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Cruise Ship: Enchantment of the Seas Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International Inspection Date: 06/14/2003 Inspection Score: 95
This cruise ship inspection report lists the deficiencies found during the inspection. Additional information corresponding to each item number is available in the lastest editions of the CDC VSP Operational Manual.

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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 - CAS - [INSERT INSPECTION DATE] .
Recommendation:
Item No.: 08
Site: Other-POTABLE WATER / BACKFLOW PROTECTION
Violation: ONE OF THE BACKFLOW PREVENTERS ON THE HYDRO BATH IN THE SPA HAD THE INTERMEDIATE ATMOSPHERIC VENT PLUGGED. THESE BACKFLOW PREVENTERS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM.
Recommendation: Remove the plug on the backflow preventer. 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-SCHOONER BAR / PANTRY
Violation: THE INTERMEDIATE ATMOSPHERIC VENTS ON THE MULTIFLOW BACKFLOW PREVENTERS WERE TURNED UP AND DID NOT ALLOW FOR PROPER DRAINAGE.
Recommendation: Re-orient the multiflow unit backflow preventers to ensure that the intermediate atmospheric vents are turned down to allow drainage.
Item No.: 08
Site: Other-FOOD SERVICE GENERAL
Violation: THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER ON THE NEW SODA DISPENSING UNITS WERE PLUGGED AND NOT ORIENTED FOR THE VENT TO DRAIN.
Recommendation: Orientate the backflow preventers so that the vent is in a downward direction and unplug the vents.
Item No.: 09
Site: Other-WHIRLPOOL SPAS
Violation: THERE WERE NUMEROUS MILLIVOLT READINGS IN THE LOGS THAT WERE ABOVE 800. THE GRAPH USED TO DETERMINE THE HALOGEN LEVEL (BROMINE) INDICATED THAT AT 800 MILLIVOLTS THE BROMINE LEVEL WAS 10 PPM. DURING THE INSPECTION ONE OF THE ANALYZER WAS READING 847 MILLIVOLTS AND THE ACTUAL MANUAL TEST FROM THE SPA INDICATED 11.2 PPM BROMINE, THE WHIRLPOOL SPAS WERE NOT OPEN FOR USE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. THE LOGS LISTED BOTH MILLIVOLT READINGS AND PPM READINGS SOME ABOVE 800 MILLIVOLTS AND THE PPM READINGS WERE AT OR BELOW 10 PPM INDICATING THAT EITHER THE ANALYZER WAS NOT PROPERLY CALIBRATED OR THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO DETERMINE PPM FROM MILLIVOLT READINGS. THE PH READINGS WERE WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE GRAPH.
Recommendation: Ensure that the halogen analyzer is properly calibrated on a daily basis and that all personnel responsible for monitoring the halogen levels in the whirlpool spas know how to properly calculate the ppm from the graph. 6.3.2.1.1 Whirlpool spas shall maintain a free residual chlorine of >3.0 mg/L (ppm) and <10 mg/L (ppm), or a free residual bromine of >4.0 mg/L (ppm) and <10 mg/L (ppm).
Item No.: 16
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY DECK 4 - PANTRY
Violation: FOUR TRAYS OF FOOD WERE FOUND TO BE 48°F AT THE SURFACE. THESE TRAYS WERE PREPARED AN HOUR AN A HALF EARLIER. THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY BLAST CHILLED. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF THE REFRIGERATION UNIT WAS 52°F INTERNALLY.
Recommendation: 7.3.5.3.1.1 Potentially hazardous food shall be maintained: (1) At 60°C (140°F) [roasts 54°C (130°F)] or above,; or (2) At 5°C (41°F) or less.
Item No.: 16
Site: Other-WINDJAMMER / KITCHEN
Violation: REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR 4811.092.073 WAS DESIGNATED A 24 HOUR HOLDING REFRIGERATOR BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE DATE AND TIME THAT THE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE PLACED IN THE UNIT.
