Destination manager details
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Prepared by
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Vessel(s)
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Date completed
Waste management
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Is non-organic & organic waste separated?
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Does the crew follow the policy?
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How do you dispose of organic waste, and if at sea at which distance from the shore?
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Is your vessel fitted with a separate wastewater & sewage tank?
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What is the capactiy of the holding tank, and on average how many times per day is it emptied?
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What is the capacity of each tank and, on average, how many times a day are they emptied?
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How do you dispose of waste water & sewage? (what distance from shore & any treatment you may use)
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Do any guest or crew throw waste overboard? (plastic, organic waste, cigarette butts...)
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How do you manage this issue?
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How do you dispose cooking oil? And do you know what happens to it?
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How do you dispose engine oil? And do you know what happens to it?
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Do you carry a SOPEP kit?
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Are you up to date with the Oil spill drills?
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How batteries are disposed?
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Do you ask guests to bring back their own batteries & any plastic they carried?
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Is it displayed onboard?
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Are you recycling (on board and/or in your office)?
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Onboard or on land?
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What waste is recycled & how is it disposed?
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Are you aware of any recycling solutions available in your destination?
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Please describe
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Are you using a microplastic filter on your washing machines onboard?
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Which model?
Waste & Chemical reduction policies
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Do you have experience with non-toxic antifouling?
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Please describe
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Do you have policies to reduce food waste?
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Please describe
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Is non-reef safe sunscreen banned?
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Is it displayed on board?
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Are you selling reef safe sunscreen onboard?
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Are you using soda makers?
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Which model?
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Are you only using rechargeable batteries where possible?
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Are you using biodegradable soap/conditionner/shampoo?
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Plese describe
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Are you using biodegradable laundry soap, softener & dish wash?
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Please describe
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Are you using biodegradable cleaning products where possible?
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Are those bought or home made?
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Are single use plastic straws used onboard & in your office?
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What are you using to replace those?
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Are you providing/ is the crew/guest using cosmetics products containing plastic microbeads (in soap, toothpace, face wash...)?
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Please describe
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Are you offering snacks, candies, chocolate bars in small packaging?
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Are you prioritizing bulk packaging where possible?
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Are your suppliers delivering food & other common items in non-reusable plastic bags?
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Which single use plastic have you (mostly) eliminated the past 5 years?
Diving
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Do you have a "no touching/grabbing/breaking stuff/collecting policy for divers?
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Is it displayed on board?
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Is it enforced? Ie, not only mentioning it once at the beginning of the trip, but talking to guests who break/touch...
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How do you manage guests damaging/harassing marine life?
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From 1 to 10 (10 being the highest) how would you rate you dive team practices? (do they touch, move things around for a better picture, turn rocks...)
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Have you ever conducted training?
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Are gloves banned during dives (except for people with high skin sensitivity)?
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Is it displayed onboard?
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Do you carry cleanups with the guests and/or crew in dive sites or beaches?
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Please describe
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Are you conducting fish feeding activities?
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Please describe
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Are any marine life displayed on board (shells, corals...)
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Does any of your staff wear jewelry made from marine life?
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Do you limit the number of flashes/pictures with strobes?
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Please describe
Engagement
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Do you currently have a sustainable action plan?
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Please describe
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From 1 to 10 (10 being the highest) how would you rate your personal interest in sustainability
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From 1 to 10, how willing would you be to increase your personal involvement in sustainable practices?
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At home, are you recyling/composting/using rechargeable batteries...?
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Are there any local recycling services in your area?
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From 1 to 10 how would you rate your Cruise directors interested in sustainability?
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From 1 to 10, how would tou rate your crew interest in sustainability?
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Have you ever conducted training?
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How much time per week can you spend on sustainable solutions, including crew training, researching alternatives...?
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Is your destination engaged in social or sustainable actions locally?
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Which one(s)?
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Do you think your Destination & Master Liveaboards are doing enough to promote sustainable solutions?
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What do you think you or Master Liveaboards can do better?
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Would you be interested to partner with another liveaboard, dive center, resort or local association in order to move sustainable policies forward?
Miscellaneous
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Do you sell sustainable products? Ie. Tshirts from organic cotton/bamboo, recycled fibers?
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Please describe
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Are you selling any merchandise made from marine life (shells, corals...)?
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Please describe
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Are you aware of the seafood classification in your destination, ie which species should be avoided and which are safe to serve?
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Please describe
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Are you using organic cotton/bamboo, recycled fibers for crew uniforms, linen towels...?
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Please describe
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Are all your lamps using LED where possible?
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Are you using low flow shower heads & taps?
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Do you have a salt water tap in the galley to reduce fresh water use?
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Do you allow the crew or guests to fish?
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Please describe
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Is this policy followed?
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Do you provide any courses/briefing to guests and/or crew promoting sustainable policies?
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Please describe
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Are you serving imported products (meat, vegetables) that you can find locally?
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Do you know anyone working/experienced in solar, wind, sewage & waste management, antifouling, carbon offsetting or any other relevant fields?
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Is there anything you think we should add/change in this questionnaire?
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Please describe
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Please describe any other action or policy you are carrying.
Thank you!!