QUARANTINE REGULATIONS
Under new quarantine regulations which will come into force on January 1 the master of every ship liable to quai-antiuo is required to hoist tho appropriate signal before the ship conies within one league of any port at which she'is about to call. This signal must be kept hoisted until pratique is granted or the ship is released from quarantine The signals to be hoisted are those of the new International Code which comes into operation at the commencement of next year. In the daytime the flags to be shown and their signification are:—
Q flag, "My ship is 'healthy' and I request free pratique." Q flag over first substitute (QQ), "My ship is 'suspect'—i.e., I have had cases of infectious diseases more than five days ago, or there has been unusual mortality among the rats on board my ship.'' Q flag over L flag (QL), "My ship is 'infected' —i.e., I have had cases of infectious diseases less than five days ago." By night a red light over a white light (the lights to be not more than 6ft apart) 'are to be carried, signifying, "I have not received free pratique."
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1933, Page 30
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194QUARANTINE REGULATIONS Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1933, Page 30
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