Recommendation: 7.3.5.3.7 Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food may be held at 7°C (45°F) up to 24 hours in existing short term holding refrigeration equipment provided: (1) The equipment is designated by a permanent label affixed to it indicating the maximum allowable product temperature is 7°C (45°F) and the maximum allowable storage time is 24 hours; (2) All containers of potentially hazardous foods placed in the unit must be labeled with a date and time by which food shall be used or discarded; (3) Potentially hazardous foods when placed in the equipment shall be at 5°C (41°F) or less; and (4) When the equipment is upgraded or replaced, it shall be with equipment that can maintain the potentially hazardous food at 5°C (41°F) or less.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-WINDJAMMER / BUFFET
Violation: TWO CHAFFING DISHES OF BREAKFAST SAUSAGES WERE NOT PROTECTED BY THE EXISTING SNEEZE GUARDS AND THE CHAFFING DISHES WERE OPEN.
Recommendation: Provide protection for all foods displayed to passengers for self-service. Recommend extending the sneeze guards to properly protect these chaffing dishes.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-CREW GALLEY
Violation: AN ICE SCOOP HANDLE WAS FOUND IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE ICE.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.4.2.1 During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: (1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-COFFEE KIOSK
Violation: THERE WERE REUSABLE GALLON CONTAINERS OF MILK IN THE UNDERCOUNTER REFRIGERATOR. WHEN ASKED HOW THEY WERE REFILLED IT WAS STATED THAT THEY USED A 5 GALLON CONTAINER OF BULK MILK WITHOUT A DISPENSER. THIS PRACTICE POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATES THE MILK.
Recommendation: Install a bulk milk dispenser in the area or use prepackaged gallon or smaller milk containers.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-COFFEE KIOSK
Violation: OPENED FOOD CONTAINERS WITH COFFEE FLAVORINGS WERE FOUND STORED IN A TECHNICAL SPACE WHERE THE DRAIN LINES FROM AN ICE WELL AND A UTILITY SINK WERE LOCATED.
Recommendation: Relocate the containers to a food storage locker.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-SCHOONER BAR / PANTRY
Violation: THE KEG REFRIGERATOR WAS BEING USED TO STORE OPENED CONTAINERS OF BAR MIXES SUBJECTING THEM TO CONTAMINATION FROM A KEG STORED INSIDE AND ALSO TO THE DELIVERY PIPING LOCATED INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR. IT WAS STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER USING THE BEER TOWER IN THE PANTRY.
Recommendation: Remove the beer keg and the delivery piping if not needed and then the refrigeration unit can be used to store food items. Relocate the open food containers from the unit if it is going to be used as a draft beer cooler.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-CREW GALLEY
Violation: THE FARTHEST COMPARTMENT OF THE UNDERCOUNTER REFRIGERATOR HAD A TEMPERATURE OF 50°F INTERNALLY. FOOD LOCATED WITHIN THIS REFRIGERATION UNIT WAS 39°F.
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.: 20
Site: Other-DECK 5 BELL STATION
Violation: THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACE OF THE MICROWAVE WAS NOT EASILY CLEANABLE DUE TO MELTED PLASTIC.
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-MAIN GALLEY DECK 5 - BAKERY
Violation: THE BELTS ON THE DOUGH ROLLER WERE BEGINNING TO FRAY.
Recommendation: 7.4.5.1.1.1 Food-contact equipment shall be maintained in good repair and proper adjustment including: (1) Equipment shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the materials, design, construction, and operation specifications of these guidelines.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY DECK 4 - PANTRY
Violation: THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE REGISTERED 52°F WITHIN THIS UNDERCOUNTER REFRIGERATION UNIT.
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.: 20
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY DECK 4 - BAKERY
Violation: THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACE UNDERNEATH THE COLLAR WAS VERY CORRODED AND THERE WAS STANDING WATER WITHIN THE LIP OF THE COLLAR.
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.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY DECK 4 - VEGETABLE STATION
Violation: THERE WAS LOOSE SEALANT NOTED UP WITHIN THE EXHAUST HOOD.
