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Cruise Ship: Navigator of the Seas Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International Inspection Date: 01/21/2004 Inspection Score: 98
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.: *
Site: Other-COMMENT
Violation: IN DEVELOPING THE CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT FOR THIS INSPECTION, CRITICAL-ITEM DEFICIENCIES (DESIGNATED WITH YES IN CRITICAL COLUMN (WORTH 3 - 5 POINTS), WHETHER DEBITED OR NOT, SHOULD INCLUDE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND MONITORING PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE CRITICAL DEFICIENCY. PREPARE CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT AS A WORD PROCESSING OR SPREADSHEET FILE WHICH WILL BE SENT TO USPHS / VSP AS AN EMAIL MESSAGE ATTACHMENT. PLEASE EMAIL CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT TO: VSP@CDC.GOV USE EMAIL MESSAGE SUBJECT LINE: SHIP NAME - CAS - [INSERT INSPECTION DATE] .
Recommendation:
Item No.: 34
Site: Other-DECK 3 GALLEY
Violation: THE SOUP STATION BAIN MARIE WATER VALVE LEAKED.
Recommendation: 7.7.3.3.1 A plumbing system in a food area shall be maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-DECK 3 GALLEY - COLD PANTRY
Violation: THE PREVIOUSLY CLEANED WARING JUMBO BLENDER BLADES WERE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.4.1 Food shall only contact surfaces of equipment and utensils that are cleaned and sanitized.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-DECK 3 GALLEY - COLD PANTRY
Violation: TOOLS TO DISASSEMBLE THE WARING JUMBO BLENDER FOR CLEANING WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Recommendation: 7.4.2.2.1 Multiuse food-contact surfaces shall be: (1) Smooth; (2) Free of breaks, open seams >1 mm (1/32 inch), cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections; (3) Free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices; (4) Finished to have smooth welds and joints; and (5) Accessible for cleaning and inspection by one of the following methods without being disassembled, by disassembling without the use of tools, or by easy disassembling with the use of handheld tools commonly available to maintenance and cleaning personnel such as screwdrivers, pliers, open-end wrenches, and Allen wrenches.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-DECK 3 GALLEY - HOT STATION
Violation: THE PREVIOUSLY CLEANED FLOOR MIXER COLLAR WAS SOILED WITH STAGNANT WATER AND DEBRIS, AND THE FOOD SPLASH AREA WAS SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-DECK 3 - MAIN GALLEY HOT STATION
Violation: THE FLOOR MIXER COLLAR WAS NOT EASY TO DISASSEMBLE FOR CLEANING.
Recommendation: 7.4.2.2.1 Multiuse food-contact surfaces shall be: (1) Smooth; (2) Free of breaks, open seams >1 mm (1/32 inch), cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections; (3) Free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices; (4) Finished to have smooth welds and joints; and (5) Accessible for cleaning and inspection by one of the following methods without being disassembled, by disassembling without the use of tools, or by easy disassembling with the use of handheld tools commonly available to maintenance and cleaning personnel such as screwdrivers, pliers, open-end wrenches, and Allen wrenches.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-DECK 3 GALLEY - PASTRY
Violation: THE PREVIOUSLY CLEANED MIXER COLLAR WAS SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-DECK 3 GALLEY - PASTRY
Violation: NUMEROUS BLACK RESIN COATED BUFFET DISHES HAD GOUGES IN THE FOOD CONTACT AREAS MAKING THEM DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
Recommendation: 7.4.1.1.2 Materials that are used in the construction of multiuse utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be: (1) Durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent; (2) Sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing; (3) Finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface; and (4) Resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion, and decomposition.
Item No.: 08
Site: Other-DECK 4 - DISHWASH
Violation: THE PRE-WASH OVERHEAD SPRAY NOZZLE DID NOT HAVE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE INSTALLED ON THE POTABLE WATER LINE AND THIS SPRAY NOZZLE FELL BELOW THE FLOOD RIM OF THE SINK.
Recommendation: 5.7.1.1.3 The vessel shall provide a comprehensive cross- connection control program that provides safe connections to the potable water system through air gaps or appropriate backflow devices at the following locations, if present: (1) Potable water supply lines to swimming pools, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, bathtubs, showers, and similar facilities; (2) Photographic laboratory developing machines and utility sinks; (3) Beauty and barber shop spray-rinse hoses; (4) Potable water faucets where hoses are connected or can be connected by threaded or quick-connect outlets such as those serving tanks containing chlorine and other chemicals, and deck taps; (5) Garbage grinders and pulpers; (6) Mechanical warewashing machines; (7) Hospital and laundry equipment; (8) Air conditioning expansion tanks; (9) Boiler feed water tanks; (10) Fire systems; (11) Toilets; (12) Potable water, bilge, and sanitary pumps that require priming; (13) Freshwater or saltwater ballast systems; (14) Bilge or other waste water locations; (15) International shore connection; and (16) Any other connection between potable and non-potable water systems.
Item No.: 22
Site: Other-STAFF OFFICERS DISHWASH
Violation: THE FINAL RISE SPRAY PATTERN DID NOT COVER THE WHOLE DISH SURFACE DURING ACTIVE USE OF THE CONVEYOR DISHWASH MACHINE. THIS WAS REPAIRED DURING THE INSPECTION.
