Cperstien Plan CTG 7.3 No. 1-53 relatively light. If relatively light and too resistant te normal hesing down, scrubbing amd scraping, fellowed by a coating ef shellac, varnish er paint will usually effectively shield out alnha and beta radiation and seal it in until radicactive health hazard, decay cempletes the precess cf remeval ef any It is planned that all boat decontaminaticn will be dcne in an open sea area (ocean er lagoon) where water dispcsal frem low order ef contemin-ticn and drainage is no preblem. 6. Ceneral Personnel Decentsminetien Precedures. a. At the completion ef decontamination operaticns on shipboard, persennel cencerned should be monitered on the spet - then shed outer (pretective) clothing, gleves, booties, etc., disvosing ef same into covered centainers. Persennel then are monitered end if necessary sent to a personnel decentaminstien center. _ para. 12a) (1) (See Awendix I ef this Annex, Ships damage contrel directives usually state that a "decen- tamination head" shall have an entrance from the weather deck, and a clean exit inside the ship. Te prevent centamination from getting inside the ship, it is recommended that a temporary "change house" be installed on the weather deck, This could censist of a simple shewer arrangement which drains ever the side. A stage ever the side could accomplish this, with some provision fer storing contaminated clothing. b, Personnel upon completion ef their duties in a contaminated area will be required to utilize the facilities within a "change house" (equivalent te'a persennel decontaminatien head), It should be organized end operate in such a way thet it ensures: (1) Monitoring of suspected contamineted persennel at "change house" ENTRINCE. (2) Advising each person as te degree of contamination andi spets more highly contaminated than others, paying special attention to soles ef shees, hands and hair. ae wk(3) Instruction of inceming personnel where centaminated clothing - should: be dispesed ef, This clothing may require laundering er, as a result ef decay ef radicactive contamination, it may be pessible to re-use it after a period of time witheut laundering, (4) Menitoring ef personnel with and without clothing.