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The use of the yellow quarantine flag in the Philippines is prescribed
in Administrative Order No. 118-C (s. 1992), aka Revised Quarantine
Rules and Regulations, as follows:
A. General Sanitation Requirements for Port of Entry
1. Inspection of Vessels
[...]
d. Requirements for Vessels to be Inspected
Any vessel subject to quarantine inspection shall be considered in
quarantine until given a pratique. Such vessel shall fly a yellow
flag at its foremast, drop its anchor at the designated quarantine
anchorage, put down its accommodation ladder, wait for the Quarantine
Medical Officer and give the conveyance a proper shelter or lee in
stormy weather while he is boarding and leaving the vessel. The
Quarantine Medical Officer has the authority to delay quarantine
inspection of a vessel until the above conditions are complied with."
[...]
3. Detention of Vessel in Quarantine
[...]
b. Requirements of Vessel in Detention
No direct contact shall be allowed between any person in the vessel
in quarantine and any person from the outside. Such vessel shall fly
the yellow flag while under detention in quarantine.
Source: http://www.medco.gov.ph/ciqs/quarantine-h.htm
Ivan Sache, 7 January 2007