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Item No.:
03
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Site:
Potable Water-Water Production at Anchor
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Violation:
The vessel was producing potable water using their reverse osmosis unit while at anchor during the inspection. The production was stopped.
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Recommendation:
Operate a reverse osmosis unit, distillation plant, or other process that supplies water to the vessel?s potable water system only while the vessel is making way, and do not operate in polluted areas, harbors, or at anchor.
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Item No.:
06
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Site:
Potable Water-Bunkering and Production
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Violation:
The analyzer-chart recorder was not consistently calibrated at the beginning of bunkering or production or when bunkering or production was restarted after being stopped on the same chart.
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Recommendation:
Calibrate at the beginning of bunkering or production when halogen and pH analyzer-chart recorders are used in lieu of manual tests and logs. Ensure the calibration is recorded on the chart.
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Potable Water-Distillate and Permeate Lines
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Violation:
The distillate and permeate lines were not striped blue/gray/blue from water production to the halogen injection point.
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Recommendation:
Stripe or paint distillate and permeate lines directed to the potable water system in accordance with ISO 14726 (blue/gray/blue). Ensure no other lines have the above color designations. Stripe or paint these lines at 5 meters (15 feet) intervals and on each side of partitions, decks, and bulkheads, except where decor would be marred by such markings, including potable water supply lines in technical lockers.
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Potable Water-Tank Coating Approval
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Violation:
There was no documentation of the approval by the certifying organization indicating that the potable water tank coating was approved for such use.
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Recommendation:
Ensure the interior coatings on potable water tanks are approved for potable water contact by a certification organization. Follow all manufacturers? recommendations for application, drying, and curing. For the tank coatings used, maintain the following onboard: (1) written documentation of approval from the certification organization (independent of the coating manufacturer); (2) manufacturers? recommendations for application, drying, and curing; and (3) written documentation that the manufacturers? recommendations have been followed for application, drying, and curing.
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Potable Water-Tank Disinfection
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Violation:
There was no documentation of the chlorine test to ensure a minimum of 200 ppm used to disinfect the tank surfaces following tank entry.
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Recommendation:
If the alternative potable water tank cleaning and disinfection procedure described in this section is used, ensure it is only used for routine cleaning and disinfection and not for known or suspected contaminated tanks. Document the chlorine test to ensure at least 200 MG/L (ppm) chlorine was met.
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Food Service General-Chill Water Lines
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Violation:
The chill water lines for the ice machines were not uniquely identified.
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Recommendation:
Uniquely identify all refrigerant lines in all galleys, pantries, and cold rooms to prevent cross-connections.
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Item No.:
09
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Marina and Main Pools
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Violation:
Due to the presence of the air/water jets and the water surface disturbance caused by the jets, the main pool is considered an activity pool and the marina pool is considered a spa pool.
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Recommendation:
Disable the jets for these facilities or increase the halogen levels to match the requirements. Maintain a free residual halogen in recirculated RWFs in the following ranges: (1) swimming pools, between 1.0 and 5.0 mg/L (ppm); (4) interactive RWFs (activity pools), between 2.0 and 5.0 mg/L (ppm); and (6) whirlpool spas and spa pools, between 3.0 and 10.0 mg/L (ppm) free chlorine or between 4.0 and 10.0 mg/L (ppm) bromine.
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Item No.:
10
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Safety Signs
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Violation:
The safety signs for the recreational water facilities did not contain all of the information required by the 2011 VSP Operations Manual.
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Recommendation:
Provide safety signs for all RWFs, except for baby-only water facilities. Ensure the signs, at a minimum, include the following words: (1) do not use these facilities if you are experiencing diarrhea, vomiting, or fever; (2) no children in diapers or who are not toilet trained; (3) shower before entering the facility; and (4) bather load #. In addition to the safety sign requirements in section 6.7.1.1.1, install a sign at each whirlpool spa and spa pool entrance listing precautions and risks associated with the use of these facilities. Include, at a minimum, cautions against use by the following: (1) individuals who are immunocompromised; (2) individuals on medication or who have underlying medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or high or low blood pressure; and (3) pregnant women, elderly persons, and children. Additionally, caution against exceeding 15 minutes of exposure.
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Item No.:
10
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Water Chemistry Monitoring
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Violation:
There was no monitoring of the alkalinity or total chlorine for the recreational water facilities.
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Recommendation:
Monitor and adjust the RWF?s flow rates, free and combined halogen levels, pH, total alkalinity, and clarity as recommended by the manufacturer and to maintain optimum public health protection and water chemistry.
