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Table 5 Inspection practices among EU countries

From: Hygiene inspections on passenger ships in Europe - an overview

Subject area

Yes/Total

%

Collection and analysis of inspection results

24/44

54.5

Inspection results publication

9/44

20.5

Critical enough issues to issue an order that a ship does not sail

23/43

53.5

On board measurements

24/44

54.5

Use of standardised inspection forms

26/44

59.1

Hygiene inspection scoring system

5/43

11.6

Environmental sampling

 

37/44

84.1

Frequency of environmental sampling:

according to specific routine programme

11/37

29.7

 

during outbreak investigation

29/37

78.4

 

other*

19/37

51.4

Port-to-port communication:

among national port authorities

17/48

35.4

 

among port authorities of other countries

10/48

20.8

 

other**

14/48

29.2

  1. *before issuing a certificate, yearly before the beginning of the summer
  2. ** in some countries communication with other country's port is through the Ministries of Health