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Cruise Ship: Oosterdam Cruise Line: Holland America Line Inspection Date: 12/11/2010 Inspection Score: 99
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.: 10
Site: DO NOT USE (whirlpool/spa)-Aft Port Whirlpool
Violation: There was a loose fastener in one of the side mounted anti-entrapment suction fitting covers. This was corrected. Additionally, the floor mounted anti-entrapment drain cover had four fastener slots and was only secured with two fastener. The whirlpool was empty at the time of the inspection.
Recommendation: Properly secure the anti-entrapment covers.
Item No.: 15
Site: Bar-Pinnacle Grill
Violation: The vessel was bottling potable water for sale on a limited basis. The water flows through a backflow prevention device, charcoal filter, and UV filter to a bottling unit where carbon dioxide could be added if needed. In addition, the bottles used were washed, rinsed and sanitized in warewashing machines on the vessel between uses.
Recommendation: Ensure that food in a hermetically sealed container is obtained from a food-processing plant that is regulated by the food regulatory agency that has jurisdiction over the plant.
Item No.: 17
Site: Preparation Room-Cooling Logs
Violation: For the cooling logs dated December 10, there were several entries where the finishing times were recorded incorrectly on the logs. The times were recorded as pm instead of am. For example, cooling began at 10:30 pm, and finished at 12:30 pm. These foods were still on the vessel.
Recommendation: Ensure that the times are recorded correctly on the logs.
Item No.: 19
Site: Preparation Room-
Violation: There were no labels on the working containers of whole wheat flour and sugar. This was corrected.
Recommendation: Ensure that working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use on the vessel, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar are identified with the common name of the food.
Item No.: 20
Site: Bar-Pinnacle Grill
Violation: The vessel was bottling potable water for sale on a limited basis. The water flows through a backflow prevention device, charcoal filter, and UV filter to a bottling unit where carbon dioxide could be added if needed. In addition, the bottles used were washed, rinsed and sanitized in warewashing machines on the vessel between uses.
Recommendation: Ensure that food-contact surfaces of food equipment complies with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or other internationally accredited food-equipment sanitation standards for materials, design, and construction.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Lido Taco Bar
Violation: The two sneeze guards closest to the plate storage area were chipped along the edges.
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.: 21
Site: Galley-Deck 2 - Hot Galley
Violation: There was an excessive amount of steam coming from combination oven 1, causing condensate to collect on the deckhead above. Condensate was dripping to the deck below. According to the staff, new gaskets had been ordered for the oven.
Recommendation: Ensure that non-food contact equipment is maintained in good repair and proper adjustment including: (1) Equipment maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the materials, design, construction, and operation specifications of these guidelines. (2) Equipment components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates are kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
Item No.: 21
Site: Galley-Deck 2 - Hot Line
Violation: There was a hole in the top of the technical compartment for reach-in refrigerator 2.34.
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.: 21
Site: Galley-
Violation: The right oven door would not stay closed; a folded paper was used to keep the door closed.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning are constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material. Ensure that non-food contact equipment is maintained in good repair and proper adjustment including: (1) Equipment maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the materials, design, construction, and operation specifications of these guidelines. (2) Equipment components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates are kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
Item No.: 22
Site: Bar-Pinnacle Grill
Violation: The vessel was bottling potable water for sale on a limited basis. The water flows through a backflow prevention device, charcoal filter, and UV filter to a bottling unit where carbon dioxide could be added if needed. In addition, the bottles used were washed, rinsed and sanitized in warewashing machines on the vessel between uses.
Recommendation: Ensure that soiled items to be cleaned in a warewashing machine are loaded into racks, trays, or baskets or onto conveyors in a position that: (1) Exposes the items to the unobstructed spray from all cycles.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Dishwash
Violation: There was no spray coming from the right nozzle on the final sanitizing rinse spray arm. The final sanitizing rinse was greater than 160F at the plate surface. This nozzle was fixed.
