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Variances by Cruise Ships
 
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Cruise Ship:   Viking Vela 
Cruise Line:   Viking Ocean Cruises Ltd 
 
VSP Operations Manual Section:  6.8.1.1


Manual Requirement: Provide safety signs for all RWFs. Ensure signs are in a prominent and unobstructed location for all users of the RWF. At a minimum, include the following words: (1) Do not use these facilities if you are experiencing diarrhea, vomiting, or fever. (2) No children in diapers or who are not toilet trained; (3) Shower before entering the facility; (4) Bather load #. For children?s RWF safety signs, include the exact wording ?TAKE CHILDREN ON FREQUENT BATHROOM BREAKS? or ?TAKE CHILDREN ON FREQUENT TOILET BREAKS.?

Request: Remove reference to children and children in diapers from recreational water facility safety signs.

Status:  Approved

Summary:Remove reference to children and children in diapers from recreational water facility safety signs.
 
VSP Operations Manual Section:  7.1.1.2


Manual Requirement: Ensure the supervisor or person in charge of food operations on the vessel monitors that: (1) Food operations are not conducted in a room used as living or sleeping quarters; (2) Persons unnecessary to the food operation are not allowed in the food areas; (3) Employees and other persons such as delivery and maintenance persons and pesticide applicators entering the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas comply with these standards; (4) Food employees are effectively cleaning their hands; (5) Employees are observing food as they are received to determine that they are from approved sources, delivered at the required temperatures, protected from contamination, unadulterated, and accurately presented; (6) Employees are properly cooking TCS/PHF, being particularly careful in cooking food known to cause severe foodborne illness and death, such as eggs and comminuted meats; (7) Employees are using proper methods to rapidly cool TCS/PHF that is not held hot or are not for consumption within 4 hours; (8) Consumers who order raw or partially cooked ready-to-eat food of animal origin are informed that the food is not cooked sufficiently to ensure its safety; (9) Employees are properly sanitizing cleaned multiuse equipment and utensils before they are reused; (10) Consumers are notified that clean tableware is to be used when they return to self-service areas such as salad bars and buffets; (11) Employees are preventing cross-contamination of ready-to-eat food with bare hands by properly using suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment; (12) Employees are properly trained in food safety, including food allergy awareness, as it relates to their assigned duties; (13) Food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the supervisor or person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases transmissible through food.

Request: Provide basic culinary classes for guests at The Kitchen Table.

Status:  Approved

Summary:Provide basic culinary classes for guests at The Kitchen Table.
 
VSP Operations Manual Section:  7.2.5.2.1


Manual Requirement: Ensure cooked TCS/PHF is cooled from 57C (135F) to 21C (70F) within 2 hours and from 21C (70F) to 5C (41F) or less within 4 hours.

Request: Treat cooked rice intended for producing sushi, nigiri, and sashimi as non-potentially hazardous food.

Status:  Approved

Summary:Treat cooked rice intended for producing sushi, nigiri, and sashimi as non-potentially hazardous food.
 
VSP Operations Manual Section:  11.2.2.1.2


Manual Requirement: Clean and disinfect shower heads every 6 months. Disinfect with an appropriate halogen-based disinfectant at 10 ppm for 60 minutes, or an equivalent CT value.

Request: Disinfect specific shower heads in LivNordic Spa using hot water every three months on turn-around days.

Status:  Approved

Summary:Use hot water to disinfect specific shower heads.
 
Vessel Sanitation Program