Twenty-four hours before entering one of the ports listed in the order referred to in article R. 3115-6, the master of a vessel with a gross tonnage of 500 Universal Measurement System (UMS) or more must send the harbour master’s office in which he is calling his health inspection certificate or a health inspection exemption certificate.
In the event of a public health emergency, the Prefect shall extend the provisions of the first paragraph to all ships, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.