authorities of the several places whither they are bound and are subjected to a medical examination with a view to establishing their state of health. VII. The word day means an interval of 24 hours. ARTICLE 2 Whatever relates in the present convention to aerodromes is to be understood as applying mutatis mutandis to places for the landing on water of hydroplanes and similar craft. SECTION I.-Aerodromes in General and Their Staff ARTICLE 3 Each High Contracting Party undertakes to provide its authorized aerodromes with a sanitary organization adapted to the current needs of prophylaxis which as a minimum shall consist of definite arrangements to insure the attendance of a medical practitioner at such times as may be necessary for the medical examinations contemplated by the present convention. ARTICLE 4 It rests with each High Contracting Party, taking into account the risks of infectious disease to which his territory may be exposed, to decide whether or not to establish sanitary aerodromes and which authorized aerodromes shall be selected for this purpose. ARTICLE 5 The sanitary aerodrome shall at all times have at its disposal: (a) an organized medical service, with one medical officer at least and one or more sanitary inspectors, it being understood that this staff will not necessarily be in permanent attendance at the aerodrome; (b) a place for medical inspection; (c) equipment for taking and dispatching suspected material for examination in a laboratory, if such examination cannot be made on the spot; (d) facilities, in the case of necessity, for the isolation, transport, and care of the sick, for the isolation of contacts separately from the sick, and for carrying out any other prophylactic measure in suitable premises, either within the aerodrome, or in proximity to it; (e) apparatus necessary for carrying out disinfection, disinsectization, and deratization, if required, as well as any other measures laid down in the present convention. The aerodrome shall be provided with a sufficient supply of wholesome drinking water and with a proper and safe system for the disposal of excreta and refuse and for the removal of waste water. The aerodrome shall, as far as possible, be protected from rats. ARTICLE 6 The medical officer of the sanitary aerodrome shall be an official of or approved by the competent sanitary authority. ARTICLE 7 Each High Contracting Party shall communicate, either to the Office International d'Hygiène Publique, or to the International Commission for Air Navigation, which will transmit to each other the information thus received, a list of his sanitary aerodromes in order that it may be brought to the knowledge of the other High Contracting Parties. The communication shall include, in the case of each aerodrome, details as to its situation, its sanitary equipment, and its sanitary staff. The notification to the Office International d'Hygiène Publique provided for in the present article, as well as in articles 8, 37, 40, 58, 59, and 60 of the present convention, may in the case of those High Contracting Parties who have adhered to the Pan American. sanitary code, be made through the intermediary of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau. ARTICLE 8 In order that a sanitary aerodrome may be designated as a local area for the purpose of notification of infectious diseases and for other purposes as provided by the present convention, it must be so organized that: 1. the entry or exit of any person is under the supervision and control of the competent authority; 2. in the case of a disease specified in article 18 of this convention occurring in the surrounding territory, access to the aerodrome by any route other than the air is forbidden to persons suspected of being infected, and measures are applied, to the satisfaction of the competent authority, with a view to preventing persons who are resident in or passing through the aerodrome from being exposed to the risk of infection, either by contact with persons from outside or by any other means. In order that an authorized aerodrome which is not a sanitary aerodrome may similarly be designated a local area it is necessary, in addition, that it shall be so situated topographically as to be beyond all probable risk of infection from without. The High Contracting Parties shall notify to the Office International d'Hygiène Publique aerodromes which have been constituted local areas in accordance with the terms of the present article, and the Office International d'Hygiène Publique will communicate the notification to the other High Contracting Parties and to the International Commission for Air Navigation. SECTION II.