Ensure a test kit is available for testing water quality parameters, including free and total halogen levels (chlorine and bromine, where applicable), pH, and total alkalinity. Ensure that test kits are accurate to within 0.2 mg/L (ppm) for halogen and have a testing range of free residual halogen normally maintained in the RWF. Ensure test kits for pH are accurate to within 0.2. Ensure all reagents are not past their expiration dates.
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Item No.:
10
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Spa Whirlpool Safety Sign
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Violation:
There was no safety sign at the whirlpool inside the spa.
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Recommendation:
Provide safety signs for all RWFs, except for baby-only water facilities. Ensure the signs, at a minimum, include the following words: (1) do not use these facilities if you are experiencing diarrhea, vomiting, or fever; (2) no children in diapers or who are not toilet trained; (3) shower before entering the facility; and (4) bather load #. For children?s RWF signs, include the exact wording ?TAKE CHILDREN ON FREQUENT BATHROOM BREAKS? or ?TAKE CHILDREN ON FREQUENT TOILET BREAKS.?
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Item No.:
10
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Chart Records
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Violation:
For all of the recreational water facilities, the analyzer-chart recorders were often calibrated 2-3 hours after the recreational water facilities were opened.
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Recommendation:
Maintain and operate the halogen and pH analyzer-chart recorder in accordance with the manufacturer?s instructions. Conduct a manual comparison test before opening the RWF to verify calibration for free halogen residual and pH. Ensure the analyzer reading is within 0.2 ppm for free halogen and 0.2 for pH. For RWFs open longer than 24 hours, conduct a manual comparison test every 24 hours.
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Item No.:
10
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Antientrapment
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Violation:
The drain covers for the whirlpools were not stamped with all of the information required by the 2011 VSP Operations Manual. The pools had dual gravity drains more than a meter apart. The drain covers were of standard design and there was no alarm for draining of the pools.
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Recommendation:
Ensure the testing of manufactured drain covers is by a nationally or internationally recognized testing laboratory. Ensure the following information is stamped on each manufactured antientrapment drain cover: (1) certification standard and year; (2) type of drain use (single or multiple); (3) maximum flow rate (in gallons or liters per minute); (4) type of fitting (suction outlet); (5) life expectancy of cover; (6) mounting orientation (wall, floor, or both); (7) manufacturer?s name or trademark; and (8) model designation. Ensure the design of custom/shipyard constructed (field fabricated) drain covers and suction fittings is fully specified by a registered design professional in accordance with ASME A112.19.8-2007. Ensure the specifications fully address cover/grate loadings, durability, hair, finger and limb entrapment issues, cover/grate secondary layer of protection, related sump design, and features specific to the RWF. Provide a letter from the shipyard for each custom/shipyard constructed (field fabricated) drain cover fitting. At a minimum, ensure the letter specifies the shipyard, name of the vessel, specifications and dimensions of the drain cover, as well as the exact location of the RWF for which it was designed. Ensure the name of and contact information for the registered design professional and signature are on the letter. For RWFs with gravity drainage and multiple drains (2 or more drains greater than 3 feet apart), provide either a standard design (not compliant with ASME A112.19.8) drain cover and an alarm, or an ASME A112.19.8 compliant antientrapment/antientanglement drain cover. Ensure the alarm is audible and sounds in both a continuously manned space and at the RWF. Ensure this alarm is for all draining: accidental, routine, and emergency.
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Item No.:
10
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Filter Housing and Hair Strainers
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Violation:
There was no documentation for the wash, rinse and disinfection of the cartridge housings or the hair strainers and hair strainer housings.
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Recommendation:
Clean, rinse, and disinfect the filter housing before the new filter media is placed in it. Ensure disinfection is accomplished with an appropriate halogen-based disinfectant. At a minimum, use a 50-ppm solution for 1 minute, or equivalent CT value. Maintain records on all inspection and cleaning procedures. Clean, rinse, and disinfect the hair and lint strainer and hair and lint strainer housing on all RWFs weekly. Ensure disinfection is accomplished with an appropriate halogen-based disinfectant. At a minimum, use a 50-ppm solution for 1 minute, or equivalent CT value. Maintain records on all inspection and cleaning procedures.
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Item No.:
10
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Turnover Rates
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Violation:
The turnover rates were not calculated for the recreational water facilities.
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Recommendation:
For RWFs with skim gutters, ensure that the fill level of the RWF is to the level of the skim gutters. Design recirculation systems and equipment, including chemical control equipment, UV disinfection systems, filter, and pumps to maintain adequate water chemistry control while operating at the following minimum turnover rates: (1) swimming pool (VSP 2005 Construction Guidelines or earlier): 6 hours; (2) swimming pool (VSP 2011 Construction Guidelines or later): 4 hours; (3) children's pool: 0.5 hours; (4) wading pool: 1 hour; (5) whirlpool spa: 0.5 hours; (6) spa pool: 2 hours; (7) interactive RWF or activity pool less than 610 millimeters (24 inches) deep: 1 hour; (8) interactive RWF or activity pool greater than 610 millimeters (24 inches) deep: 2 hours; and (9) baby-only water facility: 0.5 hours. Ensure an RWF slide that is combined with a pool has a turnover rate that matches the rate for the pool.
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Item No.:
10
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Sample Lines
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Violation:
The sample lines for the analyzer-chart recorders for all of the recreational water facilities were located after the compensation tanks.
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Recommendation:
Install chart recorders or electronic data loggers with security features that record pH and halogen measurements for each individual RWF. Ensure the sample line for the analyzer probe (monitoring) is either directly from the RWF or on the return line from each RWF and before the compensation tank. Install appropriate sample taps for analyzer calibration. In the event of equipment failure, measure free residual halogen and pH by a manual test kit at the RWF or return line at least hourly for whirlpool spas, spa pools, children?s pools, and wading pools and every 4 hours for all other RWFs. Record manual readings on a chart or log, retain for at least 12 months, and ensure that they are available for review during inspections. Complete repairs on malfunctioning halogen analyzer-chart recorders within 30 days of equipment failure. Provide an audible alarm in a continuously occupied watch station to indicate low and high free halogen and pH readings in each RWF.
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Item No.:
10
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-Dumping of Whirlpools
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Violation:
The time for the dumping of whirlpools was not documented.
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Recommendation:
Ensure a written or electronic log of RWF filter inspection results, granular filter sedimentation test results, backwashing frequency and length of backwashing, and date and time of water dumping is available for review during inspections.
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Item No.:
12
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Site:
Galley-Hot Galley
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Violation:
While cutting vegetables, a crew member was handling the vegetables with his bare hands. The vegetables were intended for cooking.
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Recommendation:
Ensure food employees do not contact exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and that they use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment.
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Item No.:
16
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Site:
Food Service General-Time Contol Plans
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Violation:
The time control plans did not include the set-up and discard times.
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Recommendation:
Maintain a written time control plan(s) that ensures compliance with these guidelines on the vessel and make it available for review during inspections. Post a time control plan at each outlet where time control is used. Ensure plan(s): (1) Includes set-up and discard times for each outlet. (2) List refrigeration and hot holding units (compartments and cabinets) on time control (the physical units must also be labeled as such). (3) Describe or show the flow of potentially hazardous food from when last in temperature control to placement in time control and discard.
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Item No.:
16
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Site:
Food Service General-Consumer Advisories
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Violation:
There was no consumer advisory for the raw tuna dish served at the Tides buffet. For the menus in Tides and the sushi bar, there was an incomplete consumer advisory at the bottom of the menu and no asterisks at the animal-derived foods that could be served raw or under cooked.
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Recommendation:
If an animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, milk, pork, poultry, or shellfish that is raw, undercooked, or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens is offered in a ready-to-eat form or as a raw ingredient in another ready-to-eat food, ensure the consumer is informed by way of disclosure using menu advisories, placards, or other easily visible written means of the significantly increased risk to certain especially vulnerable consumers eating such foods in raw or undercooked form. Locate the advisory at the outlets where these types of food are served. Ensure that disclosure is made by one of the two following methods: (1) On a sign describing the animal-derived foods (e.g., ?oysters on the half-shell,? ?hamburgers,? ?steaks,? or ?eggs?); AND that they can be cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked; AND a statement indicating that consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood, shellfish, eggs, milk, poultry may increase your risk for foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Ensure the advisory is posted at the specific station where the food is served raw, undercooked, or cooked to order OR (2) On a menu using an asterisk at the animal-derived foods requiring disclosure and a footnote with a statement indicating that consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood, shellfish, eggs, milk, or poultry may increase your risk for foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
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Item No.:
17
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Site:
Provisions-Parasite Destruction Letters
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Violation:
The parasite destruction letters did not list all of the fish species that were served raw or undercooked on the vessel. The letters included salmon, smoked salmon, and 'sushi items'.
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Recommendation:
If raw, raw-marinated, partially cooked, or marinated partially cooked fish are served in ready-to-eat form, ensure: (1) The person in charge records the freezing temperature and time to which the fish are subjected and retains the records on the vessel for 90 calendar days beyond the time of service or sale of the fish; or (2) If the fish are frozen by a supplier, a written letter from the supplier which specifies the fish species involved and both the temperature to which the fish was frozen and the total time period at that temperature. If the supplier provides any of the same species to the vessel in a fresh state, ensure there is a designation on the outer packaging for the parasite-free fish.