Recommendation: 7.5.4.1.1 Warewashing equipment shall be maintained in good repair and proper adjustment including: (1) Warewashing equipment shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the standards of the materials, design, and construction of these guidelines.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-DECK 4 - ICE MACHINE 4811.044.2033
Violation: THE ICE MACHINE CUBER AND WATER MANIFOLD AREAS WERE SOILED WITH A PINK MOLD AND OTHER DIRTY DEBRIS.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 34
Site: Other-DECK 4-BAKERY
Violation: THE PREPARATION SINK FAUCET LEAKED.
Recommendation: 7.7.3.3.1 A plumbing system in a food area shall be maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-TWO POETS BAR
Violation: THE OASIS BLENDER DID NOT HAVE TOOLS TO DISASSEMBLE THE BLADES FOR CLEANING.
Recommendation: 7.4.2.2.1 Multiuse food-contact surfaces shall be: (1) Smooth; (2) Free of breaks, open seams >1 mm (1/32 inch), cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections; (3) Free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices; (4) Finished to have smooth welds and joints; and (5) Accessible for cleaning and inspection by one of the following methods without being disassembled, by disassembling without the use of tools, or by easy disassembling with the use of handheld tools commonly available to maintenance and cleaning personnel such as screwdrivers, pliers, open-end wrenches, and Allen wrenches.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-LIDO - STARBOARD BUFFET
Violation: THE CUT MELONS AND ROLL PLATTERS ON DISPLAY WERE SET TOO FAR FORWARD IN THE SERVICE AREA SUCH THAT THE ENDS EXTENDED BEYOND THE SNEEZE SHIELD AND WERE UNPROTECTED.
Recommendation: Position serving platters so the food product is protected beneath the installed sneeze shields.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-LIDO - STARBOARD BUFFET
Violation: THREE PREVIOUSLY CLEANED BOWLS WERE FOUND SOILED WITH FOOD RESIDUE AND WERE IN A STACK OF BOWLS PRESENTED FOR PASSENGER SELF-SERVICE ON THE BUFFET LINE.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.4.1 Food shall only contact surfaces of equipment and utensils that are cleaned and sanitized.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-FOOD SERVICE GENERAL
Violation: NEARLY ALL THE UNDERCOUNTER HOT HOLDING CABINETS IN THE LIDO HAD THERMOMETER DIGITAL DISPLAYS WITH ONLY PART OF THE TEMPERATURE READOUT DISPLAYED. IN MOST CASES ONLY ONE OF THE 3 DIGITS APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY AND INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF FOODS STORED WITHIN RANGED FROM 145-180 F.
Recommendation: 7.4.2.3.2 Ambient air temperature measuring devices: (1) That are scaled in Celsius or dually scaled in Celsius and Fahrenheit shall be designed to be easily readable and accurate to 1.5C in the intended range of use. (2) That are scaled only in Fahrenheit shall be accurate to 3F in the intended range of use.
Item No.: 24
Site: Other-LIDO GALLEY - HOT KITCHEN
Violation: WIPING CLOTHS WERE STORED IN A SANITIZING BUCKET ON A TROLLEY WHERE THE CHLORINE SOLUTION CONCENTRATION WAS ONLY 10 PPM.
Recommendation: 7.5.6.2.3.1 The sanitizing solutions shall be used with the following concentrations: (1) A chlorine solution shall have a concentration between 50 mg/L (ppm) and 200 mg/L (ppm).
Item No.: 25
Site: Other-LIDO - WAITER STATIONS
Violation: AT 5 OF 6 LIDO WAITER STATIONS IN OPERATION, WET WIPING CLOTHS WERE EITHER DRAPED ON TOP OF THE BUCKETS OR SET ON COUNTER TOPS BETWEEN USES, RATHER THAN IN THE CHLORINE SOLUTION.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.4.4.2 Wiping cloths shall be restricted to the following: (2) Cloths used for wiping food spills shall be dry and used for wiping food spills from tableware and single-service articles or wet and cleaned, stored in a chemical sanitizer, and used for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment.
Item No.: 37
Site: Other-LIDO - HOT BUFFET ISLANDS PORT/STBD
Violation: THE PORT AND STARBOARD SIDE AFT HOT BUFFET ISLANDS WERE PRODUCING A HOT, HUMID CONDITION FROM THE WORKERS SIDE, SUCH THAT AFTER A FEW MINUTES STANDING IN THE AREA PEOPLE WORKING THERE BEGAN PERSPIRING.
Recommendation: 7.7.6.1.1 All food preparation, warewashing, and toilet rooms shall have sufficient ventilation to keep them free of excessive heat, steam, condensation, vapors, obnoxious odors, smoke, and fumes.
Item No.: 22
Site: Other-LIDO - DISHWASH
Violation: THE IN-USE CONVEYOR DISHWASH MACHINE HAD ONE CLOGGED UPPER ARM FINAL RINSE SPRAY NOZZLE.
Recommendation: Repair the spray arm.
Item No.: *
Site: Other-COMMENT
Violation: THE RECORDKEEPING AND MANAGEMENT OF POOL/SPA, POTABLE WATER, PEST MANAGEMENT, FACILITIES, AND HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENTS WAS EXCELLENT.
Recommendation:
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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