ried out or if the quarantine officer in charge finds live mosquitoes on board or otherwise determines that the vessel's own disinsecting was inadequate, the vessel shall be detained in quarantine at a mooring not less than 400 meters from shore until disinsected by quarantine personnel and persons other than quarantine personnel shall not be allowed on board until disinsecting is completed.

§ 61.156 Vessels; disinsecting.

Vessels required to be disinsected under 61.155 shall be disinsected as follows:

(a) The insecticide used shall be an aerosol of a type approved by the Health Director and containing not less than 5.0 percent by weight pyrethrum extract (20 percent pyrethrins);

(b) The insecticide shall be dispensed in the amount of not less than five grams per 1000 cubic feet of enclosed space and released or sprayed throughout all accessible compartments;

(c) The ventilating system shall be stopped and all openings to the exterior kept closed while the insecticide is being released or sprayed for a period of at least 15 minutes thereafter.

§ 61.157 Aircraft; yellow fever.

(a) The following aircraft shall be disinsected:

(1) An infected or suspected aircraft as defined in § 61.230;

(2) An aircraft from an infected local area; or,

(3) An aircraft that has left a port where the Aedes aegypti Index is reported as 1.0 or higher.

(b) The insecticide used and the method of disinsecting shall be those prescribed by the Health Director.

(c) The quarantine officer in charge shall accept prearrival disinsecting details of which shall be recorded in the Declaration of Health of the Aircraft General Declaration if after inspection he determines that such disinsecting has been effective and the insecticide and disinsecting methods meet prescribed requirements. Aircraft that the quarantine officer in charge has reason to believe present a special hazard with respect to the introduction of insect vectors shall be kept tightly closed on arrival; disinsecting shall be accomplished before discharge of passengers, crew, mail, baggage, cargo, or other material; and no person except quarantine per

sonnel shall be allowed on board until disinsecting is completed.

(d) Additional requirements for disinsecting aircraft proceeding to or from certain regions may be prescribed by the Health Director when necessary to prevent the importation or spread of insect vectors of disease.

§ 61.158

Aircraft; disinsecting.

Aircraft required to be disinsected under § 61.157 shall be disinsected as follows:

(a) The insecticide used shall be an aerosol of a type specified for vessels and the method of application or disinsecting as required for vessels specified in § 61.156 except that the ventilation system shall be stopped and all openings to the exterior kept closed for a period of at least 3 minutes after the insecticide is released or sprayed.

(b) Disinsecting may be accomplished before take-off at the last airport before arrival at the Canal Zone or after departure from such airport (for compartments accessible in flight). In no case shall disinsecting be accomplished later than 30 minutes before the first landing in the Canal Zone.

VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT SUBJECT TO
QUARANTINE INSPECTION

(a) A vessel or aircraft arriving at a port of the Canal Zone shall undergo quarantine inspection prior to entry unless:

(1) In the current voyage the vessel or aircraft has not touched at any port other than a quarantine exempt area, a list of which shall be kept by the Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine and Quarantine; or

(2) In the current voyage the vessel or aircraft has received pratique at a port of the Canal Zone or a port under the control of the United States, and since receiving such pratique has not touched at a port other than those listed pursuant to subparagraph (1) of this paragraph; or

(3) The vessel or aircraft possesses a duplicate of a pratique issued at a port in Canada, provided that since receiving such pratique the vessel or aircraft has not touched at ports other than those listed pursuant to subparagraph (1) of this paragraph.

(b) A vessel or aircraft otherwise exempt from inspection under the provision of paragraph (a) (1), (2), or (3) of

this section shall undergo quarantine inspection prior to entering a port of the Canal Zone if the vessel or aircraft:

(1) Has abroad, or during the current voyage has had abroad, a person infected or suspected of being infected with anthrax, chickenpox, cholera, dengue, diphtheria, hemolytic streptococcal infection, infectious encephalitis, measles, meningococcus meningitis, plague, poliomyelitis, psittacosis, relapsing fever, smallpox, typhoid fever, typhus or yellow fever; or,

(2) Arriving directly from a port where at the time of departure there was present or suspected of being present cholera, plague, relapsing fever, smallpox, typhus, or yellow fever; or,

(3) Being exempt from inspection under the provisions of paragraph (a) (1) of this section, on arrival at a port of the Canal Zone has on board a person who has been in a port or area other than those listed pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) within 14 days prior to such arrival; or,

(4) Being exempt from inspection under the provisions of paragraph (a) (1) or (3) of this section, on arrival at a port of the Canal Zone has on board an animal or article that does not comply with the admission requirements contained in §§ 61.281 through 61.302.

(c) Notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (a) (2) and (3) of this section, a vessel or aircraft having received pratique at a port of the Canal Zone or a port under the control of the United States, or possessing a duplicate pratique from Canada:

(1) Shall comply with any conditions and carry out any additional measures specified in the pratique; and

(2) May be required to undergo quarantine inspection if the quarantine officer in charge has reason to believe that the entry of the vessel or aircraft would be likely to cause the introduction of communicable disease.

