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Cruise Ship: Volendam Cruise Line: Holland America Line Inspection Date: 05/14/2004 Inspection Score: 90
This cruise ship inspection report lists deficiencies found during the inspection. Additional information corresponding to each item number is available in the latest edition of the VSP Environmental Public Health Standards.

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Item No.: *
Site: Other-CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT
Violation: IN DEVELOPING THE CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT FOR THIS INSPECTION, CRITICAL-ITEM DEFICIENCIES (DESIGNATED WITH YES IN CRITICAL COLUMN (WORTH 3 - 5 POINTS), WHETHER DEBITED OR NOT, SHOULD INCLUDE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND MONITORING PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE CRITICAL DEFICIENCY. PREPARE CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT AS A WORD PROCESSING OR SPREADSHEET FILE WHICH WILL BE SENT TO USPHS / VSP AS AN EMAIL MESSAGE ATTACHMENT. PLEASE EMAIL CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT TO: VSP@CDC.GOV USE EMAIL MESSAGE SUBJECT LINE: SHIP NAME: VOLENDAM - CAS - [INSPECTION DATE; 05/14/2004] .
Recommendation:
Item No.: 03
Site: Other-POTABLE WATER
Violation: FOR 34 DAYS SINCE 2/1/2004, POTABLE WATER PRODUCTION RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE EVAPORATORS WERE BEING OPERATED IN POLLUTED OR HARBOR AREAS.
Recommendation: 5.1.2.1.1 A distillation plant or other process that supplies water to the vessel's potable water system shall not operate in polluted or harbor areas.
Item No.: 06
Site: Other-POTABLE WATER
Violation: THE HALOGEN ANALYZER-CHART RECORDER DAILY CALIBRATION WAS NOT RECORDED FOR NUMEROUS DAYS SINCE THE LAST INSPECTION.
Recommendation: 5.5.1.2.1 The halogen analyzer-chart recorder shall be properly maintained, operated, and calibrated daily in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 5.5.1.2.2 The calibration shall be recorded on the chart or in a log book.
Item No.: 08
Site: Other-POTABLE WATER
Violation: THE CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM DID NOT INCLUDE A LIST OF NON-TESTABLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES.
Recommendation: 5.7.1.1.3 The vessel shall provide a comprehensive cross- connection control program that provides safe connections to the potable water system through air gaps or appropriate backflow devices at the following locations, if present: (1) Potable water supply lines to swimming pools, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, bathtubs, showers, and similar facilities; (2) Photographic laboratory developing machines and utility sinks; (3) Beauty and barber shop spray-rinse hoses; (4) Potable water faucets where hoses are connected or can be connected by threaded or quick-connect outlets such as those serving tanks containing chlorine and other chemicals, and deck taps; (5) Garbage grinders and pulpers; (6) Mechanical warewashing machines; (7) Hospital and laundry equipment; (8) Air conditioning expansion tanks; (9) Boiler feed water tanks; (10) Fire systems; (11) Toilets; (12) Potable water, bilge, and sanitary pumps that require priming; (13) Freshwater or saltwater ballast systems; (14) Bilge or other waste water locations; (15) International shore connection; and (16) Any other connection between potable and non-potable water systems.
Item No.: 08
Site: Other-MEDICAL
Violation: THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE WAS LEAKING AT THE SINK WHERE THE POTABLE WATER SPRAY HOSE IS USED TO FILL THE CHEMICAL X-RAY DEVELOPER TANK. THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE SHOULD BE OF THE TYPE THAT IS APPROVED FOR USE WITH CONTINUOUS PRESSURE.
Recommendation: Replace the leaking backflow prevention device. 5.7.1.2.1 Backflow preventers shall be installed when air gaps are impractical or when water under pressure is required.
Item No.: 09
Site: Other-POOLS
Violation: FOR MANY DAYS SINCE THE LAST INSPECTION, TESTS TAKEN ON THE SUPPLY LINE TO THE POOLS DOCUMENTED THE FREE BROMINE RESIDUAL ON THE CHART RECORDER CHARTS IN THE POOLS BETWEEN 3.0-5.0 PPM AT THE START OF THE DAY. A TEST TAKEN IN THE FORWARD POOL BY THE ENGINEER SHOWED 4.79 PPM OF FREE BROMINE RESIDUAL.
Recommendation: 6.2.2.1.1 A free residual halogen of >1.0 and <3.0 mg/L (ppm) shall be maintained in recirculated swimming pools.
Item No.: 10
Site: Other-POOLS & SPAS
Violation: THE DAILY CALIBRATION OF THE HALOGEN ANALYZER-CHART RECORDERS WAS NOT RECORDED ON THE CHART OR IN A LOG BOOK.
Recommendation: 6.2.2.2.3 Halogen analyzer-chart recorders used in lieu of manual tests, and logs shall be calibrated daily, and the calibration shall be recorded on the chart or in a log book.
Item No.: 16
Site: Other-COLD GALLEY
Violation: TWO LARGE BOWLS OF CUT MELON WERE STORED IN THE WALK-IN REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 48 F. MAYONNAISE AND CAESAR DRESSING WERE NOTED IN A TUB OF ICE ON THE COUNTER WITH AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 50 F. INDIVIDUAL SERVING CONTAINERS OF SHRIMP AND SOFT FRESH MOZZARELLA CHEESE LOCATED IN THE REACH-IN COOLER HAD A TEMPERATURE OF 48 F. ALL OF THE ABOVE PRODUCTS WERE PREPARED TWO HOURS EARLIER. THE ABOVE FOODS WERE PLACED IN THE BLAST CHILLER AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION.
