LESSON 6

MEDICAL INSPECTION OF THE SHIP

Words and Word Combinations

arrival прибытие foreign иностранный

medical officer санитарный врач, санитарный инспектор duty обязанность, долг

to examine осматривать, освидетельствовать crew экипаж, команда судна

infectious disease инфекционное заболевание bill of health санитарное свидетельство

to issue выпускать, выписывать, выдавать (свидетельство, приказ) certificate свидетельство, удостоверение

pratique ['praeti:k] разрешение на сообщение с берегом port of call порт захода

to land высаживать(ся), выгружать (на берег) voyage рейс

quarantine карантин casualty несчастный случай sick больной; the ~ больные

to injure повреждать, ушибать, ранить injury повреждение, ранение, ушиб

authorize уполномочивать, предоставлять право, поручать provided при условии что; в том случае, если

to fumigate подвергать дезинфекции окуриванием to carry out выполнять, осуществлять

to hand over вручать, передавать

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lo suffer страдать

Expressions

to be under duty быть обязанным

to render assistance оказывать помощь

to get medical treatment получать лечение, медицинскую помощь bad luck несчастье, неудача, невезение

to be X-rayed проходить рентгеноскопию

to muster and line up собрать и построить (команду)

to keep the ship in quarantine держать судно в карантине What's the reason for ...? Какова причина...?

It will not (won't) take much time. Это не займет много времени. It is just the same. Это все равно.

TEXT

On the arrival of a ship in a foreign port the first person who comes aboard is the medical officer of the port. In some ports medical officers are sometimes called Health Officers. His duty is to examine the members of the crew for infectious diseases. He also examines the Bill of Health which the ship got in her last port of call.

If the Bill of Health is "clean" and there is no infectious disease on board the medical officer issues the Certificate of Pratique. This certificate allows the vessel to enter the port and to discharge her cargo. It also allows the ship's crew and passengers to land.

If the ship has arrived from the port where people or animals are suffering from infectious diseases or if there have been some cases of infectious diseases aboard the ship during her voyage, the ship is put in quarantine.

The medical officer is also under duty to examine whether the ship has

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proper certificates of deratization and disinfection.

In case of some casualty or if there are some sick people on board, the medical officer renders assistance in placing the injured or sick persons for hospital treatment.

Sometimes customs officers and pilots are authorized to give ships free pratique provided the ships have "clean" bills of health.

DIALOGUES

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MEDICAL OFFICER. Good afternoon! I've come to examine your ship. I am a medical officer. Have you any sick people on board?

CHIEF MATE. Yes, two men were badly injured during the storm. MEDICAL OFFICER. What injuries did they get?

CHIEF MATE. One of them has broken his leg, the other one has sprained his arm.

MEDICAL OFFICER. Bad luck. Do they get medical treatment?

CHIEF MATE. Yes, certainly they do, but still they need hospital treatment. They both must be X-rayed, you know.

MEDICAL OFFICER. I'll see to that later on, when we have finished with the examination.

CHIEF MATE. Shall I have all hands mustered and lined up for doctor's inspection?

MEDICAL OFFICER. No, that's not necessary. I'll examine them one by one. Have you anybody ill with infectious diseases? No cases of diarrhoea?

CHIEF MATE. No, everybody is in good health.

MEDICAL OFFICER. Have you had an unusual mortality among the rats on board your ship?

CHIEF MATE. No, we haven't. We maintain the ship practically ratfree, as we often do fumigation.

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MEDICAL OFFICER. Where do you come from? CHIEF MATE. We come from Odessa.

MEDICAL OFFICER. What was your last port of call? CHIEF MATE. Our last port of call was Naples, Italy.

MEDICAL OFFICER. Show me your latest Bill of Health, please. CHIEF MATE. Here is our latest Bill of Health. It was issued at Naples.

MEDICAL OFFICER. Thank you. It's O.K. Will you kindly present your deratization and disinfection certificates?

CHIEF MATE. Here they are. The ship was fumigated a month ago. MEDICAL OFFICER. So, everything is O.K. and I'll give you free pratique.

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MEDICAL OFFICER. I am sorry, but we have to keep your ship in quarantine.

CAPTAIN. What's the reason for that?

MEDICAL OFFICER. We are informed about an epidemic of cholera in Hongkong where you were five days ago.

CAPTAIN. How long shall we be kept in quarantine?

MEDICAL OFFICER. According to regulations you'll be kept in quarantine for another week. Now we'll have to carry out disinfection.

CAPTAIN. How long will it take you to carry out the disinfection? MEDICAL OFFICER. It won't take much time, a couple of hours, perhaps. CAPTAIN. All right; you may start then. What other regulations should we

carry out?

MEDICAL OFFICER. All the requirements are stated in this declaration which you must sign and hand over to me. You may retain a copy of this declaration.

CAPTAIN. That's clear. Anything else?

MEDICAL OFFICER. Fruit, vegetables, flowers are not allowed to be landed. Besides you must sign a declaration that you won't land any animals

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