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Cruise Ship: MV Explorer

Cruise line: V. Ships Leisure USA

Inspection Date: 12/07/2005

Score: 99

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.

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Item No.	Description	Points Deducted
02	Medical logs maintained	0
10	Swimming pools / spas maintained, safety equipment	0
20	PHF temperature maintenance facilities; Food-contact surfaces designed, constructed, installed, maintained; TMD=s provided, located, calibrated	0
21	Nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located	0
22	Dishwashing / equipment washing facilities designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located, operated, TMDs, test kits	0
33	Decks / bulkheads / deckheads construction, repair, clean	1
999	Miscellaneous	0

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Item No.: 02

Site: Medical-SAMPLES CONTAINERS - VIRAL AND BACTERIAL

Violation: SAMPLE CONTAINERS FOR VIRAL AND BACTERIAL STOOL SPECIMENS WERE NOT ON BOARD THE VESSEL. SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND LABELS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING CLINICAL SPECIMENS. THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR THE VESSEL. THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT FROM THE 2005 VSP OPERATIONS MANUAL.

Recommendation:4.3.1.1 The medical staff will be responsible for maitaining a supply of at least 10 clinical specimen collection containers for both viral and bacterial agents (10 for each), as well as the proper shipping containers and labelsfor same and provided in Annex 13.4 of this manual. Specific information on vendors where supplies may be ordered is provided in the VSP website. 4.3.2.2 All clinical specimens shall be packaged and shipped in accordance with the guidelines outlined in Annex 13.4 and the specific details provided in the VSP website. The specimen packaging shall include the proper documentation as required by the receiving laboratory.

*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory