A preparatory meeting for the 1st General Assembly meeting and the Interim Collaborative Group meeting of the EU SHIPSAN ACT Joint Action was held in Athens, Greece. Representatives from DG SANCO, from the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA), the president of the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention, the Joint Action coordinator and the Joint Action Manager participated in this meeting.

Advanced training course for water safety on ships

A training course for seafarers and shipping industry professionals

An EU SHIPSAN ACT training course was conducted from 5th of March till 7th of March 2014, Greece on board the cruise ship Louis Olympia which was docked at the port of Piraeus, Greece.

The Greek Ministry of Health in the framework of the Greek Presidency 2014 Chief Medical Officers’ Meeting, will organise a session titled “Sustainability of the EU SHIPSAN ACT Joint Action – Focus on the essential components to be supported: hygiene and health inspections, training of port health authorities and communication platform”. 

This course has been co-organised by the EU SHIPSAN ACT Joint Action funded by the European Commission, DG SANCO (20122103) and the Italian Ministry of Health, and is designed for operators, officers, crew of passenger ships. The preferred participants would be working at manager or supervisor level, and the training is intended to help allow them to then train others.