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all the requirements of the GPW. 182 Transit or screening facilities must, however, providePOWs reasonable protection from the effects of combat, basic sanitation, and food and water. 183If POWs must, during evacuation, pass through transit camps, their stay in such campsshall be as brief as possible. 1849.10.3 Facilities of a Permanent Nature. Transit or screening camps of a permanent kindshall be fitted out under conditions similar to those described in Section II of the GPW forregular internment camps for POWs, and the POWs in those camps shall have the sametreatment as in other camps. 1859.10.4 Use of Ships for Temporary Detention. POWs may be detained temporarily onboard a ship if operational or humanitarian needs dictate, pending a reasonable opportunity totransfer them to a shore facility, or to another vessel for evacuation to a shore facility. 186 Forexample, they may be temporarily detained on board naval vessels: (a) while being transportedbetween land facilities; or (b) if such action would appreciably improve their safety or healthprospects, such as avoidance of exposure to severe environmental or combat conditions, orimproved access to medical care for those requiring it. Such limited detention does not violatethe requirement for internment of POWs on land. 187182 GPW COMMENTARY 176 (“The camps mentioned in the present paragraph are those which the militaryauthorities may have to establish in a combat zone in order to house prisoners captured during military operations inthat particular zone. In view of the fact that they are near the fighting zone, it is not always possible to require thatsuch camps should fulfil all the material conditions specified in the Convention.”).183 Refer to § 9.9.2 (Conditions of Evacuation).184 GPW art. 20 (“If prisoners of war must, during evacuation, pass through transit camps, their stay in such campsshall be as brief as possible.”).185 GPW art. 24 (“Transit or screening camps of a permanent kind shall be fitted out under conditions similar tothose described in the present Section, and the prisoners therein shall have the same treatment as in other camps.”).186 For example, 1997 MULTI-SERVICE DETENTION REGULATION § 2-1.b (“Special policy pertaining to thetemporary detention of EPW, CI, RP and other detained persons aboard United States Naval Vessels: (1) Detentionof EPW/RP on board naval vessels will be limited. (2) EPW recovered at sea may be temporarily held on board asoperational needs dictate, pending a reasonable opportunity to transfer them to a shore facility, or to another vesselfor transfer to a shore facility. (3) EPW/RP may be temporarily held aboard naval vessels while being transportedbetween land facilities. They may also be treated and temporarily quartered aboard naval vessels incidental to theirtreatment, to receive necessary and appropriate medical attention if such detention would appreciably improve theirhealth or safety prospects. (4) Holding of EPW/RP on vessels must be temporary, limited to the minimum periodnecessary to evacuate them from the combat zone or to avoid significant harm that would be faced if detained onland. (5) Use of immobilized vessels for temporary holding of EPW/RP is not authorized without SECDEFapproval.”).187 Refer to § 9.11.3.1 (Location on Land).537