S.L. 465.10 Art. 13Permissiontoenter port.

(1) An authorised officer, if so required, may transmit free pratique to the master by an appropriate means when he is satisfied that the arrival of the ship will not result in or contribute towards the spread of infectious disease or tuberculosis.

(2) The ship shall transmit to the authorised officer from a foreign port before arrival by radio, fax, e-mail or other appropriate means, any information relevant under sub-regulation (1).

(3) The authorised officer or a customs officer authorised on his behalf shall grant pratique to a ship as soon as the following conditions shall have been complied with:

(a) questions in the form prescribed must be accurately and completely answered in writing by the master of the ship, and any other questions which the medical officer or customs officer may deem it necessary to put accurately and completely answered by the person to whom the questions are addressed;

(b) the answers must clearly indicate the absence of any infectious disease on board during the voyage or on arrival of the ship and that the ship has not called at any infected place or had direct intercourse during the voyage with any ship from any infected place or having on board infectious disease and must satisfy the medical officer or customs officer that the granting of pratique will not be attended by any danger to the public health.

(4) Pilots will be allowed to board ships before pratique is granted for the purpose of taking the ship into, or out of harbour. The pilots shall comply with any instructions given to them by the medical officer.