The third edition of the Guide to Ship Sanitation presents the public health significance of ships in terms of disease and highlights the importance of applying appropriate control measures. It is intended to be a basis for the development of national approaches to controlling the hazards, providing a framework for policy-making and local decision-making. It may also be used as a reference for regulators, ship operators and ship builders as well as for assessing the potential health impact of projects involving the design of ships.

Contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Significance of ships to health
  • 1.2 Scope, purpose and objective
  • 1.3 Harmonization with other international regulations
  • 1.4 Roles and responsibilities
  • 1.5 Structure of the Guide to ship sanitation
• 2. Water
  • 2.1 Background
  • 2.2 Guidelines
• 3. Food
  • 3.1 Background
  • 3.2 Guidelines
• 4. Recreational water environments
  • 4.1 Background
  • 4.2 Guidelines
• 5. Ballast water
  • 5.1 Background
  • 5.2 Guidelines
• 6. Waste management and disposal
  • 6.1 Background
  • 6.2 Guidelines
• 7. Vector and reservoir control
  • 7.1 Background
  • 7.2 Guidelines
• 8. Controlling infectious diseases in the environment
  • 8.1 Background
  • 8.2 Guidelines
• Annex Examples of hazards, control measures, monitoring procedures and corrective actions for the ship water supply system
• Glossary
• References

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