Attachment R_CSO Partner Survey

Primary Respondent
☐Cruise Ship Executive Officer	☐Cruise Ship Medical/Public Health Director
☐State/Local Health Department Representative	☐Interagency Partner
☐Port Authority Representative	☐Cruise Line International Association (CLIA)

Directions: This survey is voluntary. Please select the checkbox that most closely defines how you feel about each given statement. Comments are strongly encouraged and appreciated, especially if you select “disagree” or “strongly disagree” for any statement. Please be as specific as possible in your responses. All comments will be taken into consideration when evaluating current Maritime Unit operations and planning for the future.

#		Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Not Applicable
1.	It is important to have standard industry-wide protocols for COVID-19 laboratory screening and diagnostic testing as detailed in the technical instructions and operations manual.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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2.	It is important to have standard industry-wide definitions for being considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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3.	It is important to have standard industry-wide surveillance protocols (including definitions and reporting procedures) for COVID-19 and COVID-19-like illness (CLI).	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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4.	It is important to have standard industry-wide medical protocols, capabilities, and supplies for managing patients with COVID-19 or CLI on board.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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5.	It is important to have standard industry-wide preventive measures & public health interventions (e.g., mask use, physical distancing, cleaning and disinfection, infection prevention and control plans).	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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6.	Port agreements were useful for the resumption of passenger operations.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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7.	General components of the port agreements should be continued for future cruise operations.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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8.	Medical care components of the port agreements should be continued for future cruise operations.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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9.	Housing components of the port agreements should be continued for future cruise operations.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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10.	Vaccination components of the port agreements should be continued for future cruise operations.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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11.	Additional port components of the port agreements should be continued for future cruise operations.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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12.	Simulated voyages were useful in the resumption of cruise ship passenger operations.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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13.	Feedback from the Maritime Unit provided during the COVID-19 inspections was useful.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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14.	CDC’s Cruise Ship Color Status webpage is useful for communicating information about COVID-19 on cruise ships in U.S. jurisdiction.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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Questions 15–18 are for cruise line personnel (executive officers and medical/public health directors) and CLIA only.
15.	Regularly scheduled executive session calls to exchange information and share ideas with CDC and other interagency representatives were useful.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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16.	Regularly scheduled technical assistance calls with the Maritime Unit and cruise line public health personnel were useful.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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17.	Ad hoc technical calls with the Maritime Unit and individual cruise lines were useful.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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18.	Ad hoc outbreak calls with the Maritime Unit and individual cruise line medical and public health staff were useful.	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
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19.	What components of the Maritime Unit’s current operations have not been useful for resuming cruise ship operations?
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20.	Do you have any other feedback for the Maritime Unit?
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21.	Do you have suggestions for protecting the public’s health during future cruise operations?
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Questions 22–25 are for cruise line personnel (executive officers and medical/public health directors) and CLIA only.
22.	Would you be interested in participating in a voluntary program to detect, mitigate, and control the spread of COVID-19 during future cruise ship operations?	☐ Yes ☐ No
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23.	Would your medical and public health personnel benefit from CDC trainings on COVID-19 mitigation measures for cruise ships?	☐ Yes ☐ No
24.	Would your medical and public health personnel appreciate CDC trainings on any other public health topics (e.g., tuberculosis, Legionnaires’ disease, varicella, influenza, measles, acute gastroenteritis, food safety, RWF safety, potable water safety)?	☐ Yes ☐ No
25.	If yes, what are the top three trainings that your staff would be interested in receiving?	1) 2) 3)