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Cruise Ship: Emerald Princess Cruise line: Princess Cruises Inspection Date: 11/20/2008 Score: 98
 
This cruise ship inspection report lists the deficiencies found during the inspection. Additional information corresponding to each item number is available in the lastest editions of the CDC VSP Operational Manual.



 
    Cruise Ship's Corrective Action Statement

Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-
Violation: The cross-connection control program did not list the following connections of the potable water system: combination ovens in the main and crew galleys; the potwash and dishwash machines in the galleys.
Recommendation: Ensure that all of the connections to the potable water system are addressed in the cross-connection control program.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-
Violation: There was a steady drip at the vent of the reduced pressure assembly for evaporator 2.
Recommendation: Ensure that backflow prevention devices are periodically inspected and any failed units are replaced.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-
Violation: It was not clear that the interior coating (Sigma Phenguard 930 and 940) was approved for potable water tanks. There was testing by three separate entities (Tritec Environmental Services LTD, TNO Nutrition and Food Research and Japan Food Research Laboratories) but the documentation did not mention the Phenguard number and did not state that the coatings were "approved for potable water tanks". The Tritec paperwork stated that the coating was approved for use in "marine water tanks". There was also a Phenguard 935 per the Sigma webpage. Additionally, the vessel has been instructed to use Sigma 585 when they run out of the current coating stock. There was no documentation for the Sigma 585. The coating inside the tanks was the original coating applied in the shipyard during construction.
Recommendation: Ensure that interior coatings on potable water tanks are approved for potable water contact, and all manufacturer's recommendations for application, drying, or curing are followed. Ensure written documentation for the coating used and recommendations followed are available for review during inspections.
Item No.: 08
Site: Potable Water-
Violation: The recirculation lines for the pools and whirlpools were striped blue.
Recommendation: Remove the blue striping or add a secondary color to the recirculation lines to differentiate these lines from the potable water lines.
Item No.: 10
Site: Swimming Pool-Neptune
Violation: The pool was open but the shepherd's hook was not in place. This was corrected.
Recommendation: Ensure that an easy-access shepherd's hook and approved floatation device (with a length of line 1/2 the pool width or 16 m (50 feet)) is provided at a prominent location near each public swimming pool.
Item No.: 10
Site: Swimming Pool-Oasis
Violation: The pool was closed. The location of the shepherd's hook was not at the pool but approximately 25 feet away and down a flight of stairs. It was not easy to see this hook beyond the glass and metal enclosure of the pool.
Recommendation: Ensure that an easy-access shepherd's hook and approved floatation device (with a length of line 1/2 the pool width or 16 m (50 feet)) is provided at a prominent location near each public swimming pool.
Item No.: 10
Site: Swimming Pool-Oasis
Violation: The pool was closed. The location of the shepherd's hook was not at the pool but approximately 25 feet away and down a flight of stairs. It was not easy to see this hook beyond the glass and metal enclosure of the pool.
Recommendation: Relocate and place the shepherd's hook in a prominent location at the pool.
Item No.: 16
Site: Buffet-Crew Mess
Violation: The posted time as a public health control plan stated that food put out for rotation was to switch from temperature control to time control and that 4-hour discard labels were to be used. There was no label on the milk box in the bulk milk dispenser. Per staff, the milk was on temperature control. The temperature of the milk was 40° F.
Recommendation: Ensure that the time control plan reflects the flow of food in this area.
Item No.: 18
Site: Provisions-Meat Holding
Violation: There were two pans of raw ground beef stored above pans of steaks and boneless beef bits. This was corrected.
Recommendation: Reverse this storage.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Staff Mess
Violation: There was a hole in the back wall of the technical space for the hot line. Also, the plastic protective coating for the stainless steel was peeling and making cleaning difficult.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces are free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 21
Site: Buffet-Staff Mess
Violation: There was a hole in the back wall of the technical space for the hot line. Also, the plastic protective coating for the stainless steel was peeling and making cleaning difficult.
Recommendation: Ensure that nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning are constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material.
Item No.: 28
Site: Food Service General-Cabin 3456 & 3460
Violation: Food equipment such as baking pans, ramekins, escargot plates and other various clean items were stored on the deck in these crew cabins.
Recommendation: Do not store food equipment in cabins.
Item No.: 33
Site: Preparation Room-
Violation: There was a gap at the bulkhead/deckhead juncture in the technical space above upright refrigeration units 4.08 & 4.09
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning.
Item No.: 33
Site: Provisions-Banana Holding
Violation: There was an unsealed electrical penetration in the bulkhead for the loud speaker wires.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning.
Item No.: 33
Site: Food Service General-Sliding Walk-In Doors
Violation: All of the sliding walk-in doors for the cold stores, dry stores, freezers, thaw rooms and liquor rooms had an opening around the locking pin leading to a void space in the doors.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Crown Room/Show
Violation: The handwash station by the deep fryer had an open seam around the counter/bulkhead juncture.
Recommendation: Ensure that decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are constructed and maintained for easy cleaning.
Item No.: 37
Site: Galley-Deck 14 Hot Galley
Violation: Excessive condensate had collected on the deckhead above the combination oven and the soup kettles.
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.
Item No.: 41
Site: Children Area-
Violation: Gloves and sanitary wipes were not placed in the toilet rooms. This was corrected The toilet seat for the girl's toilet was not child sized.
Recommendation: Ensure that child-size toilet and handwashing facilities are provided, if toilet rooms are located in a child-activity center.
Item No.: 41
Site: Children Area-
Violation: Gloves and sanitary wipes were not placed in the toilet rooms. This was corrected The toilet seat for the girl's toilet was not child sized.
Recommendation: Ensure that each toilet facility is provided with a supply of toilet tissue, disposable gloves, and sanitary wipes.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory

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