Government Resources |
Airports and Air Traffic - Federal Aviation Administration
- Find out your airport status, airport statistics and much more |
APHIS Travel Web - Offers information on traveling to the United States, traveling with your pets, and
bringing agricultural products into the U.S. |
Aviation Safety Hotline - Federal Aviation Administration - Provides
contact information for reporting possible violations of the Federal Aviation Regulations and other safety issues
such as improper record keeping, non-adherence to procedures, unsafe aviation practices,
etc. |
CDC- Traveler's Health - Safe Food and Water - Contains information and
advice to travelers on water treatment, food consumption, and how to avoid travelers' diarrhea when visiting
foreign countries. |
CDC Traveler's
Health: Vaccinations - Provides vaccinations announcements and other
news items for people traveling abroad. |
CDC's Travelers' Health - Cruise Ships and Air Travel - Provide
information on issues affecting the health of people who travel on cruise ships and
airplanes. |
CDC's
Travelers' Health - Insect Protection - Provides information on general
preventive measures against mosquitoes and disease carrying insects. |
Department of State - Important Telephone Numbers - Contact
the State Department about crisises abroad involving American citizens |
Department of State: Emerging Infectious Diseases and
HIV/AIDS - |
Flight Standards Service Cabin Safety Homepage - |
National Center for Infectious Diseases - Travelers' Health - Destinations - This site provides a map of the world from which you can select a country or region
to see what vaccinations should be taken when visiting that area. |
National Center for Infectious Diseases Travelers' Health -
Includes useful resources such as the CDC book Health Information for International Travel (the "Yellow Book"),
and a wide variety of information for travelers. Also includes recent press releases. |
National Transportation Safety
Board - |
U.S. Coast Guard - Learn about the history of the Coast Guard, boating and marine safety, licensing,
environmental protection, employment opportunities and more. |
U.S. Coast Guard
- Office of Boating Safety - Learn more about the regulations that govern
recreational boaters, minimum requirements for equipment for recreational vessels, and important boating
safety recommendations. In addition, you can learn more about your state’s boating laws, as well as other
Federal regulations that govern safety and equipment standards. The web site has a variety of resources for
gaining a better understanding of items of general boating interest. |
U.S. Customs Service - Main
Page - This is the main page of the U.S. Customs Service. From here you
can get information of importing and exporting, traveler information, U.S. Customs News, and visit the photo
gallery. |
U.S. Department of Transportation Aviation Consumer Protection Page - Provides information on air travel problems and complaints, rules and guidelines,
travel tips, customer service plans, recent airline service cessations, and more. |
Private Resources |
Accutraffic - Provides real-time traffic conditions, road closure, and construction notices, as well
as information as city forecasts, weather maps. |
Aviation Safety
Alliance - is a not-for-profit foundation set up in 1998 as a resource for
journalists reporting on aviation-safety related stories. In addition to this Web site, this organization conducts
education programs for the media on specific safety issues. |
HealthyComputing - A resource for computer ergonomics & safety information, including workstation
setup guides, encyclopedias of computer-related medical conditions, and more |