This section does not apply to military aircraft and warships as well as to aircraft and ships specifically chartered by the military authority. The officers carrying out health inspections and issuing the certificates provided for in article R. 3115-29 are authorised by the Minister for Defence in accordance with the provisions of IV of article R. 3115-5.
If a source of infection or contamination is discovered on board a means of transport, the Prefect will have the means of transport inspected and will order the necessary health measures to be taken.
Any health event occurring on board a ship making an international voyage and likely to constitute a risk to public health is subject to compulsory notification to the harbour master’s office of the port in which it calls. This notification is made by transmitting the maritime declaration of health mentioned in article 37 of the International Health Regulations (2005) twenty-four hours before entering the port. The harbour master’s office forwards…
I. – The master of a vessel who observes a risk to public health on board immediately informs the competent regional surveillance and rescue operational centre when the vessel is at sea or the harbour master’s office when the vessel is within the administrative boundaries of the port. When the ship is in the maritime part of the maritime and river regulation area, the ship’s captain alerts the harbour master’s…
If there is a risk to public health, the Prefect may require ships to be inspected by the officials mentioned in article L. 3115-1.
The officials mentioned in Article L. 3115-1 may prescribe, within their area of competence, any measures aimed at eliminating the sources of infection or contamination that they observe. The corrective measures implemented, as referred to in article R. 3115-33, are attached to the health inspection or health inspection exemption certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of this sub-section.
A health inspection certificate or a health inspection exemption certificate for a vessel is issued on the basis of an inspection, the details of which are set out in an order issued by the ministers responsible for health and transport. These certificates are valid for six months. The health inspection certificate is issued if the inspector finds signs of infection and contamination requiring corrective measures. The health inspection exemption certificate…
The results of inspections and copies of health inspection or health inspection exemption certificates issued on behalf of the State are kept for a period of five years by the persons or bodies mentioned in Article R. 3115-31 and are made available to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. The approved person or organisation shall provide the Director General of the Regional Health Agency with free access to…
I. – Ship inspections and the issue of the health inspection certificate or health inspection exemption certificate are carried out by persons or bodies approved under the conditions defined in articles R. 3115-38 to R. 3115-41. II. – Health inspection certificates or health inspection exemption certificates are valid for six months and are issued in ports, the list of which is determined by order of the ministers responsible for health…
Shipmasters shall facilitate the organisation and conduct of inspections required for the issue of a health inspection certificate or a health inspection exemption certificate for a ship. The persons or approved bodies mentioned in article R. 3115-31 have access to all premises and may consult all necessary documents.
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