1 day course £130

Under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) Minimum Requirements Regulations all ships’ cooks and other persons processing food in the galley are to be suitably qualified in food hygiene or food safety in catering.

Level 2 is the minimum acceptable level for catering staff and persons processing food in the galley.

You & Sea holds Highfield accreditation for the Level 2 Food Safety at Sea course, meeting both MCA and MLC stipulations. Our course is specifically designed for the maritime sector, seamlessly incorporating the small vessel codes, Maritime Labour Convention, and Code of Safe Working Practices prerequisites into the syllabus.

The course includes subjects such as;

• Recognising the importance of personal hygiene in food safety including their role in reducing the risk of contamination,

• Identifying the key legal responsibilities of food handlers,

• Identifying effective personal hygiene practices relating to protective clothing, hand washing, personal illness, cuts, wounds, food handling practices,

• Identifying how to keep the work area and equipment clean and tidy, by following procedures relating to cleaning methods, safe use of chemicals, storage of cleaning chemicals,

• Recognising the importance of safe waste disposal,

• Recognising the importance of pest control,

• Recognising the importance of food safety procedures, safe food handling and avoiding unsafe behaviour,

• Identifying how to report food safety hazards, infestations and food spoilage,

• Recognising the main risks to food safety from contamination and cross-contamination from microbial, chemical, physical and allergenic hazards,

• Identifying safe food handling and temperature control practices for delivery, storage, date marking and stock rotation,

• Identifying safe food handling and temperature control practices for preparing, cooking, chilling, reheating, holding, serving and transporting food,

• Outlining how to deal with food spoilage including recognition and reporting.