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Bitesize training: ship sanitation inspection (module six) – accommodation and air quality
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Overview
Accommodation standards and air quality management are important for both crew and passenger welfare as well as protecting public health on board ships. Understanding these operations and the legal standards surrounding them, is an important aspect of ship sanitation inspection.
This module examines the common issues that arise with these operations, as well as documentation to check, and international standards to be applied.
Objectives
- Explore key aspects of accommodation and air quality systems on board ships
- Highlight common issues that arise and risks to look out for
- Understand the role of international standards such as: WHO’s Handbook for Inspection of Ships and Issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates
- Increase the confidence of inspectors to investigate such systems to verify their correct operation
Who should attend
- Port Health/Environmental Health Officers
- Authorised officers engaged in ship inspection
CPD: 2 hours per module
Supported by
Martin Walker CFCIEH, BSc (Hons) Environmental Sciences, Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner, EHORB registered.
Martin’s experience surrounds Port Health and EHO roles and responsibilities, and he has delivered occasional Inland Imported Food Courses on behalf of the CIEH for the Food Standards Agency (FSA). His responsibilities in his work for the Ministry of Health, Government of Bermuda included setting up and recruiting and managing the new port health section within the environmental health department, to act as the leading technical expert on matters relating to port health at the L.F Wade International Airport and three authorised seaports at Bermuda, while also developing imported food legislation plus implementing imported food check systems for Bermuda. Martin has previously worked for the Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority as a Port Health Officer, which involved him carrying out required ship inspections of vessels using the port, as well as protecting the public and animal health through the enforcement of UK and EU legislation.
Date
Time
Venue
Online (Zoom)
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Price
CIEH member: £55
Affiliate member: £110
Non-member: £110
CIEH student member: £110
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