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Cruise Ship: Silver Shadow Cruise Line: Silversea Inspection Date: 08/10/2014 Inspection Score: 92
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: Buffet-La Terrazza
Violation: The holes in the bulkhead for the chilled water pipes and the potable water pipe for the ice machine were not sealed.
Recommendation: Ensure all bulkhead penetrations are sealed.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Le Champaign
Violation: The undercounter warewash machine did not have a data plate.
Recommendation: Ensure a warewashing machine is provided with an easily accessible and readable data plate affixed to or posted adjacent to the machine that indicates the machine's design and operating specifications including the: (1) wash tank, rinse tank(s) if present, and final sanitizing rinse temperatures; (2) pressure required for the fresh water sanitizing rinse unless the machine is designed to use only a pumped sanitizing rinse; (3) conveyor speed in feet per minute or minimum transit time for belt conveyor machines, minimum transit time for rack conveyor machines, and wash and final sanitizing rinse times as specified by the manufacturer for stationary rack machines.
Item No.: 20
Site: Galley-Pool Grill
Violation: The employee cooking hamburgers on the gill did not have a tip sensitive thermometer to accurately measure the internal cooking temperatures.
Recommendation: Ensure food temperature-measuring devices are provided and readily accessible for use in ensuring attainment and maintenance of food temperatures. Use tip-sensitive temperature-measuring devices, such as a thermocouple or thermistor, for measuring thin food products.
Item No.: 36
Site: Buffet-Panorama Bar
Violation: The light intensity at the customer self-service coffee station was less than 220 lux.
Recommendation: Ensure the light intensity is at least 220 lux (20 foot candles) on food preparation surfaces, and at a distance of 75 centimeters (30 inches) above the deck in food preparation areas, handwashing facilities, warewashing areas, equipment, and utensil storage, pantries, toilet rooms, and consumer self-service areas.
Item No.: 22
Site: Galley-Port Dishwash Machine
Violation: Two spray nozzles on the final rinse manifold were partially blocked and were not producing an effective spray pattern. This was corrected.
Recommendation: Maintain warewashing equipment in good repair and proper adjustment, including: (1) warewashing equipment is maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the standards of the materials, design, and construction of these guidelines; (2) water pressure and water temperature-measuring devices are maintained in good repair and accurate within the intended range of use.
Item No.: 30
Site: Galley-Employee Toilet Room
Violation: The employee toilet room did not have toilet paper.
Recommendation: Provide a supply of toilet tissue at each toilet at all times.
Item No.: 16
Site: Galley-Hot Galley
Violation: The undercounter warming cabinets below the bain maries were listed on the time control plan but were not physically labeled as time control units. This was corrected.
Recommendation: Maintain a written time control plan(s) that ensures compliance with these guidelines on the vessel and make it available for review during inspections. Post a time control plan at each outlet where time control is used. Ensure plan(s): (1) Includes set-up and discard times for each outlet. (2) List refrigeration and hot holding units (compartments and cabinets) on time control (the physical units must also be labeled as such). (3) Describe or show the flow of potentially hazardous food from when last in temperature control to placement in time control and discard.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Hot Galley
Violation: The grouting around the deep fat fryers and grills was recessed.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 27
Site: Galley-Grills
Violation: The bottom of the grooved and flat grill were soiled with more than a day's worth of grease accumulation.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 16
Site: Provisions-Walk-In Refrigerator Corridor
Violation: Approximately 140 bags of prepackaged cut spinach were stored in the corridor immediately outside the walk-in refrigerators and freezers. This corridor was cooled but not refrigerated. The internal temperature of several bags was between 58F and 62F when measured by the inspector. According to staff the spinach had been in the corridor since it was received three days prior to the inspection. All the bags were discarded.
Recommendation: Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, maintain potentially hazardous foods at 57C (135F) or above, except that roasts may be held at a temperature of 54C (130F); or 5C (41F) or less.
Item No.: 09
Site: Recreational Water Facilities-Port and Starboard Whirlpool Spas
Violation: Since the last inspection in May 2014, the records indicated numerous days where the pH was less than 7.0 for many hours while the whirlpool spas were in operation. Staff stated the analyzers were not equipped with an alarm to indicate low pH.
Recommendation: Maintain the pH level in all RWFs between 7.0 and 7.8. Immediately close facilities if these halogen and pH ranges are not maintained.
Item No.: 09
Site: Recreational Water Facilities-Swimming Pool
Violation: Since the last inspection in May 2014, the records indicated numerous days where the free chlorine residual was less than 1.0 for many hours while the swimming pool was in operation. Staff indicated there was an alarm for high and low chlorine levels but it was unclear what action was taken if and when the alarm sounded.
Recommendation: Maintain a free residual halogen in recirculated RWFs in the following ranges: (1) swimming pools, between 1.0 and 5.0 mg/L (ppm).
Item No.: 10
Site: Recreational Water Facilities-pH Alarms
Violation: The analyzers were not equipped with an alarm to indicate low and high pH readings in the swimming pool or whirlpool spas.
Recommendation: Provide an audible alarm in a continuously occupied watch station to indicate low and high free halogen and pH readings in each RWF.
Item No.: 10
Site: Recreational Water Facilities-Safety Signs
Violation: The safety signs for the swimming pool and whirlpool spas stated 'children under 12 years must be under adult supervision.' The VSP Operations Manual clarification page indicated those under 16 years of age were considered children. The signs were corrected by the end of the inspection.
Recommendation: Ensure the safety signs are in compliance with the VSP Operations Manual clarifications page which states "those under 16 years of age are considered children in regards to the whirlpool safety sign requirements."
Item No.: 40
Site: Integrated Pest Management-Rat Guards
Violation: The rat guards were not designed to completely close around the mooring lines and prevent the entry of rodents onto the ship.
Recommendation: Protect entry points where pests may enter the food areas.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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