The crew will form part of a 750-strong team of military personnel expected to reach Sierra Leone by November.
The ship's Commanding
Officer Captain David Eagles has warned that servicemen and women will face
"tough regulations" while on board.
Personnel will be banned
from going ashore on leave during up to three months of deployment as part of
strict rules designed to ensure the ship remains "sterile" from
ebola.
Royal Marines who leave the
RFA Argus for operations in the local community will go through a
decontamination process upon their return.
Medics will take their
temperatures twice a day and anyone who shows signs of ebola will be flown to a
British treatment clinic in Kerry Town.
Captain Eagles, 52, of the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary, admitted the measures were "tough" but
necessary to safeguard against ebola.
British army medics have
already started to arrive in Sierra Leone to help with the battle against the
disease.
A team of 91, including
nurses, doctors and infectious disease consultants, will join 40 soldiers
already in the West African country to work at a UK-supported treatment centre,
which has 12 of its 92 beds set aside for healthcare workers who risk infection
while treating others.
Sky news
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