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VSP 2018 Operations Manual

Gray water: Wastewater from galley EQUIPMENT and DECK DRAINS,
dishwashers, showers and baths, laundries, washbasins, DECK DRAINS, and
recirculated RECREATIONAL WATER FACILITIES. Gray water does not
include BLACK WATER or bilge water from the machinery spaces.

Gutterway: See SCUPPER.

HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) plan: A written document
that delineates the formal procedures for following the Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Point principles developed by the National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for FOODS.

Halogen: The group of elements including chlorine, bromine, and iodine used for
DISINFECTION of water.

Hand antiseptic: Antiseptic products applied to human skin.

Harbor: The portion of a port area set aside for vessel anchorage or for ports
including wharves; piers; quays; and service areas, the boundaries are the high-
water shore line; and others as determined by legal definition, citation of
coordinates, or other means.

Hazard: A biological, chemical, or physical property that may cause an
unacceptable CONSUMER health risk.

Heated (RWF): Any RECREATIONAL WATER FACILITY with a water
temperature exceeding 32°C (90°F).

Health hazard: An impairment that creates an actual hazard to the public health
through poisoning or through the spread of disease. For example, water quality
that creates an actual hazard to the public health through the spread of disease by
SEWAGE, industrial fluids, waste, etc. (e.g., sluice machine connection).

Hermetically sealed container: A container designed to be secure against the
entry of microorganisms and, in the case of low-acid canned FOODS, to maintain
the commercial sterility of its contents after processing.

Hose bib connection vacuum breaker (HVB): A BACKFLOW PREVENTION
DEVICE that attaches directly to a hose bib by way of a threaded head. This
device uses a single check valve and vacuum breaker vent. It is a form of an AVB
specifically designed for a hose connection. A hose bib connection vacuum
breaker is not APPROVED for use under CONTINUOUS PRESSURE (e.g.,
when a shut-off valve is located downstream from the device).

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