At a glance
Cruise ship supervisors: Learn about our training seminars on public health practices to protect cruise ship passengers and crew.
At a glance
Cruise ship supervisors: Learn about our training seminars on public health practices to protect cruise ship passengers and crew.
Training overview
We offer a 2.5-day training course to teach cruise ship supervisors the public health practices specified in the current Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) Operations Manual. Seminars are led by the VSP epidemiologists and environmental health officers who conduct the twice-yearly unannounced inspections.
Only cruise ship management staff from cruise lines that are part of VSP can sign up for seminars.
Training topics
Attendees will learn about public health practices specified in the current VSP Operations Manual.
During the course, attendees can ask specific questions about how our public health principles and requirements relate to their work. The seminar format also allows for more-informal information exchanges outside of class time.
Topics covered during the seminar are grouped in the following three categories.
Combined operations
- Overview of VSP
- Surveillance, passenger/employee health, and outbreak investigations
- Equipment and facilities
- Environmental health
- Housekeeping and infection control
- Integrated pest management
Hotel operations
- Foodborne hazards and illness
- Food safety
- Potable water—food and beverage
- Recreational water facilities—food and beverage
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
Technical operations
- Waterborne illnesses
- Water chemistry
- Potable water
- Recreational water facilities
- Cross-connection control
- Food protection and HACCP—technical