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VSP 2018 Operations Manual

12.0 Administrative Guidelines

This section includes the following subsections:
12.1 Inspections
12.2 Inspection Report
12.3 Risk-based Scoring and Correction Priority
12.4 Closing Conference
12.5 Inspection Review
12.6 Corrective Action Statement
12.7 Correction Affidavit
12.8 Inspection Publication
12.9 Recommendation That the Vessel Not Sail
12.10 Reinspections and Follow-up Inspections
12.11 Construction/Renovation Inspections
12.12 Other Environmental Investigations
12.13 VARIANCES

References for 12.0 Administrative Guidelines can be found in Annex 14.12.

12.1 Inspections

12.1.1 Inspection Procedures

12.1.1.1 Routine Inspections
An unannounced, complete sanitation inspection by VSP Environmental
Health Officers (EHOs) will be done twice each federal fiscal year if the
vessel is available.

12.1.1.2 IHR Ship Sanitation Inspections
The Vessel Sanitation Program will conduct International Health
Regulations (IHR) ship sanitation inspections during unannounced routine
operational inspections of cruise ships using the final APPROVED IHR
inspection manual from the World Health Organization (WHO). The IHR
inspection will only be conducted if there is sufficient time to do both
inspections while the ship is in port. There will be no additional fee
charged for a dual inspection. The IHR inspection will not be conducted if
the cruise line involved has invoices from other ship inspections unpaid
for more than 60 days from receipt of those invoices.

VSP will also provide extensions to existing ship sanitation control
exemption certificates. Because the standard for the IHR inspections is set
by WHO, the ship will be issued the certificate appropriate to the findings
of the inspection. The findings specific to the IHR will be so designated in
the inspection report narrative.

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