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Item No.:
19
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Site:
Buffet-Tides
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Violation:
There was no side shields on the sneeze guards at the buffet island.
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Recommendation:
Protect food on display from contamination by the use of packaging; counter, service line, or salad bar food guards; display cases; self-closing hinged lids; or other effective means. Install side protection for sneeze guards if the distance between exposed food and where consumers are expected to stand is less than 1 meter (40 inches).
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Item No.:
19
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Site:
Buffet-Crew Mess
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Violation:
There was no serving utensil for the bowl of oranges out for service. This was corrected.
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Recommendation:
Provide food-dispensing utensils for each container displayed at a consumer self-service unit such as a buffet or salad bar.
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Item No.:
22
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Site:
Food Service General-Data Plates on Electrolux Warewash Machines
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Violation:
The data plates on the Electrolux warewash machines did not have both the wash and final rinse cycle times.
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Recommendation:
Ensure a warewashing machine is provided with an easily accessible and readable data plate affixed to or posted adjacent to the machine that indicates the machine?s design and operating specifications including the: (1) wash tank, rinse tank(s) if present, and final sanitizing rinse temperatures; (2) pressure required for the fresh water sanitizing rinse unless the machine is designed to use only a pumped sanitizing rinse; (3) conveyor speed in feet per minute or minimum transit time for belt conveyor machines, minimum transit time for rack conveyor machines, and wash and final sanitizing rinse times as specified by the manufacturer for stationary rack machines.
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Item No.:
36
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Site:
Food Service General-Light Intensity
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Violation:
The light intensity was less than 110 lux behind several pieces of deck- and counter-mounted equipment in the food areas. Some identified areas included the bakery stack ovens, espresso machine in Freddy's Deli, and many ice machines in galleys, bar pantries and deck pantries.
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Recommendation:
Ensure the light intensity is at least 110 lux (10 foot candles) at a distance of 75 centimeters (30 inches) above the deck when in use, in walk-in refrigerator units and dry storage areas, and in other areas and rooms during periods of cleaning. Ensure the light intensity is at least 110 lux (10 foot candles) behind and around mounted equipment, including counter-mounted equipment.
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Item No.:
40
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Site:
Integrated Pest Management-Active Monitoring Logs
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Violation:
The time that active monitoring was conducted was not recorded in the logs.
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Recommendation:
Ensure the IPM Plan includes provisions for logs for active monitoring of pest sightings in operational areas of the vessel. Ensure the IPM plan includes provisions for training of crew members in charge of log completion. Record the time of the active monitoring inspections in the log.
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Item No.:
41
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Site:
Housekeeping-Public Toilets
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Violation:
There was no sign informing individuals to use a tissue or towel on the door handle when exiting the toilet rooms.
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Recommendation:
Post a sign advising users of toilet facilities to use hand towel, paper towel, or tissue to open the door unless the exit is hands free.
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Item No.:
41
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Site:
Housekeeping-Outbreak Prevention and Response Plan (OPRP)
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Violation:
The OPRP did not include the following: contact time for the disinfectant; procedures to protect passengers and crew from inhalation and dermal contact with the disinfectant; procedures to inform passengers and crew of an outbreak; or procedures to inform returning owners of an outbreak.
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Recommendation:
Ensure each vessel has a written OPRP that details standard procedures and policies to specifically address AGE onboard. Include the following in the written OPRP: (1) Duties and responsibilities of each department and their staff for all the passenger and crew public areas; (2) Steps in outbreak management and control and the trigger for required action at each step. Ensure the triggers address a graduated approach to outbreak management in response to increasing case counts; (3) Disinfectant products or systems used, including the surfaces or items the disinfectants will be applied to, concentrations, and required contact times. Ensure the disinfectant products or systems are effective against human norovirus or an acceptable surrogate (e.g., caliciviruses); (4) Procedures for informing passengers and crew members of the outbreak. Ensure this section also includes procedures for notification of passengers embarking the vessel following an outbreak voyage or segment of a voyage; (5) Procedures for returning the vessel to normal operating conditions after an outbreak; (6) Procedures to protect the passengers and crew from exposure to disinfectants, if not already included in the vessel?s safety management system. Ensure this protection includes: (a) Material safety data sheets (MSDSs); (b) Personal protective equipment for crew; (c) Health and safety procedures to minimize respiratory and dermal exposures to both passengers and crew.
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Item No.:
43
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Site:
Ventilation-
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Violation:
Technical water was used instead of potable water for cleaning the air handling units.
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Recommendation:
Use only potable water for cleaning HVAC distribution systems.
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