Food safety for the passenger shipping industry Training course for supervisors and managers

Training course for supervisors and managers

• Day 1: only self-paced session – participants will have to complete the pre-test, view recorded videos, and complete self-paced exercises at the SHIPSAN e-learning platform.
• Days 2–4: combination of live and self-paced sessions. The live sessions will be held at 15:00 CEST (maximum 3 hours per day).

• Managers and supervisors with duties related to public health and food and beverage operations on board passenger ships.
• In-house or contracted trainers responsible to deliver food safety training to crew members

Learning objectives

• Demonstrate knowledge on the health and hygiene standards on ships, focusing on the European Manual for Hygiene Standards and Communicable Disease Surveillance on Passenger Ships. Click here to download the 3^rd Edition of the European Manual.
• Better implement the principles of food hygiene and the HACCP principles.
• Develop or improve the instructions and guidance on HACCP principles in the department or areas you supervise/manage on board.
• Effectively supervise food handlers on all hygiene and food safety issues.
• Carry out food hygiene inspections and audits.
• Provide guidance and advice on the management of food hygiene in the passenger ship food operations.
• Demonstrate technical knowledge necessary for management of complex food production processes.
• Basic skills to build a working HACCP Plan

• Lectures – instruction and theory on the subject matter
• Online self-paced exercises – adapting theory
• Case studies – use of scenarios to exercise problem solving
• Questions and answers – updating skills and knowledge
• Resources in the form of support documentation in an electronic format

Aim of the assessment: It is a tool to give a better idea of the trainees’ learning progress.

The cost for attendance for this course is 500 euros per participant.

Cancellations and penalties policy:

If you proceed to any cancellation 2 days before the start of the course (Sunday 24 May 2026) the fees will be returned but you will be charged with any bank transfer costs that may be incurred by the transaction.

If you cancel after Sunday 24 May 2026, the penalty will be €100 plus any bank transfer costs that may be incurred by the transaction.

We reserve the right to cancel the training event if minimum enrollments are not met. In which case, all course fees will be fully refunded.

Basic requirements:

• PC, laptop, Mac, iPad or tablet
• Web browser
• Access permission to Vimeo service (https://vimeo.com/) for video viewing

Further information regarding access to the asynchronous e-learning platform and the on-line broadcasting platform will follow after payment confirmation.

We do not accept any responsibility and will not be liable for any technical difficulties/problems from your side (e.g. poor internet connection, devices used not according to our specifications, hardware issues)

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Maximum number of trainees to be accepted for this course: 40

Registration is on a first come, first served basis.