The Centre of Maritime Health and Society (CMSS), University of Southern Denmark is planning a short training course for port health officers and ship inspectors, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, European Office and the EU SHIPSAN ACT Joint Action, in Esbjerg on 11-13 April 2016. 

The course will address inspection of hygiene and health standards on ships based on the European manual on hygiene standards and communicable diseases surveillance and on the issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates (SSC) based on the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR) learning package.

The course is meant for professionals from the Nordic and the Baltic countries who work in authorities responsible in performing ship inspections and issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates (SSC). This course aims at bringing a gap in the field as expressed by the respective professionals.

According to the results of a relevant research conducted in all the European Union member states, the ascending countries plus Iceland and Norway in 2014, the responding professionals expressed training requirements in almost all the respective topics. This includes intensive training needs related to public health risks from microbiological, chemical and radiological agents and guidelines for reporting to the competent authorities.

For more information please contact:

Despena Andrioti PhD,

Senior researcher, Centre of Maritime Health and Society 

Tel. +45 6550 9391

Email dandrioti@health.sdu.dk

Web http://www.sdu.dk/ist/cmss