Recommendation: Ensure that warewashing equipment is maintained in good repair and proper adjustment including: (1) Being maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the standards of the materials, design, and construction of these guidelines; and (2) Maintaining water pressure, and water temperature measuring devices in good repair and ensuring their accuracy within the intended range of use.
Item No.: 26
Site: Buffet-Lido Forward and Aft Beverage Stations
Violation: The inside of the nozzles on the juice machines were soiled. According to the staff, this area had been previously cleaned and was ready to be opened for service.
Recommendation: Ensure that food only contacts surfaces of equipment and utensils that are cleaned and sanitized.
Item No.: 26
Site: Buffet-Petty Officer Mess
Violation: The bulk milk dispensing tube was soiled.
Recommendation: Clean the tube.
Item No.: 27
Site: Preparation Room-
Violation: The technical compartment for undercounter refrigerator B.04B 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-Pinnacle Grill
Violation: The bottom of the grill counter where it met the baseboard foundation was soiled. This was corrected.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 28
Site: Pantry-P.1.4.02
Violation: The clean glass rack side shield did not extend to the lower racks of clean glasses. There was a pre-wash spray next to the rack and a paper towel was placed along the opening. When the spray was activated, water splashed onto the paper towel.
Recommendation: Extend the side shield to protect the clean glasses stored in the rack.
Item No.: 33
Site: Buffet-Lido Port Deli Station
Violation: The lower glass bulkhead panel was cracked.
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-Lido Taco Bar
Violation: Some of the coving was damaged and there was no coving at the stainless steel corner/deck junctures. This was noted on the previous inspection. Repair of this area is planned for the September 2011 dry dock.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair. Ensure that bulkhead and deck junctures are coved (including galleys, pantries, deck/counter junctures at buffets, bars, waiter stations, and dining room work counters).
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Deck 2 - Hot Galley
Violation: There was a seam where the two bulkhead panels met behind the two pasta boilers. A work order had been submitted.
Recommendation: Seal the seam.
Item No.: 33
Site: Dining Room-Deck 2 - Center Work Stations
Violation: The cove pieces at the cabinet/deck junctures had peeled up from the deck, creating seams and gaps. The seams and gaps were soiled.
Recommendation: Ensure that surfaces subject to routine splashes, spillage, or other soiling during normal use have easily cleanable features.
Item No.: 33
Site: Preparation Room-
Violation: There was an open penetration in the bulkhead around the drain line behind the potato peeler.
Recommendation: Close the penetration.
Item No.: 33
Site: Preparation Room-
Violation: There was a seam where the bulkhead met the cove piece behind the undercounter warewash machine.
Recommendation: Seal the seam.
Item No.: 33
Site: Food Service General-Decks
Violation: The poured decks in the galleys were chipped and pitted. This was in the crew, main, Pinnacle Grill, and lido galleys. A repair kit had been ordered.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 34
Site: Galley-Deck 3 - Beverage Station
Violation: There was a leak in the cold water line below the handwash station across from the ice machines.
Recommendation: Ensure that a plumbing system in a food area is maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 34
Site: Galley-Deck 3 - Soup Station
Violation: There was a leak from the faucet at the utility sink.
Recommendation: Ensure that a plumbing system in a food area is maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 40
Site: Integrated Pest Management-
Violation: The active monitoring logs indicated that there were fruit fly sightings in the deck 9 lido and decks 2 and 3 main galleys on October 8, 15, 22, 29, November 6, 13, 19, 26, and December 4, 11. On each occasion the action recorded was the use of 565XL. This action did not appear to be effective.
Recommendation: Determine if alternative methods or procedures need to be implemented to eliminate the pests.
Item No.: 41
Site: Ventilation-Air Handling Unit AP09.6.01
Violation: The chilled water cooling coil pipes were heavily corroded.
Recommendation: Ensure that air handling units are kept clean.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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