Enclosure (4) to COMDTINST 6220.9A
f) Minimize contact between alien migrants and Coast Guard crew personnel.
5. Miscellaneous Factors. Alien migrant situations involve psychological, physical, social,
physiologic and other stressors. Capabilities to address these concerns are frequently limited in
the typical migrant environment, but can have an important payoff in terms of effective and
humanitarian management. Factors that should receive consideration include:
a) Establish lines of communication with migrants;
b) Allow family units to cluster and associate;
c) Create the impression that the caretakers are clearly in control of the situation yet interested
in migrant concerns;
d) Be aware of important religious, cultural and ethnic customs and practices;
e) Encourage self-help;
f) Treat alien migrants with understanding and compassion while following the
recommendations of this instruction; and
g) Minimize actions which convey the perception that fears of communicable disease are of
higher concern than assisting human beings.
6. The following is an example of a SF-600 which should be used to document problems with a
migrant:
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