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Item No.:
26
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Site:
Buffet-RAFFLES GALLEY
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Violation:
AN ICE MACHINE HAD MOLD GROWING IN THE UPPER AREA OF THE ICE MAKING UNIT.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that food only contacts surfaces of equipment and utensils that are cleaned and sanitized.
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Potable Water-DECK 12 HAIR SALON
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Violation:
THERE WAS NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE INSTALLED ON THE POTABLE WATER CONNECTION TO THE TWO HAIR RINSE SINKS WITH SPRAY HOSES ATTACHED.
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Recommendation:
Verify the location of the backflow devices or install devices for the hair rinse sinks.
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Item No.:
19
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Site:
Buffet-RAFFLES
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Violation:
NUMEROUS TRAYS OF DESSERTS ON THE BUFFET LINE DID NOT HAVE SERVING UTENSILS WHICH RESULTED IN PASSENGERS REMOVING THEIR SELECTIONS WITH THEIR HANDS.
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Recommendation:
Provide serving utensils for all foods, including desserts for passenger self-service buffet lines.
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Item No.:
41
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Site:
Housekeeping-SPA AREA CHANGING ROOMS
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Violation:
THE MENS AND WOMENS CHANGE ROOMS HAD PAPER TOWELS AND WASTE RECEPTACLES, BUT THE RECEPTACLES WERE NOT LOCATED NEAR THE ROOM DOOR, CAUSING USERS TO MAKE BARE HAND CONTACT UPON EXIT WITH THE DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT IN THE VSP OPERATIONS MANUAL 2005.
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Recommendation:
Equip public toilet facilities so that persons exiting the toilet room are not required to handle the door with bare hands. This may be accomplished by methods such as locating paper towel dispensers at sinks and waste containers near the room door, installing mechanically operated doors, door removal, or other effective means.
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Item No.:
37
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Site:
Galley-DISHWASHING
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Violation:
CONDENSATION WAS DRIPPING FROM THE DECKHEAD IN THE GARDEN RESTAURANT DISHWASHING AREA. THE HIGH HUMIDITY WAS NOT BEING REMOVED BY THE VENTILATION SYSTEM.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that ventilation hood systems and devices are sufficient in number and capacity to prevent grease or condensation from collecting on bulkheads and deckheads.
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Item No.:
09
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-COUNTER CURRENT POOL - DECK 12
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Violation:
THE LEFT SIDE COUNTER CURRENT POOL WAS OPEN AND HAD A BROMINE RESIDUAL OF 2.68-2.81 PPM. THE 2005 VSP OPERATION MANUAL DEFINES THIS AS A SPA POOL AND SHIPBOARD DOCUMENTS ALSO CLASSIFY IT AS A SPA POOL. PAST LOGS SHOW CONSISTENT BROMINE RESIDUALS MEASURED HOURLY OF 4.5 PPM.
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Recommendation:
6.4.2.1.1
The spa pool shall be halogenated, operated, and maintained according to whirlpool spa standards provided in sections 6.3.1.1.1-6.4.1.3.1, except that daily water change in section 6.3.1.2 is not required. If the spa pool uses only seawater, the daily shock in section 6.3.2.1.2 is also not required.
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Item No.:
22
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Site:
Galley-CAGNEY'S - POTWASHING
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Violation:
THE HOT WATER SANITIZING THERMOMETER WAS BROKEN. IT WAS READING 50F WHEN WATER TEMPERATURE WAS ACTUALLY 191F.
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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.
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Item No.:
15
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Site:
Provisions-DRY STORES
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Violation:
FOUR CANS WITH SIDE OR END SEAMS DENTED WERE FOUND IN STORAGE.
[THESE WERE IMMEDIATELY DISCARDED.]
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Recommendation:
Ensure that food packages are in good condition and protect the integrity of the contents so that the food is not exposed to adulteration or potential contaminants. Ensure that canned goods with dents on end or side seams are not used.
