Public Health Operations on Passenger Ships Training course on the management of public health events

Training course on the management of public health events

• 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).

• Medical staff, public health officers, other ship officers and crew members with duties related to medical and public health operations on board passenger ships, as well as managers and supervisors
• In-house or contracted trainers responsible to deliver health and hygiene training to crew members

Learning objectives

• Apply the requirements from the 3^rd edition of the European Manual in evaluating medical facilities areas for compliance with infection control processes. Click here to download the 3^rd Edition of the European Manual.
• Describe transmission routes for gastroenteritis, Legionnaires’ disease, vaccine preventable diseases and acute respiratory illness (ARI).
• Demonstrate knowledge on surveillance demands and pre-boarding passenger and crew screening principles.
• Use of the Outbreak Management Plan tool to organise both routine and elevated levels of illness when triggers are reached.
• Evaluate the pro-active role of supervisors in implementing the response actions and observation of activities to ensure guidance is followed strictly.
• Apply control measures which match the illness and response phase established.
• Assess the methods followed in housekeeping closely to prevent illness spread and repeat cabin occurrence.
• Implement the International Health Regulations requirements for ship operators.

• 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 (Saturday 9 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 Saturday 9 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.