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Cruise Ship: Island Adventure
Cruise Line: New Sea Escape Cruises, Ltd.

VSP Operations Manual Section: 4.2.1.1.1

Manual Requirement: Ensure that the master, the medical staff, or other designated staff of a vessel destined for a U.S. port from a foreign port submits at least one standardized gastrointestinal illness report based on the number of reportable cases in the gastrointestinal illness log to the VSP no less than 24 hours, but not more than 30 hours before the vessel's expected arrival at the U.S. port.

Request: Variance to submit a 4-hr report vs. a 24-hr report due to length of cruises.

Status: Approved

Summary:
Variance to submit a 4-hr report vs. a 24-hr report due to length of cruises.

VSP Operations Manual Section: 6.1.1.1.1

Manual Requirement: Ensure that flow-through seawater supply systems for swimming pools are used only while the vessel is under way and at sea beyond 20 kilometers (12 miles) from nearest land.

Request: Variance to operate a swimming pool in flow-through mode within 12 miles from land.

Status: Denied

Summary:
Variance to operate a swimming pool in flow-through mode within 12 miles from land.