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PART II NOTIFICATION
PORT OF HAMBURG
4 Notification
4.1 General
Masters of vessels arriving, staying in or leaving the port of Hamburg are obligated to notify
the competent authority in advance and submit the subsequent documents.
4.2 Submission of Maritime declaration of health
When arriving from a foreign port, a master of a ship is legally required to report any
suspected infectious disease or death on board amongst crew members, passengers or
animals to the Port Health Authority.
The information given by the master of a ship must enable the Port Health Authority to fully
assess the risk of spread of disease from the ship.
4.3 Free Pratique for Health Clearance in the Port of Hamburg
Upon arrival at the port of Hamburg please ensure that the original Maritime Declaration of
Health and the documents to be attached are readily available.
The water police will be the first to inspect the original health documents. When no disease
or death or any other circumstances have occurred on board which are likely to cause a
danger to public health, the water police will grant a Free Pratique for Health Clearance after
inspection of the documents.
In all other cases the Port Health Authority has to be contacted. Usually a medical officer
from the Hamburg Port Health Centre will visit the ship and grant clearance after complete
inspection of the medical logs and other necessary documents.
4.4 Passenger Ships
In Hamburg, masters of passenger ships arriving from a foreign port are required to
complete a Maritime Declaration of Health following the sample given in Annex 8 of the
International Health Regulations 2005.
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PORT INFORMATION GUIDE Source: Harbour Master Port of Hamburg April 2012