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Cruise Ship: Carnival Paradise Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. Inspection Date: 03/05/2010 Inspection Score: 100
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.: 02
Site: Medical-
Violation: The ages listed for crew members in the standardized gastrointestinal illness log were not always correct. Two of the ages listed for crew members was 83 and 110.
Recommendation: The gastrointestinal illness surveillance log entry for each passenger or crew member shall contain the following information: (1) The first date of clinic visit or report to staff of illness; (2) The person's name, age and gender; (3) A designation as passenger or crew member; (4) Crew member position or job on the vessel, if applicable; (5) Cabin number; (6) Meal seating information; (7) Date and time of illness onset; (8) Illness symptoms, including the presence of the following selected signs and symptoms: numbers of episodes each of diarrhea and vomiting per day, bloody stools, fever, recorded temperature, abdominal cramps, headaches and muscle aches; (9) Notation on whether or not a stool specimen was requested and received; (10) Use of antidiarrheal medication; and (11) The presence of underlying medical conditions which may affect interpretation of acute gastrointestinal illness for example diabetic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, gastrectomy or others.
Item No.: 06
Site: Potable Water-
Violation: The halogenation analyzing/recording system for the far point appeared to have a maximum analyzing/recording set point of 3 ppm. The range for the chart was from 0 ppm to 5 ppm.
Recommendation: Ensure that the set points for both halogen analyzing and recording have a range of 0 ppm to 5 ppm.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-
Violation: There were a few connections that were not listed in the cross-connection control program. These were located in the engine room stabilizer room, starboard marshalling area, garbage room can washer, and engine room reverse osmosis room.
Recommendation: Ensure that the cross-connection control program includes at minimum: a complete listing of cross-connections and the backflow prevention method/device for each, so that there is a match to the plumbing system component and location, and an inspection frequency. Ensure that air-gaps are included in the listing.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-
Violation: There were a few connections to the potable water system that were not adequately protected against backflow. These were located in the starboard marshalling area, engine room port stabilizer room hose connection, and engine room mineralizer room hose connection.
Recommendation: Ensure that backflow preventers are installed when air gaps are impractical or when water under pressure is required.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-
Violation: The air gap for the M5 tank fill line was not two times the supply line.
Recommendation: Ensure that air gaps are at least twice the diameter of the delivery fixture opening and a minimum of 3 cm (1 inch).
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-
Violation: There was no backflow protection for the backwash discharge line at the mineralizers for the reverse osmosis system.
Recommendation: Ensure that backflow preventers are installed when air gaps are impractical or when water under pressure is required.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-Engine Room
Violation: The small diameter potable water line that passed through the bulkhead from the stabilizer room to pump room 1 was not painted or striped blue in pump room 1. The potable water lines in the plumber's workshop were not pained or striped blue. There were two shades of blue used to differentiate potable water lines from technical water lines. The technical water lines were striped with a darker shade of blue. However, some of the large and small diameter potable water lines had been striped with the same dark blue as the technical water lines.
Recommendation: Ensure that potable water piping and fittings are painted or stripped auxiliary blue, or in accordance with ISO 14726, at 5 m (15 feet) intervals on each side of partitions, decks, and bulkheads in all spaces, except where the decor would be marred by such markings. Ensure that potable water lines are not painted or striped the same shade of blue as non-potable water lines.
Item No.: 10
Site: Recreational Water Facilities-
Violation: Since 2/15/2010, it was not clear when some of the pools were closed at the end of the day. There was a final halogen residual test result at 2300 and the following day prior to the start of the day. It was not clear that the pool was closed between those two readings which were more than 4 hours apart.
Recommendation: Ensure that residual halogen logs are maintained with residuals measured and recorded every 4 hours during operation.
Item No.: 16
Site: Buffet-Lido Beverage Stations
Violation: Carafes containing milk and cream that were on time as a public health control did not have 4-hour discard labels. These stations were open for more than 4 hours.
Recommendation: If time only, rather than time in conjunction with temperature, is used as the public health control for a working supply of potentially hazardous food before cooking, or for ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food that is displayed or held for service for immediate consumption, ensure that (1) The food is marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control; (2) The food is cooked and served, served if ready-to-eat, or discarded, within 4 hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control; and (3) The food in unmarked containers or packages or marked to exceed a 4 hour limit is discarded.
Item No.: 21
Site: Galley-Forward Dining, Service Line
Violation: The gasket for undercounter refrigerator 4319/755 was lose. According to staff, a work-order had been submitted to have the unit repaired.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact equipment components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates are kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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