Recommendation: Replace the loose sealant.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY DECK 4
Violation: THE NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF THE HALO HEAT WERE DIFFICULT TO CLEAN DUE TO EXCESS SEALANT NOTED WITHIN THE SEAMS.
Recommendation: Remove the excess sealant from the non-food contact surfaces.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-FOOD SERVICE GENERAL
Violation: GASKETS ON REFRIGERATION UNITS WERE NOT TIGHT FITTING.
Recommendation: 6.3.2.2.3 Nonfood-contact equipment shall be maintained in good repair and proper adjustment including: (2) Equipment components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates shall be kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY DECK 5 - HOT GALLEY
Violation: THE DOOR ON THE HOT HOLD UNIT WAS IN POOR CONDITION.
Recommendation: Repair the door on this unit.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-COFFEE KIOSK
Violation: THE POTABLE WATER SUPPLY LINE, WASTE DRAIN LINE, AND THE POWER CABLE WERE FOUND SETTING ON THE COUNTER TOP MAKING THE AREA DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
Recommendation: Raise the utility lines off of the counter top to allow for easy cleaning.
Item No.: 22
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY DECK 4
Violation: THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF WASHING THE CREAMERS ON TOP OF THE FORKS AND SPOONS SHOULD BE STOPPED. THE CURRENT PRACTICE DOES NOT ALLOW THE PROPER WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZING OF THE UTENSILS AND CREAMER.
Recommendation: Place all the small metal creamer into a glass wash rack while cleaning in the flight type warewash machine.
Item No.: 22
Site: Other-CREW GALLEY - GLASSWASH
Violation: THE DATA PLATE WAS MISSING FROM THE GLASSWASH MACHINE.
Recommendation: 7.5.2.2.3 A warewashing machine shall be provided with an easily accessible and readable data plate affixed to the machine by the manufacturer that indicates the machine's design and operating specifications including the: (1) Temperatures required for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing; (2) Pressure required for the fresh water sanitizing rinse; and (3) Conveyor speed for conveyor machines or cycle time for stationary rack machines.
Item No.: 27
Site: Other-COFFEE KIOSK
Violation: THE COUNTER UNDER THE CAPPUCCINO MACHINE WAS SOILED WITH COFFEE DEBRIS.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.3 Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 28
Site: Other-WINDJAMMER / DISHWASH AREA
Violation: DISH RACKS WERE FOUND SETTING DIRECTLY ON THE DECK. A WHEELED TROLLEY WAS PROVIDED DURING THE INSPECTION.
Recommendation: Ensure that the dish racks are not stored directly on the deck.
Item No.: 33
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY DECK 5 - BAKERY
Violation: THE SEALANT WAS LOOSE AT THE BASE OF THE DUTCHES PIE PRESS.
Recommendation: Replace the loose sealant.
Item No.: 34
Site: Other-COFFEE KIOSK
Violation: STANDING, STAGNANT WATER WAS FOUND IN THE TECHNICAL AREA WHERE THE ICE WELL AND UTILITY SINK DRAINS DRAINED INTO THE DECK DRAIN. THE LIP OF THE DECK DRAIN WAS ABOUT 20 MM ABOVE A DEPRESSION IN THE DECK AND THIS IS WHERE THE WASTE WATER WAS POOLING.
Recommendation: Ensure that this area of the technical space drains completely.
Item No.: 38
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY DECK 5 - BEVERAGE STATION
Violation: THE SCANOMAT CAFÉ CINO UNITS WERE MARKED "NOT IN USE"
Recommendation: Repair, replace or remove these units.
Item No.: 38
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY DECK 4 - BAKERY
Violation: THE MICROWAVE WAS MARKED "NOT IN USE".
Recommendation: Repair, replace or remove this unit.
Item No.: 38
Site: Other-CREW GALLEY
Violation: THE MICROWAVE WAS MARKED "NOT IN USE"
Recommendation: Repair, replace or remove this unit.
Item No.: 38
Site: Other-PROVISIONS - BUTCHER SHOP
Violation: THE BUFFALO CHOPPER WAS MARKED "NOT IN USE"
Recommendation: Repair, replace or remove this unit.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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