office of National Security Plans
63-1Office of Sealift Support
64-1Office of Ship Disposal
70-1Associate Administrator for Shipbuilding
70-1Amendment 1
76-1Office of Shipbuilding and Maritime Technology
77-1Office of Marine Financing
78-1Office of Insurance and Shipping Analysis
80-1Associate Administrator for Port, Intermodal, and Environmental Activities
81-1Office of Intermodal Development
82-1Office of Environmental Activities
83-1Office of Ports and Domestic Shipping
100-1Regional Directors
100-2Redelegation of Authorities to Regional Directors
120-1Redelegation of Authorities by the North Atlantic Region Director
130-1Redelegation of Authorities by the Central Region Director
140-1Redelegation of Authorities by the Western Region Director
150-1United States Merchant Marine Academy
150-2Finding and Enforcement Directive
150-3United States Merchant Marine Academy – Fiscal Oversight
160-1Redelegation of Authorities by the Great Lakes Region Director
170-1Redelegation of Authorities by the South Atlantic Region Director
200-1Internal Directive Systems
200-1Amendment 1
200-2Regulations of the Maritime Administration, The Maritime Subsidy Board, and the National Shipping Authority
200-3Waivers
210-1General Accounting Office Audit Reports
210-2Inspector General Audit Reports
220-11Maritime Administration Information Technology Management
 IT Administrative Manual (ITAM)
 IT Administrative Manual (ITAM) Executive Summary
 IT Administrative Manual (ITAM) Section 1 Introduction
 IT Administrative Manual (ITAM) Section 2 Capital Planning and Investment Control Process
 Maritime Administration (MARAD) Information Technology Investment Council (ITIC)
 Maritime Administration Charter for the Information Technology Investment Review Board
 Section 9: Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility (Section 508)
 Section 10 Privacy Act Requirements and Forms 1037A, 1037B, 1037C and 1037D
 Section 12 MARAD Hardware and Software Replenishment Cycle
 Section 15 Internet and Intranet
 Section 16 Information Technology Rules of Behavior
 Section 17 Incident Reporting
230-3Organization and Staffing
230-5Committee Activities
240-1Processing Formal Recommendations to the Maritime Administrator, Deputy Maritime Administrators, and the Maritime Subsidy Board
240-2Mail Management
240-3Correspondence Management
240-9Internal Distribution of Publications, Directives, Reports, and Other Informational Materials
250-1Forms Management Program
250-2Reports Management Program
250-3Records Management Program
250-4Processing Requests Under the Freedom of Information Act
250-5Implementing the Privacy Act of 1974
250-5Amendment 1
250-6Activity Reports
250-8Interagency Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding
260-1Publications Control
260-2Publication of wp-content/uploads/pdf in the Federal Register
260-3Source and Clearance of Statistical Data
260-4Maritime Administration (MARAD) Assistance to Non-Government, Entertainment-Oriented Motion Picture, Television, and Video Productions
270-1Occupational Safety and Health Program
270-1Amendment 1
270-1Amendment 2
270-4Occupational Safety and Health Inspections
270-4Amendment 1
270-6Occupational Safety and Health Management Information
280-1Security Program
280-2Authority to Establish a Special Police Force for Protection of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
290-1Applications to Practice Review Committee
290-2Flags to the Maritime Administration
300-1Real Property Management
310-4Personnel Directory
330-14Personal Property Loss, Damage, Theft, Condemnation, and Sacrifice
340-2Ship’s Service Activity United States Merchant Marine Academy
350-1Official Travel
350-1Amendment 6
350-1Amendment 7
350-1

