National Center for Environmental Health

Published to assist the cruise ship industry in developing and implementing comprehensive sanitation programs in order to minimize the risk of gastrointestinal diseases. Every vessel that has a foreign itinerary and carries 13 or more passengers is subject to twiceyearly inspections and, when necessary, reinspection. This book is their bible. But, in terms of general sanitation, there's no reason the principles treated herein would not apply in a variety of contexts.