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Practical, source-based guidance on yacht air, water and galley hygiene — written for captains, chief engineers and yacht managers. Clear answers, real standards, no jargon.
Air qualityYacht air filters: MERV, HEPA and what your air handler can use
What MERV and HEPA mean, what EPA says, and why to ask the maker first.
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Water damageAfter a burst pipe or a flood on board: what to dry, clean and throw away
CDC and EPA advice for homes, and how we read it for a yacht interior.
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Food safetyHACCP on a yacht: food safety from the galley to the table
The seven HACCP principles from the WHO ship guide, in plain words.
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Food safetyFridges, cold rooms and the provisions store: keeping them clean and cold
What the WHO ship guide says about food storage, temperature checks and keeping raw and ready-to-eat food apart.
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Drinking waterWhat each yacht water test result means, in plain words
E. coli, plate counts and Pseudomonas: what the lab lines mean and what to do next.
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GalleyPests on Yachts: Rodents, Cockroaches and Stored Food
How pests get on board and what the WHO guide for ships asks you to do.
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Air and mouldCondensation on a Yacht: Why Cabins Sweat and How to Stop It
The EPA humidity target and four ways to cut moisture, with a checklist for cabins.
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Air and mouldFan Coil Drain Trays on a Yacht: Small Part, Big Effect
Standing water in the tray: what MCA, the EPA and CDC say about cleaning and drain lines.
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WaterYacht Watermakers and Reverse Osmosis: Is the Water You Make Safe to Drink?
What the WHO ship guide says about treating made water before it reaches the tank.
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WaterIce Makers, Coffee Machines and Drink Dispensers: The Forgotten Water Points
What the WHO ship guide and CDC say about ice and the small water points, with a checklist.
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WaterBiofilm in Yacht Pipes: What It Is and Why It Comes Back
Why a clean water test can fail again a few weeks later, from CDC, WHO and a National Academies report.
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WaterFilling Yacht Water in a Foreign Port: What to Check Before You Connect
Source, hose, flushing and chlorine residual, from the WHO guide for ships.
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GuidesA Captain’s Yearly Hygiene Calendar for a Yacht
One page for the year, with the intervals that come from sources marked as such.
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After eventsAfter a Stomach Bug on Board: Cleaning, Disinfection and Where Ozone Fits
The order of work from CDC, the Italian ISS and the US EPA, and the limits of ozone.
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After eventsPost-Refit Cleaning on a Yacht: Dust, Solvents and the Air System
What EPA and Department of Energy guidance says to do before people move back in.
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WaterChlorine, Ozone, UV or Silver: How Yacht Water Treatments Compare
Which treatment leaves protection in the pipes, and which does not, from WHO, EPA and a National Academies report.
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LegionellaYacht Jacuzzis, Spa Pools and Showers: Why Mist Matters
The WHO and CDC figures for spa disinfectant, pH and temperature, and a routine for showers.
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LegionellaLegionnaires’ Disease on Ships: What Public-Health Bodies Say
How it is caught, why ships are high-risk, and where ship-linked cases have come from.
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Six months of validity, two types, and what the WHO texts say and do not say about yachts.
Read the guide →GalleyYacht Galley Hood and Filter Cleaning: How Often Is Often Enough?
SOLAS gives no cleaning interval. What the rules say and the timetable used on land.
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RulesWhich Rules Apply to a Yacht’s Hygiene? Law, Guideline and Good Practice
IHR, WHO ship guide, MLC 2006, EU water directive and SHIPSAN: what is law and what is guidance.
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Air and mouldYacht Air Duct Cleaning: When It Is Worth Doing and When It Is Not
The EPA gives three reasons to clean ducts, and NADCA describes how it should be done.
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Air and mouldMould on a Yacht: Why It Grows and When to Call a Professional
Humidity below 60%, drying within 24–48 hours and the 10 sq ft rule from the EPA.
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LegionellaPositive Legionella Result on a Yacht: What Happens Next?
Check, correct, treat and re-test: the order the CDC suggests, and what the WHO ship guide adds.
Read the guide →LegionellaLegionella Testing on a Yacht: What ISO 11731 Means in Plain Words
Culture or PCR, how long results take and how a sample is taken, from ISO and the US CDC.
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LegionellaYacht Hot Water and Legionella: Which Temperatures Matter?
Calorifier at 60°C, return at 50°C, cold below 25°C: what WHO, CDC and HSE say.
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E. coli, chlorine, pH and temperature: the numbers the WHO ship guide gives and how to sample.
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WaterWhat Is a Water Safety Plan for a Yacht?
The three parts of a water safety plan and the key figures, from the WHO Guide to Ship Sanitation.
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SeasonalYacht Back in Service: A Hygiene Checklist After Winter or a Long Lay-Up
Flush, check, clean and record: a practical checklist based on CDC, EPA and WHO guidance.
Read the guide →GalleyYacht Galley Extraction Ducts: What the Rules Ask For and Why Grease Matters
What SOLAS II-2/9.7.5.1 asks for on galley exhaust ducts, and what it means for grease cleaning.
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WaterHow Often Should a Yacht’s Fresh-Water Tanks Be Inspected and Disinfected?
What the WHO Guide to Ship Sanitation says about tank inspection, the 50 mg/l disinfection step and flushing.
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Air conditioningHow Often Should a Yacht’s Air Conditioning Be Cleaned?
What maritime guidance and public-health bodies say about checking filters, cleaning coils and condensate trays, and keeping humidity down.
Read the guide →Water hygieneLegionella on Yachts: How It Grows, How It’s Tested and How to Control It
Where Legionella develops in a yacht’s fresh-water system, how it is tested to ISO 11731, and the temperature and flushing rules that keep it under control.
Read the guide →More guides on HVAC hygiene, fresh-water systems and galley extraction are on the way. In the meantime, see what we do and the problems we solve.
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Francesco Colombo
CEO · AirBio Marine, a division of AirBio (Ekonore S.r.l.)
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