Vessel Sanitation Program
Author: Control and Prevention
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-02-10
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781495365218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) in the 1970s as a cooperative activity with the cruise ship industry. The program assists the cruise ship industry in fulfilling its responsibility for developing and implementing comprehensive sanitation programs to minimize the risk for acute gastroenteritis. Every vessel that has a foreign itinerary and carries 13 or more passengers is subject to twice-yearly inspections and, when necessary, re-inspection.