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Item No.:
09
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Site:
Recreational Water Facilities-TIVOLI POOL, PORT SIDE SPA AT TIVOLI POOL, BUCANEER'S POOL, AND CREW POOL
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Violation:
THE FOLLOWING POOLS AND WHIRLPOOL SPAS WERE OPEN AND IN USE BY A NUMBER OF PASSENGERS WITH THE FOLLOWING BROMINE RESIDUALS:
TIVOLI - 0.09-0.14 PPM (NO VISIBLE COLOR) AND 10 GUESTS
TIVOLI WHIRLPOOL SPA - 3.3 PPM AND 4 GUESTS
BUCANEERS POOL - 0.38-0.43 PPM AND 4 GUESTS
CREW POOL - 0.045 AND NO VISIBLE COLOR CHANGE
EACH OF THE ABOVE WERE IMMEDIATELY CLOSED AND THE HALOGEN ADJUSTED. MANUAL MEASURES WERE MADE BETWEEN 3:15 PM AND 4:40. LATER TESTS OF THE TIVOLI POOL AND THE PORT WHIRLPOOL SPA REGISTERED ABOVE 4 PPM. ALL RECORDS REVIEWED FOR THE ABOVE POOLS AND SPA INDICATED CONSISTENT POOL HOURLY READINGS OF 2-3 PPM AND SPA READINGS OF 4.2-4.8 PPM.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that bathers are not allowed to use the pool before a free residual halogen of 1.0 mg/L (ppm) is achieved. Ensure that a free residual halogen of >1.0 and <3.0 mg/L (ppm) is maintained in recirculated swimming pools. Ensure that whirlpool spas are maintained at 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).
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Item No.:
19
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Site:
Provisions-DRY STORES
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Violation:
CASES OF BEVERAGES WERE STORED DIRECTLY ON THE DECK IN THE TWO BEVERAGE STORES ROOM. IN THE SECOND STOREROOM, PALLETS WERE OVER ENTIRE CENTER OF FLOOR SPACE (APPROXIMATELY 80% OF STOREROOM) WITHOUT A WALKING AREA, REQUIRING CREW TO WALK ON THEM TO LOAD AND REMOVE CASES OF BEVERAGES.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that food is protected from contamination by storing the food: (1) In a clean, dry location; (2) Where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination; and (3) At least 15 centimeters (6 inches) above the deck.
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Item No.:
26
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Site:
Bar-BARS: GALAXY LOUNGE AND THE CAFE
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Violation:
SOILED GLASSES AND CUPS WERE NOTED IN CLEAN STORAGE IN BOTH THE BAR AREA AND PANTRY OF THE GALAXY LOUNGE. SEVERAL GLASSES IN CLEAN STORAGE WERE SOILED IN THE CAFE. [ALL ITEMS WERE RE-WASHED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION.]
THE VERTICAL MIXER HAD SOIL IN THE SCREW HOLE IN THE BOTTOM WHERE A SCREW THAT HOLDS THE LOWER MIXING BLADE IN PLACE. [UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION]
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Recommendation:
Ensure that food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are clean to sight and touch. Ensure that food only contacts surfaces of equipment and utensils that are cleaned and sanitized.
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Item No.:
41
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Site:
Other-ATRIUM FOUNTAIN - DECK 7
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Violation:
ALTHOUGH THE DECORATIVE FOUNTAIN WATER CONTACT SURFACES WERE CLEAN TO SIGHT, STAFF STATED THAT BROMINE TABLETS WERE USED IN THE RECIRCULATION TANK TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT RESIDUAL IN THE WATER FOR THE FOUNTAIN. DAILY RECORDS OF HOURLY BROMINE RESIDUALS INDICATED LEVELS ABOVE 3 PPM BROMINE CONSISTENTLY. ON THE MANUAL TEST OF THE WATER, MADE AT 4:30 PM THERE WAS NO BROMINE RESIDUAL AND NOT EVEN A FAINT COLOR CHANGE IN THE TEST REAGENT FROM THE FOUNTAIN WATER.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that water used in conjunction with decorative fountains and water sprays in HVAC air- distribution systems originates in the vessel's potable water system and is further treated to avoid microbial build-up in the operation of the sprays and fountains.
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Potable Water-CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM
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Violation:
THE ELECTRONIC LISTING OF BACKFLOW PREVENTERS THROUGHOUT THE SHIP DID INCLUDE SOME AIR-GAPS, BUT WAS MISSING THOSE IN THE ATRIUM FOUNTAIN AND THE CHEMICAL DISPENSERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE SHIP. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO NOTATION OF THE LOCATION OF BACKFLOW PREVENTERS INSTALLED IN THE CREW LAUNDERETTES OR THE HAIR SALON IN DECK 12.
