COVID Vessel Cleaning – A Complete Guide as Outlined by WA Government

December 4, 2021

COVID vessel cleaning can reduce the risk of cross-contamination and infection. It is, therefore, essential to create a detailed cleaning plan for your vessel. It is even better to hire a COVID vessel cleaning service to clean and disinfect your vessel. Hiring the service can protect you and your crew members. 

  • You need to thoroughly clean and disinfect your vessel before it returns to unexposed vessel status. Once your vessel arrives in waters adjacent to Western Australia, all persons who are on board your vessel must disembark your vessel. 
  • You will need to create a detailed cleaning plan. Once your cleaning plan is ready, you need to submit it to PHEOC. You must outline cleaning protocols you will use to reduce the risk of cross-contamination and infection. Your cleaning plan should be specific to the number of your crew on board and your vessel type. 
  • PHEOC recommends you hire a professional cleaning service. 

COVID Vessel Cleaning Checklist:

  • You must check the identity of the professional cleaning company before hiring them. Make sure the identity of the company has been documented. 
  • The professional cleaning company must use enough cleaners to clean the whole vessel within 72 hours. Every cleaner should only clean for 8 to 10 hours. 
  • The cleaners must use a two-step cleaning process. They can use a detergent with a neutral pH. Then, they can use a suitable disinfectant to disinfect the cleaned areas. They need to use TGA approved disinfectants to disinfect the cleaned areas. 
  • Therefore, the cleaners must clean and disinfect storage spaces, engine room, laundry, change rooms, helipad, the bridge, meeting rooms, offices, recreation rooms, mess room/galley, lift, internal stairways, internal passageways and accommodation rooms. 
  • In addition, they should clean and disinfect horizontal and vertical surfaces and pay more attention to high touch surfaces. 

How to Select Certified COVID Vessel Cleaning Service? 

You need to hire accredited cleaners to clean and disinfect your vessel. They comply with infection control measures and they have the expertise, skills, disinfectants and proper tools, equipment to thoroughly clean and disinfect your vessel. 

How Kleen Slate Services Can Help You? 

Kleen Slate Services are accredited COVID Vessel Cleaning service providers, we can help you create a comprehensive cleaning plan for your vessel. Once PHEOC approves the cleaning plan, we can clean and disinfect your vessel. 

If you are looking for a professional cleaner to clean and disinfect your vessel docking at one of Western Australia’s harbours, contact Kleen Slate Services for all of your Covid-19 cleaning.

Last Update: COVID Vessels in Perth: July – August 2021

Lewis Harriman

Lewis Harriman is an award winning entrepreneur. His business, Kleen Slate Services was named Business of the Year at the 2019 RKCC Mineral Resources Regional Business Awards. Certified by the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration, he provides Methamphetamine property testing and decontamination cleaning, all property restoration services, trauma and crime scene forensic clean-up, as well as range of cleaning services to domestic, commercial and industrial properties. He is a strong advocate for supporting local business, being members of BNI, Rockingham Kwinana Chamber of Commerce and Rockingham Business Sundowners.