(b) Vessels belonging to or operated by the armed services of a foreign nation may, in the discretion of the Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine and Quarantine be exempted from quarantine inspection if a commissioned medical officer of such service certifies that:

(1) Any person on board who is infected or suspected of being infected with a communicable disease will be isolated until it is determined whether or not he is infected with a quarantinable disease; and that

(2) The vessel is from a port where at the time of departure there was not present or suspected of being present cholera, plague, relapsing fever, smallpox, typhus, or yellow fever. When it is determined that any person on board such vessel is infected with a quarantinable disease, the vessel and its entire personnel shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 61.221 through 61.231.

(c) Notwithstanding the exemption from quarantine inspection of a vessel or aircraft under this section, compliance shall be required with the provisions of §§ 61.281 through 61.302 concerning the importation of certain animals and articles.

§ 61.173 Exempt vessels and aircraft subject to sanitary regulations.

A vessel or aircraft which has been exempted from quarantine inspection under § 61.171 or § 61.172 shall nevertheless be subject to the provisions of §§ 61.241 through 61.247. § 61.174 Report of disease or rodent mortality on vessel during stay in port.

The master of a vessel calling at a port of the Canal Zone shall promptly report to the quarantine officer in charge at the port the occurrence of the following on the vessel during its st ay in port:

(a) A known or suspected case of communicable disease included in the list of description in § 61.154.

(b) Unusual mortality or evidence of disease among rodents.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS UPON ARRIVAL AT PORTS OF CANAL ZONE

§§ 61.171 and 61.172 and with respect to persons and things arriving on such vessels or aircraft. § 61.192

Vessels; awaiting inspection.

(a) A vessel shall fly a yellow flag, and, except as provided by paragraph (b) of this section, anchor in the prescribed anchorage and await inspection.

(b) If the Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine and Quarantine, is of the opinion that the proceeding of the vessel to some other designated point in the port would not likely to cause the introduction of communicable disease, he may direct the vessel to proceed to such a point to await inspection.

(c) The Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine and Quarantine, shall prescribe necessary measures to insure that there is no movement of any person or thing onto or from the vessel without his permission pending quarantine inspection. § 61.193 Aircraft; commander's initial responsibility.

The aircraft commander shall be responsible for the detention of the aircraft, its crew and passengers until they are released by the quarantine officer at the airport of entry. Any baggage, cargo, or other contents on board shall be held at such airport until released by the quarantine officer.

§ 61.194

Aircraft; report by commander respecting illness, et cetera.

The aircraft commander, or his authorized agent, on all aircraft arriving in the Canal Zone, except on flights originating in the United States or the Republic of Panama unless deemed necessary by the health authority of the airport, shall complete and deliver to the health authority for the airport a copy of the Aircraft General Declaration which shall include in the Health Part:

(a) A list of all persons on board known to be suffering from illness other than airsickness or the effects of accidents, as well as those cases of illness disembarked during the flight;

(b) A description of any other condition on board which may lead to the spread of disease; and

(c) Details of each disinsecting or sanitary treatment (place, date, time, method) during the flight. If no disinsecting has been carried out during the flight, details of the most recent disinsecting must be given.

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(a) On arrival of a vessel, the master shall complete a maritime quarantine declaration on the Canal Zone Government Quarantine Declaration form. The completed form shall be delivered to the quarantine officer at the time quarantine inspection is begun. The declaration shall also be signed by the ship's surgeon if one is carried.

(b) The master of a vessel and the ship's surgeon, if one is carried, shall furnish all information as to health conditions on board during the voyage which may be required by the quarantine officer or Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine and Quarantine, and shall comply with the regulations in this subpart and with any directions or requirements of the Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine and Quarantine, pursuant to the regulations in this subpart.

§ 61.196 Persons; restrictions on boarding and leaving vessels or aircraft, or having contact with persons aboard. (a) Vessels. Except with the permission of the quarantine officer, a person other than quarantine employees, other members of the boarding party and the pilot, may not board or be permitted to board a vessel subject to quarantine inspection until after it has been inspected by the 'quarantine officer and granted pratique. A person boarding the vessel shall be subject to the same restrictions as those imposed on the persons on the vessel. A person may not leave or be permitted to leave a vessel subject to quarantine inspection until after it has been inspected by the quarantine officer and granted pratique, except with the permission of the quarantine officer.

(b) Aircraft. Except with the permission of the quarantine officer, a person other than quarantine employees may not board or be permitted to board any aircraft subject to quarantine inspection or have contact with the crew or passengers of such aircraft until quarantine inspection of the aircraft, crew, and passengers has been completed. The same restrictions as those imposed on the crew and passengers shall be imposed on a person boarding such aircraft and on a person having contact with a passenger or member of the crew when the quarantine officer considers such contact

(a) Quarantine inspection of a vessel or aircraft shall include:

(1) Inspection of the vessel or aircraft, its cargo, manifests, and other papers to ascertain the sanitary history and condition of the vessel or aircraft; and

(2) Examination of the persons aboard the vessel or aircraft, their personal effects and records to determine the presence, or risk of introduction, of quarantinable and other communicable diseases.