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Recommendation:
Include the above noted devices in both the ship list of backflow preventers and the routine inspection program for these preventers.
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Item No.:
03
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Site:
Potable Water-POTABLE WATER - PRODUCTION
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Violation:
BASED ON THE REVIEW OF THE PRODUCTION LOGS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ENGINEERING STAFF, THE SHIP WAS PRODUCING TECHNICAL WATER FROM A WATER PRODUCTION PLANT WHICH SHARES EQUIPMENT AND PIPING WITH THE POTABLE WATER PRODUCTION WHILE ANCHORED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:
MARCH 17, 23, AND 31
APRIL 6, 14, 20, AND 21
MAY 10, 17, AND 31
A PROJECT TO REPAIR FAULTY EVAPORATOR TUBES BEGAN IN AUGUST 2005 AND IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN SUMMER 2006 TO INCREASE PRODUCTION FROM THE 3 EXISTING EVAPORATORS. ADDITIONALLY A PROJECT BEGAN SEPTEMBER 2005 AND FINISHED IN OCTOBER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL WATER FROM THE COLLECTION OF CONDENSATE FROM THE HVAC SYSTEM. BOTH PROJECTS MAY OR MAY NOT PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL WATER NEEDED AND PREVENT WATER MAKING AT ANCHOR, PORT, OR HARBOR AREAS.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that a reverse osmosis, distillation plant or other process that supplies water to the vessel''s potable water system does not operate in polluted areas, harbors, or at anchor.
5.1.2.1.2
A reverse osmosis unit or evaporator with a completely separate plant/process, piping system, and connections from the potable water system may be used to produce technical water while in polluted areas, in port, or at anchor.
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Item No.:
41
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Site:
Housekeeping-OUTBREAK PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN
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Violation:
THE ELECTRONIC OUTBREAK PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN DID NOT DESCRIBE THE TRIGGER WHICH WOULD ACTIVATE THE CONTROL MEASURES OR STEPS WHICH MUST OCCUR. THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT IN THE VSP OPERATIONS MANUAL 2005.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that each vessel has a written Outbreak Prevention and Response Plan (OPRP) which details the standard procedures and policies to specifically address gastrointestinal illness onboard. The plan shall include the duties and responsibilities of each department and their staff to include steps in outbreak management and control as well as the trigger for each step.
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Item No.:
11
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Site:
Medical-CREW GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS
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Violation:
ON THE PREVIOUS CRUISE A FOOD WORKER WITH GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS WAS ISOLATED AS REQUIRED, BUT THERE WAS NO NOTATION IN THE MEDICAL RECORD OF THE LAST GI SYMPTOM EXPERIENCED TO ENSURE THAT THE ISOLATION PERIOD WAS AT LEAST 48 HOURS AFTER THAT SYMPTOM. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO COMMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS MEDICALLY CLEARED FOR RETURN TO WORK. STAFF STATED THIS WAS COMMUNICATED VERBALLY TO THE SUPERVISOR.
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Recommendation:
Provide details such as date and time of the last gastrointestinal illness symptom experienced by the ill crew member, so it is clear that they are isolated and restricted from work for the period of 24 or 48 hours from that sysmpton occurence, based on their duties. The restriction may be removed when the person in charge of the food operation obtains written approval from the vessel's physician or equivalent medical staff.
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Item No.:
11
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Site:
Medical-CREW GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS
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Violation:
THE WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF A RECENT CREW GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS CASE INCLUDED MUCH OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN FOR THE CASE AND THERE CONTACTS/CABIN MATES, BUT THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION OF THE VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN ON HANDWASHING AND HYGIENE FOR THOSE CONTACTS.
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Recommendation:
Document in written or electronic form when verbal instructions for handwashing or hygiene is provided to cabin mates and immediate contacts of ill crew members.
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Item No.:
11
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Site:
Medical-PASSENGER GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS
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Violation:
THERE WERE FLEET LETTERS FOR ILL PASSENGERS ON POLICY AND DIET MATTERS, BUT NONE WHICH SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED HYGIENE AND HANDWASHING FACTS. THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT IN THE VSP OPERATIONS MANUAL 2005.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that symptomatic passengers meeting the defintion for AGE are provided handwashing tips and personal hygiene information. This information should help prevent the ill passenger from passing their illness on to cabin mates and to other passengers and crew members on the ship.
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