PPM Water Hygiene & Sanitation in Aviation
Potable Water Management & the Water Supply (Water Quality )
Regulations 2000

Waterborne diseases that are still being transmitted in many parts of the world include cholera, the enteric fevers (Salmonella), bacillary and amoebic dysentery and other enteric infections.

Many aircraft operate through countries in which these diseases are either endemic or occur from time to time, and in which the standard of sanitation may be low.

Whilst it is recommended that crews should aim to minimise the pick up of water supplies from outside the UK, aircraft cannot always carry sufficient water to last throughout the complete flight and may be compelled to replenish water supplies from sources outside the UK.

If the water source is contaminated, it is clear that, unless adequate precautions are taken, disease can be spread to aircraft users through the medium of water.

PPM’s detailed operational procedures ensure compliance with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations (and the UK Water Supply Regs 2000) in respect of ensuring water hygiene & sanitation on board aircraft.

These procedures are then monitored by PPM via routinely sampling of on-board water supplies which are routinely microbiologically & chemically analysed at UK (UKAS) laboratories.

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