13.
Public health requirements
13.1.
Disembarking passengers are required to fill up the information in the health portion of disembarkation card.
13.2.
Disembarking passengers are not required to present vaccination certificate except when coming directly from an area infected with yellow fever.
13.3.
All passengers on board coming from yellow fever infected areas as declared by Central Government shall be in possession of valid international certificate against yellow fever.
13.4.
Aircraft shall have been disinfected at the commencement of the journey as per Aircraft (Public Health) Rules, 1954 and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Schedule IV of the said rules, or the procedure recommended by the World Health Organization.
13.5.
The Pilot-in-Command of the aircraft shall send a radio message there hours before arrival about the state of health of any person on board, who has visited a yellow fever infected area, as declared by the Central Government, with in the previous six days and who is not in possession of valid yellow fever certificate.
13.6.
If, on inspection of the aircraft, the Airport Health Officer detects any person or crew suspected to be infected with yellow fever, the Airport Health Officer may direct the Pilot-in-Command of the aircraft to proceed to Kolkata or Mumbai or any other place as may designated by the Airport Health Officer and Pilot-in-Command of the aircraft shall obey such directions.
13.7.
No departure formalities are required for embarking passengers.