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12.13.2 Documentation

12.13.2.1 Detailed Justification
Before a VARIANCE from a requirement of the VSP 2018 Operations
Manual is APPROVED, the person requesting the VARIANCE must
provide the following, which will be retained in VSP’s file on the vessel or
vessels:

• A statement of the proposed VARIANCE from the VSP 2018
Operations Manual requirement including relevant section number
citations.

• An analysis of the rationale for how the potential public health
HAZARDS and nuisances addressed by the relevant VSP 2018
Operations Manual requirement will be alternatively addressed by
the proposed VARIANCE.

• If required, a HACCP PLAN, standard operating procedures,
training plan, and monitoring plan that includes all the information
as it is relevant to the VARIANCE requested.

• Additional scientific data or other information as required to
support the determination that public health will not be
compromised by the proposal.

12.13.3 Conformance

12.13.3.1 Conformance
If VSP grants a VARIANCE, the vessel must

• Comply with the HACCP PLANS, standard operating procedures,
training plan, and monitoring plan submitted and APPROVED as a
basis for the modification or waiver.

• Maintain and provide to VSP, on request, records to demonstrate that
o procedures monitoring CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS are
effective,
o monitoring of the CRITICAL CONTROL POINT are routinely
used,
o necessary corrective actions are taken if there is failure at a
CRITICAL CONTROL POINT, and
o effectiveness of the operation or process in protection of public
health is periodically verified.

Section 12: Administrative Guidelines; 183