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Vessel Sanitation Program 2018 Construction Guidelines U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ National Center for Environmental Health VSP 2018 Construction Guidelines Vessel Sanitation Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4770 Buford Highway, NE/MS F-59 Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 Phone: 770-488-7070 Fax: 770-488-4127 Email: [email protected] Vessel Sanitation Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1800 Eller Drive, Suite 222 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-4209 Phone: 800-323-2132 or 954-356-6650 Fax: 954-356-6671 Email: [email protected] The VSP 2018 Construction Guidelines and updates are available at www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Public Health Service, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This version annotates information that has changed from the 2011 version of the VSP Construction Guidelines using a yellow highlight and a vertical rule. 2 VSP 2018 Construction Guidelines Acknowledgments VSP would like to acknowledge the following organizations and companies for their cooperative efforts in the revisions of the VSP 2018 Construction Guidelines. Cruise Lines • Carnival Maritime (AIDA Cruises and • MSC Cruises Costa Cruises) • Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. • Carnival Corporation & PLC (Royal Caribbean International, • Carnival Cruise Line Celebrity Cruises, and Azamara • Carnival UK (P&O Cruises and Cruises) Cunard) • Silversea Cruises • Disney Cruise Line • Star Cruises/Crystal Cruises • Holland America Group (Holland • Virgin Cruises America Line and Princess Cruises) Shipyards • Brodosplit Shipyard – Croatia, Split • Meyer Werft GmbH • Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani • Meyer Turku SpA • STX France T. Mariotti SpA Other Organizations • ALMACO Group, SAS • IDEXX • Anchor Hygiene Services • JP Schnoor Consulting • ANVISA • MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & • The Apollo Group CO KG • aquagroup AG • MEIKO USA • Bill Aleman, Inc. • Menker - Laundry Management • BC Cagle Consulting Consultants • Color Line AS • MKN Gmbh & Co. • Connie Centrella Consulting • O.T. S.r.l • CPI International • Oxin • Culligan Italiana S.p.A. • Owings Public Health • Cruise Lines International Association • Pall Life Sciences (CLIA) • Precetti SpA • D2 Marine Solutions, Inc. • Prescott Consulting • DL Forney Consulting • Prisma S.p.A. • DL SERVICES • ProMinent Fluid Controls, Inc. • EU SHIPSAN • Public Health Agency of Canada • Georg Fischer, LLC • SeaKing Ltd. • Halton Marine Oy • TGMG, Inc. • Helga B. Jungwirth • Walt Disney Imagineering • HOBART Global Marine • World Health Organization • Howell Laboratories Cover art design: J.D. Freeland. 3 VSP 2018 Construction Guidelines Contents—2018 VSP Construction Guidelines 1.0 Background and Purpose .................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Revisions and Changes ....................................................................................................... 2 3.0 Procedures for Requesting Plan Reviews, Consultations, and Construction-Related Inspections .......................................................................................................................... 3 3.1 Plan Reviews and Consultations ................................................................................. 4 3.2 Onsite Construction Inspections ................................................................................. 5 3.3 Final Construction Inspections ................................................................................... 5 3.3.1 Purpose and Scheduling .......................................................................................... 5 3.3.2 Unannounced Operational Inspection ..................................................................... 6 4.0 Equipment Standards, Testing, and Certification .............................................................. 6 5.0 General Definitions and Acronyms .................................................................................... 7 5.1 Scope ........................................................................................................................... 7 5.2 Definitions .................................................................................................................. 7 5.3 Acronyms .................................................................................................................. 18 6.0 General Facilities Requirements ....................................................................................... 19 6.1 Size and Flow ............................................................................................................ 19 6.1.1 Food Flow .............................................................................................................. 19 6.2 Equipment Requirements .......................................................................................... 20 6.2.1 Galleys ................................................................................................................... 20 6.2.2 Warewashing Sinks ............................................................................................... 21 6.2.3 Warewashing Access ............................................................................................. 22 6.2.4 Drip Trays or Drains, Beverages ........................................................................... 22 6.2.5 Drip Trays, Condiments ........................................................................................ 22 6.2.6 Equipment Storage Areas ...................................................................................... 22 6.2.7 Deck Drainage ....................................................................................................... 22 6.2.8 Utility Sink ............................................................................................................ 22 6.2.9 Dipper Wells .......................................................................................................... 22 6.2.10 Doors or Closures .................................................................................................. 22 6.2.11 Countertop Openings and Rims ............................................................................. 22 6.2.12 Insect-Control Devices .......................................................................................... 23 6.3 Equipment Surfaces .................................................................................................. 23 6.3.1 Materials ................................................................................................................ 23 6.3.2 Approved Materials ............................................................................................... 23 6.3.3 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces .................................................................................... 23 6.4 Bulkheads, Deckheads, and Decks ........................................................................... 24 6.4.1 Exposed Fasteners ................................................................................................. 24 6.4.2 Seams and Penetrations ......................................................................................... 24 6.4.3 Bulkheads .............................................................................................................. 24 6.4.4 Penetrations ........................................................................................................... 24 6.4.5 Deck Coving .......................................................................................................... 25 6.4.6 Deck Material ........................................................................................................ 25 iv VSP 2018 Construction Guidelines 6.4.7 Compatible Metals ................................................................................................ 25 6.5 Deck Drains, Deck Sinks, and Scuppers................................................................... 26 6.5.1 Material ................................................................................................................. 26 6.5.3 Cover Grates .......................................................................................................... 26 6.5.3 Location ................................................................................................................. 26 6.5.4 Sizing ..................................................................................................................... 26 6.5.5 Deck Drainage ....................................................................................................... 26 6.5.6 Cross-Drain Connections ....................................................................................... 26 6.5.7 Coaming ................................................................................................................ 26 6.6 Ramps ....................................................................................................................... 27 6.6.1 Installation ............................................................................................................. 27 6.7 Gray and Black Water Drain Lines ........................................................................... 27 6.7.1 Installation 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