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Variances by Cruise Ships
 
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Operational Manual Section: : DISEASE REPORTING
 
VSP Requirement

4.2.1.1.1 : Ensure that the master, the medical staff, or other designated staff of a vessel destined for a U.S. port from a foreign port submits at least one standardized gastrointestinal illness report based on the number of reportable cases in the gastrointestinal illness log to the VSP no less than 24 hours, but not more than 30 hours before the vessel's expected arrival at the U.S. port.

 
Summary: Variance to submit a 4-hr report vs. a 24-hr report due to length of cruises.
 


 
Summary: Variance to not submit a GI report each time they return from Canada.
 


 
Summary: Exempt from submitting 24-hour acute gastroenteritis (AGE) reports and to only submit 4-hour AGE reports.
 


 
Summary: Submit 24-hour report upon departure from Bimini when sailing directly from Bimini to Miami.
 


 
Summary: Exempt from submitting a 24-hour acute gastroenteritis (AGE) report when traveling from Santo Domingo, DR to San Juan, PR.
 


 
Summary: Submit 24-hour report upon departure from Bimini when sailing directly from Bimini to Miami.
 


 
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Summary: Submit 24-hour report upon departure from Bimini when sailing directly from Bimini to Miami.
 
Vessel Sanitation Program