-Aircraft Sanitary Documents • ARTICLE 9 The following entries shall be made in the journey logbook, under the heading "Observations": 1. any facts relevant to public health which have arisen on the aircraft in the course of the voyage; 2. any sanitary measures undergone by the aircraft before departure or at places of call in application of the present convention; 3. information concerning the appearance in the country from which the aircraft is departing of any of the infectious diseases mentioned in part III of the present convention. This entry is made with a view to facilitating the medical examinations which passengers arriving at aerodromes in another territory may be required to undergo. For this purpose, the government of any noninfected country in which one of the said diseases makes its appearance shall, in addition to other means by which it is already required to inform other countries of the outbreak of such diseases and their nature, transmit the necessary information to the competent authorities of each of its authorized aerodromes. The latter shall enter the information in the journey log of any aircraft leaving the aerodrome during a period of 15 days from the date on which the information was first received. Aircraft shall not be required to carry bills of health. The entries made in the journey logbook in accordance with the terms of this article shall be verified and certified free of charge by the competent authority of the aerodrome. SECTION III.-Merchandise and Mail ARTICLE 10 In addition to the measures prescribed in articles 25, 29, 33, 42, 44, 47, 49, and 51 of the present convention, merchandise in aircraft may be subjected to the laws of the country as regards measures to be applied to merchandise imported by whatever means of transport. ARTICLE 11 Letters and correspondence, printed matter, books, newspapers, business documents, postal packages, and anything sent by post, shall not be subject to any sanitary measure, unless they contain articles coming within the terms of article 33 of the present convention. Part II.-Sanitary Regulations Generally Applicable ARTICLE 12. In the case of sanitary or authorized aerodromes, the medical officer attached to the aerodrome has the right, either before the departure or after the landing of aircraft, to proceed to inspect the sanitary condition of passengers and crew, whenever circumstances justify this measure. This visit should, however, be so arranged in relation to the other ordinary administrative and customs operations, as to avoid any delay or interference with the continuation of the voyage. No fees shall be charged for this inspection. Reservation is made of the right of the Sanitary and Maritime Quarantine Board of Egypt to levy dues in accordance with its special powers. ARTICLE 13 The competent authority of any aerodrome may, on the advice of the medical officer attached to the aerodrome, prohibit the embarkation of persons with symptoms of infectious disease, except in the case of the transport of sick persons by aircraft specially allocated for the purpose. In the absence of a medical officer, the competent authority of the aerodrome may defer the departure of such persons until the advice of a doctor has been obtained. ARTICLE 14 Aircraft in flight are forbidden to throw or to let fall, matter capable of producing the outbreak of infectious disease. ARTICLE 15 If the commander of the aircraft wishes to disembark a sick person he shall, so far as he is able, notify the aerodrome of arrival in good time before landing. ARTICLE 16 If there is on board an aircraft a case of an infectious disease, duly verified by the medical officer attached to the aerodrome, not being a disease specified in part III of the present convention, the usual measures in force in the country in which the aerodrome is situated shall be applied. The sick person may be landed and, if the competent sanitary authority considers it desirable, isolated in a suitable place; the other passengers and the crew shall have the right to continue the voyage, after medical inspection and, if necessary, the carrying out of the appropriate sanitary measures. Such of these sanitary measures as can be carried out at the aerodrome shall be so arranged in relation to the administrative and customs operations that the aircraft may be detained as short a time as possible. ARTICLE 17 Except as expressly provided for in the present convention, aircraft shall be exempt from sanitary formalities at the aerodromes both of call and of final destination. Part III.-Sanitary Regulations Applicable in the Case of Certain Diseases ARTICLE 18 The diseases which are the subject of the special measures prescribed by this part of the convention are: Plague, cholera, yellow fever, exanthematous typhus, and smallpox. ARTICLE 19 For the purposes of the present convention, the period of incubation is reckoned as: 6 days in the case of plague; 5 days in the case of cholera; 6 days in the case of yellow fever; 12 days in the case of exanthematous typhus; and 14 days in the case of smallpox. ARTICLE 20 The chief health authorities shall transmit to the sanitary and authorized aerodromes of their respective countries all information contained in the epidemiological notifications and communications received from the Office International d'Hygiène Publique (and the regional bureaus with which it has made agreements for this purpose) in execution of the provisions of the international sanitary convention of June 21, 1926, which may affect the exercise of sanitary control in those aerodromes. ARTICLE 21 The measures prescribed in this Part of the convention shall be regarded as constituting a maximum, within the limits of which the High Contracting Parties may regulate the procedure which may be applied to aircraft. |