Pratique

[Sarah]

Primarily, liberty of converse; intercourse; hence, acertificate, given after compliance with quarantine regulations,permitting a ship to land passengers and crew; -- a term usedparticularly in the south of Europe.

[Sarah]

Pratique is the license given to a ship to enter a port, that indicates to local authorities that it is free from contagious disease. The clearance granted is commonly referred to as free pratique. A ship can signal a request for pratique by flying a solid yellow square-shaped flag. This yellow flag is the Q flag in the set of international maritime signal flags.