Pratique

A limited (generally two days) quarantine placed upon a newly-arrived vessel from an unhealthy port by the health authorities of the place, as a matter of precaution, during the sickly season.

Admitted to Pratique is the term employed to signify that the port surgeon is satisfied as to the general health of the ship's company and the bill of health obtained from the last port of clearance, and that he will permit the vessel to have unrestricted communication with the shore, if, at the expiration of the pratique, no contagious sickness has developed on board.