🔍 Key Concepts

• Quarantine / Port Health clearance procedures when arriving from a foreign port • Difference between Free Pratique and conditional/controlled clearance • What document is issued when a ship is allowed to operate but must correct a health-related deficiency

💭 Think About

• Think about what a Quarantine or Port Health Officer is mainly concerned with when inspecting a vessel on arrival. Are they checking cargo documents, health conditions on board, or safety equipment? • Which of these choices sounds like a full, unconditional clearance, and which sounds like a conditional or limited permission to operate? • Consider which of the options is more likely to be used specifically by health/quarantine authorities, rather than by port state control or commercial parties.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which term is normally used for full clearance to communicate and operate in port with no health restrictions. • Decide which option suggests conditions or controls remain in place because of a deficiency found. • Eliminate any option that sounds more like a commercial, cargo, or safety compliance document rather than a quarantine/health-related clearance.