S.L. 465.10 Art. 18Production of a ship sanitation certificate.

(1) If the master of a ship which during its voyage has been in a foreign port cannot produce to an authorised officer a valid ship sanitation certificate in respect of the ship -

(a) if the ship is within the area of an authorised port, an authorised officer may inspect the ship for evidence of danger to public health or infection with a view to issuing a ship sanitation certificate;

(b) if the ship is not within such an area, an authorised officer shall -

(i) consult with a customs officer; and

(ii) direct the ship to proceed at the risk of the master of the ship to an area of an authorised inspected a ship under sub-regulation (1)(a) hereof, the authorised officer is satisfied that the ship is exempt from control measures, provided he has complied with regulation 17(3).

(3) If, after a ship has been inspected by an authorised officer, the authorised offic measures he shall -

(a) carry out or require to be carried out, under the supervision of an authorised officer, control measures necessary for the control of danger to public health or the spread of infection; or

(b) otherwise take or cause to be taken any steps which he considers necessary to satisfy himself that the ship does not present a danger to public health and is free of infection.

(4) If the master produces a ship sanitation certificate but the authorised officer has evidence of danger to public health or infection, notwithstanding such certificate the authorised officer shall -

(a) carry out or require to be carried out under the supervision of an authorised officer control measures necessary for the control of danger to public health or the spread of infection; or

(b) otherwise take or cause to be taken any steps which he considers necessary to satisfy himself that the ship does not present a danger to public health and is free of infection.

(5) An authorised officer may extend the period of validity of a ship sanitation certificate by one month if -

(a) any inspection or control measures required cannot be carried out at the port;

(b) there is no evidence of danger to public health or infection; and

(c) the port is authorised to extend the validity of a ship sanitation certificate.

(6) The master of a ship shall immediately make arrangements to carry out any control measures required by an authorised officer under sub-regulations (3) or (4).

(7) When control measures referred to in sub-regulations (3) or

(4) have been completed to the satisfaction of an authorised officer, such authorised officer shall -

(a) issue or cause to be issued a Ship Sanitation Control Certificate; and

(b) note or cause to be noted on the certificate the evidence found and the control measures taken.

(2) An authorised officer under regulations 17(1)(a)(ii) or 18(3) or (4) may require additional health measures to be applied for preventing danger to public health or the spread of infection in accordance with Article 43 of the IHR, including isolation of the ship at a mooring station or otherwise.

(3) The local authority must report the application of any such additional health measures required under sub-regulation (2) to the National IHR Focal Point.

(4) An authorised officer of a port where control measures are applied must note or cause to be noted on the ship sanitation certificate in relation to any case where he is of the view that the conditions under which the measures were carried out were such that a satisfactory result could not be obtained as regards such case.