MEDICAL INSPECTION OF A SHIP

ANCHORING

Ship may anchor either in the open roadster or in the inner harbour. To bring the ship to anchor it is necessary to slacken speed and stop the engine at the proper time. Both anchors must be ready to let go. The ship may ride to one or two anchors. If there is a strong wind, it is necessary to bring her head up into the wind. In case there is a strong stream or current the ship should be stem on to the current. When the ship is near her intended place, is given a little stairway with the engine and the one anchor is dropped, then the anchor chain is paid out. When the chain is brought up, the brake is set as tight as possible. The scope of chain to be paid out depends on many factors, such as the size of the ship, the weather and tide conditions, the quality of the holding ground. It is the captain or watch officer who must determine how much of chain is to be paid out in each case. After the ship has been anchored the watch officer takes the anchorage bearings and anchorage soundings and enters into the logbook. Then he marks the ship’s position on the chart. When the vessel is at anchor at night one or more men are posted on anchor watch.

MEDICAL INSPECTION OF A SHIP

On the arrival of a ship in a foreign port the first person who comes aboard is the medical officer of the port. His duty is to examine the members of the crew for infection diseases if there are no infection diseases on board the medical officer issued the certificate of practique. This certificate allows the vessel to enter the port and to discharge her cargo. It also allows the ships and passenger to land. If the ship has infection diseases aboard, the ship is put in quarantine. The medical officer is also under duty to examine whether the ship has proper certificates of deratization and desinfection. Sometimes custom officers and pilots are authorized to give ships free pratique provided the ships have “clean” bill of health.

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