(b) The quarantine officer in charge may require a vessel or aircraft to remain under quarantine controls until the completion of the measures authorized in this subpart which in his judgment are necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of a quarantinable or other communicable disease.

§ 61.198

Persons; examination.

All persons on board shall be examined, except that on an approved regular line vessel or aircraft which carries a ship or flight surgeon, the examination may be limited to persons designated by the Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine and Quarantine. § 61.199 Vessels and aircraft; persons and things; communicable diseases other than quarantinable diseases. (a) Whenever the quarantine officer has reason to believe that an arriving vessel or aircraft, or article or thing aboard, is or may be infected or contaminated with any of the communicable diseases listed in paragraph (c) of this section, he may disinsect, disinfect, disinfest, fumigate and take such other related measures respecting the vessel, aircraft, or article or thing aboard, or any part thereof, as he considers necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of such communicable diseases.

(b) Whenever the quarantine officer has reason to believe that an arriving person is suffering or has been exposed to infection from any of the communicable diseases listed in paragraph (c) of this section, he may place the person in isolation or under surveillance and may disinfect or disinfest his person, clothing or baggage as he considers nec

essary to prevent the introduction, transmission or spread of such communicable diseases.

(c) The communicable diseases authorizing the application of sanitary and quarantine measures under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section are: Anthrax, chancroid, chickenpox, dengue, diphtheria, favus, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinale, hemolytic streptococcal infections, infectious encephalitis, leprosy, lymphogranuloma venereum, meningococcus meningitis, poliomyelitis, psittacosis, ringworm of the scalp, syphilis, trachoma, tuberculosis, typhoid fever. § 61.200

Persons; isolation.

Persons held under isolation pursuant to the provisions of §§ 61.199, 61.223, 61.225, 61.227, 61.228, 61.229, and 61.231 may be so held on vessels in quarantine or at facilities of the Canal Zone Government. Such persons shall not have contact with other persons except by permission of the quarantine officer. § 61.201

Persons; isolation substituted for surveillance.

The quarantine officer in charge may require isolation where surveillance is authorized in this subpart whenever he considers the risk of transmission of infection by a suspect to be exceptionally serious.

ified in § 61.222 (d) which the quarantine officer has reason to believe comes from a cholera infected local area, or any article or thing subject to quarantine restrictions under §§ 61.281 through

61.302 this subpart shall not render liable to detention, disinfection or destruction any mail, conveyed under the authority of the postal administration of the United States or of any other Government.

§ 61.206 Charges for services rendered to persons detained in quarantine. Subsistence, lodging, medical care and hospital care of crews or passengers detained in quarantine shall be at the expense of the interest controlling the vessel or aircraft, except as otherwise provided in applicable cases or regulations such as those relating to beneficiaries of the U.S. Public Health Service. PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS UPON ARRIVAL AT PORTS OF CANAL ZONE

(a) For the purpose of applying sanitary and quarantine measures against the spread of cholera:

(1) An infected vessel means a vessel which has on board on arrival a case of cholera or on which a case of cholera has occurred within 5 days prior to arrival.

(2) An infected aircraft means an aircraft which has a case of cholera aboard on arrival.

(3) A suspected vessel means a vessel which has had on board during the voyage a case of cholera more than 5 days prior to arrival.

(4) A suspected aircraft means an aircraft which has had on board during the voyage a case of cholera which has previously disembarked.

(b) An infected or suspected vessel or aircraft shall be detained in quarantine

as may be necessary for the effective accomplishment of the applicable sanitary measures prescribed in this subpart.

(c) Personal effects and baggage of an infected person or suspect and a part of the infected or suspected vessel or aircraft considered to be contaminated shall be disinfected. Bedding or linen, human dejecta, bilge water, waste matter or water, and matter considered to be contaminated may not be unloaded or discharged until it has been disinfected.

(d) On arrival of an infected or suspected vessel or aircraft, or a vessel or aircraft arriving from an infected local area, the quarantine officer may prohibit the unloading of, or may remove all fish, shellfish, fruit or vegetables to be consumed uncooked, or beverages, unless such food or beverages are in sealed containers and the quarantine officer has no reason to believe that they are contaminated. If any such food or beverage is removed it shall be safely disposed of. If any of such food or beverage forms part of the cargo in a hold of a vessel or freight compartment of an aircraft, the quarantine officer at the port or airport at which the cargo is to be unloaded shall arrange for its safe disposal. Such other special precautions shall be taken as may be necessary to prevent contamination of food or water supplies of the vessel or aircraft.

(e) If the quarantine officer considers the water supply of a cholera infected or suspected vessel or aircraft to be contaminated, he shall require the disinfection and removal of any water carried on board and if necessary the disinfection of the water system and of the water containers.

(a) Persons ill from cholera shall be removed and isolated until no longer infectious.

(b) On arrival of an infected vessel or aircraft the quarantine officer may place under surveillance any person disembarking who produces a valid certificate of vaccination against cholera and may isolate all others disembarking. Such surveillance or isolation shall be reckoned from the date of disembarkation.

(c) On arrival of a suspected vessel or aircraft the quarantine officer may place under surveillance any person disembarking. Such surveillance shall be reckoned from the date of arrival.