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Table L. **Suspected" Vessel.
"Healthy" Tensel.
Ordering of vessel to Quarantine Anchorage.
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
(b) On the arrival of a "suspected" vessel at the Quarantine Anchor- age, the Health Officer shall medically examine all persons on board such vessel. The passengers and crew shall, if found to be free from any infectious or contagious disease, be permitted to land, but shall be kept under surveillance at their residences ou shore for such period of Linie as the Health Officer may deem necessary: Provided that such surveillance shall in no case extend for a longer period than 10 days, or in the case of cholers 5 days, from the date of arrival of the vessel in the Harbour limits. The Health Officer shall then proceed with the disinfection of the vessel and with the disinfection or destruction of such of the merchandise on board and of the baggage and personal effects of the passengers and crew as he may deem necessary: and the master of every such vessel shall comply with any instructions that the Health Officer may give as to the disinfection and pumping out of bilge water, the disinfection of drinking water tanks, and the provision of a proper and adequate supply of fresh drinking water.
(c) A "healthy" vessel shall be visited and the passengers and crew medically examined by the Health Officer, and if found to be free from any infectious or contagious disease such vessel shall be admitted to free pratique immediately on arrival, irrespective of the nature of her bill of health. The master of every such vessel shall comply with any instructions that the Health Officer may give as to the disinfection and pumping 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 from the time of leaving the infected port.
7.--(4) 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 Officor, 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 a yellow flag letter Q in the International Code of Signals), upon such vessel and remove such vessel to the Quarantine Anchorage, and all the regula- tions applicable to "infected" vessels shall apply to such vessel.
(b) 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 ship 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 of the Port. All fur- ther action as regards the patient, the members of the crew, the passengers or the vessel shall be under the direction of the Health Officer of the Port. The master of such vessal shall at once take such stops as are necessary to inform the Health Officer of the Port of the facts of the case and hoist the Quarantine Flag, be shall not permit any further communication with the shore, but wait for instructions from the Health Officer of the Port.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
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(c) In case of a vessel in waters of the Colony not having a private Tabla L. 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 and take such other measures as may be necessary to inform the Health Officer of the Port and wait for his decision.
8. In case of a vessel arriving in the waters of the Colony having Disposal of on board the body of any person who has died from an infectious or body dead contagious disease, the body shall be disposed of in such manner as of infectious may be ordered by the Health Officer; and the master of the vessel or contagious shall carry out soch orders as the Health Officer may give him in relation to the disposal of the body.
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9. No person shall leave any infested or suspected vessel, No com- or hold communication except by signals from such vessel with the munication shore, or with any vessel, or boat, or take or send any person or thing from outside whatsoever out of the vessel, until the express written permission of "'infected" or the Health Officer has been communicated to the master or other "suspected" person having the control of the vessel, and such precautions as the versel. Health Officer may require have been observed.
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10. No person other than the Health Officer, or persons in his hout, No com- shall approach within 90 yards of any "infected" or " suspected vessel, or hold any communication except by signals with such vessel with shore,
otc., by or with any person on board of it, or receive or take any person or thing "infected" or whatsoever, directly or indirectly, from the vessel or from any person "suspected" on board of it, without having first received the express written permis- vessel. · sion of the Health Officer, and observing such precautions as the Health Officer may require.
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11. The Captain Superintendent of Police, and any officer whom he Police to may appoint for the purpose, may order any person leaving or coming prevent from any "'infected or suspected vessel, or taking or sending communics. any person or thing whatsoever trozo any such vessel, to remain in, or return to, and to return such persons or things to, such vessel and nay, by such necessary force as the case requires, compel any person neglect. ing or refusing to observe such order to obey the same.
12. Nothing in these Regulations shall render liable to detention, Exemption disinfection, or destruction any article being part of any mails enn- of postal veyed under the authority of the Postal Administration of any Govern. mstter. ment, or shall prejudicially affect the delivery in due course of any such mail to the Post Office.
13. Where a vessel has passengers on board who are in a filthy or Vessel with otherwise unwholesome condition, or is overcrowded with passengers, filthy passon- emigrants or otherwise, the Health Officer may, if in his opinion it is to go to
gers, etc., desirable with a view to checking the introduction of any infectious or Quarantine contagious disease, and on his certifying to that effect, order such Anoborage. vessel to proceed to the Quarantine Anchorage or to such place as he may direct, and may detain under observation or surveillance the passengers and crew for such period, not exceeding 10 days from the arrival of the vessel, as he may direct; and if the vessel is also an infected or & suspected vessel, the measures prescribed in
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