Recommendation: 7.3.5.3.1.1 Potentially hazardous food shall be maintained: (1) At 60C (140F) [roasts 54C (130F)] or above,; or (2) At 5C (41F) or less.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-PETTY OFFICERS MESS
Violation: THE END SECTION OF THE HOT BUFFET LINE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A SNEEZE GUARD. THE FOODS BENEATH THIS SECTION OF THE BUFFET WERE NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.6.1 Food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging; counter, service line, or salad bar food guards; display cases; or other effective means.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-ROOM PANTRIES
Violation: THE ICE MACHINES IN PANTRIES SP 16, SP 22, AND SP 29 HAD LARGE GAPS BETWEEN THE BIN AND CUBER DUE TO PEELING SOFT SEALANT. LIGHT FROM OUTSIDE OF THE ICE BIN COULD BE SEEN ON THE BACK INTERIOR SEAM OF THE BIN. ONE OF THE ICE BINS HAD A 1/2 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE BIN AND CUBER.
Recommendation: 7.4.2.2.1 Multiuse food-contact surfaces shall be: (1) Smooth; (2) Free of breaks, open seams >1 mm (1/32 inch), cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections; (3) Free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices; (4) Finished to have smooth welds and joints; and (5) Accessible for cleaning and inspection by one of the following methods without being disassembled, by disassembling without the use of tools, or by easy disassembling with the use of handheld tools commonly available to maintenance and cleaning personnel such as screwdrivers, pliers, open-end wrenches, and Allen wrenches.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-LIDO PREPARATION
Violation: SOFT PEELING SEALANT WAS NOTED ON THE BACK BLADE GUARD OF THE SLICER.
Recommendation: 7.4.1.1.2 Materials that are used in the construction of multiuse utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be: (1) Durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent; (2) Sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing; (3) Finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface; and (4) Resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion, and decomposition. 7.4.2.5.1 Food-contact surfaces of food equipment shall comply with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or other internationally accredited food-equipment sanitation standards for materials, design, and construction.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-COLD GALLEY
Violation: SOFT PEELING SEALANT WAS NOTED ON THE BACK BLADE GUARD OF THE SLICER.
Recommendation: 7.4.1.1.2 Materials that are used in the construction of multiuse utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be: (1) Durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent; (2) Sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing; (3) Finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface; and (4) Resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion, and decomposition. 7.4.2.5.1 Food-contact surfaces of food equipment shall comply with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or other internationally accredited food-equipment sanitation standards for materials, design, and construction.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-FOOD SERVICE GENERAL
Violation: THE WALK-IN AND UNDER-COUNTER REFRIGERATION UNITS IN THE COLD GALLEY WERE IN USE AND DID NOT MAINTAIN CORRECT TEMPERATURES. THE ENGINEER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO LEAKS IN THE REFRIGERATION LINES AND THAT THESE UNITS ARE SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR.
Recommendation: 7.4.3.1.1 Equipment for cooling and heating food, and holding cold and hot food, shall be sufficient in number and capacity to maintain specified potentially hazardous food temperatures.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-LIDO - PASTA AREA
Violation: A LARGE CRACK WAS NOTED IN THE INDUCTION COOK TOP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
Recommendation: 7.4.2.2.6 Nonfood-contact surfaces shall be free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-COLD GALLEY
Violation: THE SLICER WAS STORED AS CLEAN AND DEBRIS WAS NOTED IN THE GAP BENEATH THE PEELING SEALANT ON THE BACK GUARD.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-FISH PREPARATION ROOM
Violation: THE PREVIOUSLY CLEANED FLOOR MIXER COLLAR WAS SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-BAKERY
Violation: THREE OF THE PREVIOUSLY CLEANED MIXER COLLARS WERE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-ROOM PANTRIES
Violation: THE MANUFACTURE'S PAPER LABEL WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE BACK WALL OF THE ICE BINS IN SP 16, SP 22, AND SP 29, MAKING THE AREA DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-ROOM PANTRY SP 22
Violation: SEVERAL SOILED GLASSES WERE NOTED ON THE "CLEAN" RACK IN ROOM PANTRY SP 22.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.4.1 Food shall only contact surfaces of equipment and utensils that are cleaned and sanitized.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-LIDO STARBOARD BUFFET LINE
Violation: THE FRYER COILS WERE SOILED WITH FOOD RESIDUE.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 33
Site: Other-LIDO BUFFET PORT SIDE
Violation: A LOOSE PROFILE STRIP WAS NOTED IN THE DOORWAY LEADING FROM THE GALLEY AREA TO THE BUFFET LINE.
Recommendation: 7.7.4.2.3 Decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, shall be maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 33
Site: Other-FOOD SERVICE GENERAL
Violation: THE FLOOR SINK SURFACES WERE NOT FINISHED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE, MAKING THEM DIFFICULT TO CLEAN. MANY FLOOR SINK DRAINS WERE OBSERVED SOILED.
Recommendation: 7.7.4.1.1 Decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas shall be constructed and maintained for easy cleaning. 7.7.4.2.1 Decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, shall be cleaned as often as necessary.
Item No.: 41
Site: Other-CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY CENTER
Violation: THE TOILET USED FOR CHILDREN DID NOT HAVE A CHILDREN'S TOILET SEAT.
Recommendation: 10.2.1.1.1 Child-size toilet and handwashing facilities shall be provided, if toilet rooms are located in a child-activity center.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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