Amendment 8

400-3Establishment and Utilization of Imprest Funds
400-8Accounting Manual for Nonappropriated Funds, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
400-8-0-HAccounting Manual for Nonappropriated Funds, Accounting Standards and Procedures
400-10Cash Management
400-10Amendment 1
400-11U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – NAFI Operations
410-1Control of Funds
410-2Transfer of Funds for Work or Services
410-2Amendment 1
420-1Processing and Controlling Disputed Receivables and Claims
430-2Audit Appeals
440-1Furnishing of Special Statistical Data to Public or Private Parties
440-2Gifts and Bequests
440-3Ship Valuation Committee
440-4User Charges
440-5Establishment of a Financial Management Procedures Manual
500-1Administration of Capital Construction Fund Program
500-1Amendment 1
510-1Determination of the Eligibility of Ships Construction-Differential Subsidy With or Without Allowances for National Defense Features
510-2Payments on Account of Construction-Differential Subsidy
510-3Obligation and Deobligation of Funds for Construction-Differential Subsidy (CDS)
520-1Administration of Title XI Federal Ship Financing Guarantee Program
520-1Amendment 1
520-1Amendment 2
530-1America’s Marine Highway Program
550-1Crew Committee
550-2Labor-Management Collective Bargaining Agreements
550-3Merchant Marine Awards Committee
550-6Determining Compliance With Midshipman Service Agreements Under P.L. 96 – 453
550-7Marine Academy Maritime Careers/Service Obligation
550-8U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – Service Obligations and Annual Reporting
560-1Determination of Eligibility of Expenses for Subsidy Payment Under Operating-Differential Subsidy Agreements
560-3Manual of General Procedures for Determining Operating-Differential Subsidy
560-4Manual of General Procedures for Determining Substantiality and Extent of Foreign-Flag Competition
560-5Payments on Account of Operating-Differential Subsidy (ODS)
560-6Approval of Vessel Maintenance and Repair Costs for Subsidy
560-7Approval of Applications Under Section 805(a), Merchant Marine Act, 1936, As Amended
560-8Payment for Operation of Ships Other Than Exclusively in Foreign Trade
560-9Manual of Procedures and Criteria for Determining the Essentiality of U.S. Foreign Trade Routes and Requirements for U.S. Flag Service
600-1Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts
600-2Environmental Compliance and Environmental Coordination Committee
620-2Establishment of a Maritime Administration Field Construction Office Manual
630-2Ship Records – Maritime Administration – Owed or Controlled Ships
630-5Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) Administrative Procedures
630-5Amendment 1
630-6Responsibilities and Procedures for the Upgrading, Maintenance and Repair, and Activation of RRF Ships
630-7Ready Reserve Force: Logistics Support System (RRF/LSS)
630-8Fund Control and Related Activities for the RRF and Schoolship Programs
640-1Award and Termination of Maritime Administration Master Lump Sum Repair Contracts
640-3Condition Surveys of Maritime Administration Owed Ships Under Bareboat Charter and Use Agreements
640-4Inspection of Ships Sold for Dismantling or Nontransportation Use
640-5Condition Surveys of Ships Under Preferred Mortgage or Title XI Ship Financing Guarantees
640-6Condition Surveys of Ships to be Delivered to Reserve Fleets
640-7Condition Surveys of Ships Under Operating-Differential Subsidy Agreements
690-1Trial Survey Board
710-181Faculty Policies
710-181Amendment 1
710-181Amendment 2
710-181Amendment 4
710-181Amendment 5
710-181

Amendment 6

710-181Amendment 7
710-182Professional Faculty Policies
710-182Amendment 1
720-250Authorities to Administer Personnel Management Activities
730-310Mandatory Placement Programs and Career Transition Services Program
730-312Position Management Program
730-335Merit Assignment Program Handbook: A Guide for Employees and Supervisors
760-630Leave Administration: Absence and Leave Guide
760-640Alternative Work Schedules (AWS) Guide
760-640Amendment 1
770-713Equal Employment Opportunity
770-713-A2Equal Employment Opportunity Amendment 2
770-713-1Equal Employment Opportunity Committees
780-810Employees’ Compensation for Disability or Death
780-810A Guide for Employees, Supervisors and Workers’ Compensation Assistants on the Workers’ Compensation Program
790-920Maritime Administration Executive Resources Board
800-2Occupant Emergency Program
800-3Maritime Administration Plan for Emergency Operations
800-4Industrial Preparedness Planning Program
800-4Amendment 1
800-5Federal Communications System (FCS) Precedence System
800-6Emergency Planning Committee
800-8Tanker Requirements Committee
800-9Priority Use and Allocation of Shipping Services, Containers, and Port Facilities and Services for National Security and National Defense Related Operations
820-1Honorary Appointments in the USMS
900-3Internal Control and Accounting Systems
900-003-0-H1Guide for Conducting Vulnerability Assessments
900-003-0-H2Guide for Conducting Internal Control Reviews
NoneGAO Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government
NoneDPM Letter 792-3, Protection of Federal Employees and the Public from Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in the Federal Workplace
Last updated: Thursday, November 8, 2018