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4.1.2 Records
4.1.2.1 Log
4.1.2.1.1 Responsibility (02)
A standardized AGE surveillance log for each cruise must be
maintained daily by the master of the vessel, the medical staff, or
other designated staff.
4.1.2.1.2 Required Information (02)
The AGE surveillance log must list
• The name of the vessel, cruise dates, and cruise number.
• All REPORTABLE CASES of AGE.
• All passengers and crew members who are dispensed
antidiarrheal medication from the master of the vessel,
medical staff, or other designated staff.
4.1.2.1.3 Log Details (02)
The AGE surveillance log must include a header containing the
following information about the voyage:
• Vessel name.
• Voyage number.
• Date from.
• Date to.
• Total number of passengers.*
• Reportable total number of passengers ill.
• Total number of crew.*
• Reportable total number of crew ill.
*Total number of passengers and total number of crew must be the
totals at the beginning of the voyage (i.e., totals on “date from”).
The AGE surveillance log entry for each passenger or crew
member must contain the following information in separate
columns:
• Patient I.D.
• Date of the first medical visit or report to staff of illness.
• Time of the first medical visit or report to staff of illness.
• Person’s last name.
• Person’s first name.
• Person’s age.
• Person’s sex.
• Designation as passenger or crew member.
• Cabin number.
• Crew member position or job on the vessel, if applicable.
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