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2.20. Standard. Public authorities shall seek the cooperation of shipowners to ensure that, when ships intend to call at ports for the sole purpose of putting ashore sick or injured crew members, passengers, persons rescued at sea or other persons for emergency medical treatment, the master shall give the public authorities as much notice as possible of that intention, with the fullest possible details of the sickness or injury and of the identity of the persons.
2.21. Standard. Public authorities shall, by the fastest channels available, inform the master, before the arrival of the ship, of the documentation and the procedures necessary to put the sick or injured persons ashore expeditiously and to clear the ship without delay.
2.22. Standard. With regard to ships calling at ports for this purpose and intending to leave again immediately, public authorities shall give priority in berthing if the state of the sick person or the sea conditions do not allow a safe disembarkation in the roads or harbour approaches.
2.23. Standard. With regard to ships calling at ports for this purpose and intending to leave again immediately, public authorities shall not require the declarations mentioned in Standard 2.1 with the exception of the Maritime Declaration of Health, and, if it is indispensable, the General Declaration. Public authorities shall in such situations waive the time limits, and any applicable penalties, for the provision of the declarations.
2.24. Standard. With regard to ships calling at ports for this purpose and where public authorities require the General Declaration, this declaration shall not contain more information than mentioned in Appendix 1 and, wherever possible, shall contain less.
2.25. Standard. Where public authorities apply control measures related to the arrival of a ship prior to sick or injured persons being put ashore, emergency medical treatment and measures for the protection of public health shall take precedence over these control measures.
2.25bis. Standard. The public authorities under the International Health Regulations shall advise the shipowner as far in advance as possible of their intent to apply public health control measures to a ship, and shall provide, where available, written information concerning the methods employed.
2.26. Standard. Where guarantees or undertakings are required in respect of costs of treatment or eventual removal or repatriation of the persons concerned, emergency medical treatment shall not be withheld or delayed while these guarantees or undertakings are being obtained.
2.27. Not in use.