HOW SAFE IS THE DRINKING WATER ONBOARD SHIPS - POTABLE WATER TEST

Описание: A Shipping Management should provide a safe drinkable water for its crew, fit for all intended purposes. Water on board should be kept clean and free from pathogenic organisms and harmful chemicals.
Potable water is water that is safe to drink, or use for food preparation without carrying the risk of health problems. Water that has not been adequately treated, cleaned or filtered may contain harmful bacteria and contaminants which may cause serious illness.
The Marine Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 is the platform for the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to implement standards for the employment and living conditions for workers in the marine industry These standards include the requirement that ” Each member shall adopt laws and regulations or other measures to provide minimum standards for the quantity and quality of food and drinking water and for the catering standards that apply to meals provided to seafarers on ships that fly its flag, and shall undertake educational activities to promote awareness and implementation of the standards.
Access to fresh water is vital to ensure the health of those working at sea and a regular programmed of potable water testing ensures that a ships ample supply of water for drinking, cooking and washing on board is safe to use.
Contaminated water may contain dangerous waterborne bacteria such as; Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, noroviruses, Salmonella spp, Shigella sp, Cryptosporidium sp, and Enterotoxigenic E. coli, which can affect humans when ingested as drinking water. Certain bacteria such as Legionella can even gain entry to the respiratory system from washing water suspended in the air, in the form of a fine mist created by a shower head.
The Nalfleet Potable Water Test Kit range enables ships staff to monitor the quality of the drinking water on board the ship by providing tests for important operational control parameters and verification tests for bacteria that can be of risk to human health.
It is really important that all crew onboard should know that the water they drinking is safe.