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Cruise Ship: Noordam Cruise Line: Holland America Line Inspection Date: 05/05/2010 Inspection Score: 100
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.: 33
Site: Preparation Room-Bakery
Violation: The poured deck was chipped at the juncture with the stainless steel plate in front of the mixer.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 08
Site: Buffet-
Violation: There was a leak at the atmospheric vent on the backflow prevention device on the ice and water machine.
Recommendation: Repair or replace the backflow prevention device.
Item No.: 16
Site: Buffet-Petty Officers
Violation: According to the staff, the hot holding cabinet was on time control. The cabinet was not listed on the written time control plan.
Recommendation: Ensure that the written time control plan reflects the operations.
Item No.: 21
Site: Bar-Petty Officers
Violation: There was a hole at the juncture between the service counter and the bulkhead on the left side of the bar.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces are free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 27
Site: Galley-Deck 2 Pastry
Violation: The technical compartment for undercounter refrigerator 2.22 was soiled.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 27
Site: Galley-Deck 3 Coffee Station
Violation: The technical compartment for undercounter refrigerator 3.01 was soiled.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 08
Site: Galley-Deck 3 Coffee Station
Violation: There was no backflow prevention device on the WMF Programat GV coffee machine. This was corrected.
Recommendation: Install a backflow prevention device.
Item No.: 16
Site: Galley-Hamburger Grill
Violation: Three refrigeration units were listed on the written time control plan as being on time control. These units had labels indicating that they were on temperature control. According to the staff, the units were on temperature control.
Recommendation: Ensure that the written time control plan reflects the operations.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Dishwash Area
Violation: The poured deck was chipped at the juncture with the stainless steel deck under the conveyor dishwash machine.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 33
Site: Buffet-Asian Station
Violation: There was a loose profile strip on the bottom of the back bulkhead where the stainless steel met the tiles.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Port and Starboard Salad Bar Stations
Violation: The granite pieces around the front edges of the cold wells were chipped.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces are free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 27
Site: Buffet-Port and Starboard Salad Bar Stations
Violation: The front edges of the cold wells were soiled where the granite pieces were chipped.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 10
Site: Recreational Water Facilities-All Pools
Violation: There was a metal drain cover for the suction fittings. A document stated that "the suction grids were built according to UNI EN 13451-1 2002 rules meant to prevent entrapment hazard and avoid vortex near the suction point". This document was supplied by Culligan. The document did not indicate which pool the suctions grids were tested for.
Recommendation: Ensure that the drain and suction fitting covers meets the safety requirements outlined in AMSE/ANSI A112.19.8M or an equivalent standard. Ensure that the documentation indicates which pools the drain and suction fitting covers should be installed.
Item No.: 10
Site: DO NOT USE (whirlpool/spa)-Hydropool
Violation: The hydropool was not superhalogenated on 02/27, 03/19, or 04/11.
Recommendation: Ensure that the free residual halogen is increased to at least 10.0 mg/L (ppm) in whirlpool spas and circulated for at least 1 hour at the end of each day.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Potable Water Tanks
Violation: Per staff, the potable water tanks were disinfected at 50 ppm for a minimum of 4 hours. The concentration was recorded. However, the contact time of disinfection was not recorded.
Recommendation: Ensure that documentation of any inspection, cleaning, disinfection (including concentration and contact time of disinfectant), and flushing is maintained for 12 months and is available to the VSP for review during inspections.
Item No.: 08
Site: Recreational Water Facilities-Hydropool and Midpool Machinery Rooms
Violation: The potable water line before the reduced pressure assembly was striped blue. The ship was using ISO 14726 standards for striping, and blue only did not indicate potable water.
Recommendation: Ensure that all potable water lines are correctly and consistently striped.
Item No.: 28
Site: Pantry-Deck 1 Aft
Violation: The clean storage rack was adjacent to the soiled area of the glasswash machine. There was a possibility that the clean items could be contaminated from the soiled items.
Recommendation: Ensure that cleaned equipment and utensils, laundered linens, and single-service and single-use articles are stored: (1) In a clean, dry location; (2) Where they are not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination; and (3) At least 150 mm (6 inches) above the deck.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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