AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS
BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPPING. HANDBOOK OF INSTRUCTIONS. (United Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, September 27. The latest anti-air raid precautions’ handbook, of which the Government is issuing a scries, deals with merchant shipping, which, according to opinion expressed, is likely to be attacked with mustard or similar persistent gas, necessitating protective clothing such as respirators, oilskin suits and rubber sea-boots; while the ship must immediately be decontaminated, otherwise she will remain dangerous for weeks. Port authorities must appoint an antigas officer, who will certify to freedom of outward-bound ships and their cargoes from gas, or else warn shipmasters when there is a likelihood of an air attack, and thus enable the necessary precautions to be taken. The handbook recommends that in the event of an outbreak of war, ships likely to be exposed to a gas attack should lie provided with canvas covers, bleacli powder, paraffin, protective clothing, shower baths and boiling facilities for decontaminating clothing.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 298, 30 September 1935, Page 5
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