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[Table L contd.]
Ordering of vessel to Quarantine Anchorage.
Disposal of body of person dying from infectious or contagious disease.
No communication from outside with infected or suspected vessel.
No communication with shore, etc., by infected or suspected vessel,
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
out of the bilge water, the disinfection of drinking water tanks, and the provision of a proper and adequate supply of fresh drinking water. The passengers and crew may, moreover, at the discretion of the Health Officer, be kept under surveillance for a period of time not exceeding 10 days in the case of small-pox, 5 days in the case of cholera and plague, and 6 days in the case of yellow fever, from the time of leaving the infected port.
7.—(1) If any vessel in the waters of the Colony is known to have any case of any infectious or contagious disease on board, or is a vessel which, in the opinion of the Health Officer, ought, according to these regulations, to be placed under observation, the Health Officer shall order such vessel to the Quarantine Anchorage, and the master or person in charge of such vessel shall thereupon hoist the Quarantine Flag upon such vessel and remove such vessel to the Quarantine Anchorage, and all the regulations applicable to infected vessels shall apply to such vessel.
(2) Should any vessel in the waters of the Colony while being attended by any private medical practitioner be found to have any infectious disease on board, such vessel shall at once be considered as an infected vessel and come under these regulations. It shall be the duty of such private medical practitioner to inform the master of the nature of the diseases and notify the same in writing to the Health Officer. All further action as regards the patient, the members of the crew, the passengers or the vessel shall be under the direction of the Health Officer. The master of such vessel shall at once take such steps as are necessary to inform the Health Officer of the facts of the case and hoist the Quarantine Flag; he shall not permit any further communication with the shore, but wait for instructions from the Health Officer.
(3) In case of a vessel in the waters of the Colony not having a private medical attendant and having any sickness on board, the nature of which the master is unable to make out, he shall at once hoist the call flag for medical assistance (letter M in the International Code of Signals over the Code Pennant), and take such other measures as may be necessary to inform the Health Officer and wait for his decision,
8. In case of a vessel arriving in the waters of the Colony having on board the body of any person who has died from an infectious or contagious disease, the body shall be disposed of in such manner as may be ordered by the Health Officer; and the master of the vessel shall carry out such orders as the Health Officer may give him in relation to the disposal of the body.
9. No person shall leave any infected or suspected vessel, or hold communication except by signals from such vessel with the shore, or with any vessel, or boat, or take or send any person or thing whatsoever out of the vessel, until the express written permission of the Health Officer has been communicated to the master or other person having the control of the vessel, and such precautions as the Health Officer may require have been observed.
10. No person other than the Health Officer, or persons in his boat, shall approach within thirty yards of any infected or suspected vessel, or hold any communication except by signals with such vessel or with any person on board thereof, or receive or take any person or thing whatsoever, directly or indirectly, from the vessel or from any person on board thereof without having first received the express written permission of the Health Officer, and observing such precautions as the Health Officer may require.