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Question 1

Characteristic of Norway rats (Rattus Norvegicus)

Answer 1

most common and largest of domestic rats
one year life span
coarse reddish brown to grayish brown
tail shorter than head and body combines
ears are small and close set
blunt nose
small eyes

Question 2

Habits and indications of Norway rats (Rattus Norvegicus)

Answer 2

home range 100-150FT
prefers garbage, meat, fish, veggies fruit and cereal
runs marks on walls near the floor because oily fur
urine if florescent green under black light
large capsule shaped droppings

Question 3

Describe roof rats (Rattus Rattus)

Answer 3

smaller than Norway rat
lives about one year
frequently found on ships
tail is longer than head and body combined
ears are long
pointed nose

Question 4

Habits that indicate presence of roof rats (Rattus Rattus)

Answer 4

• seeks Harbage indoors and overhead and will leave run marks in overhead space
• Prefers seeds, cereals, veggies, fruit, grass leather good and weaker member of its own

Question 5

Describe the house mouse (field mouse)

Answer 5

Smallest of domestic rodents
lives about a year
Dusky gray body tail is as head and body combined

Question 6

habitats of the house mouse

Answer 6

nest in convenient locations
home range is 10-30ft
fecal droppings small and rod shaped

Question 7

Control methods of rodents

Answer 7

eliminate food, water and shelter source
keep food storage clean
rat guards
traps only approved for shipboard use
rodenticides not allowed
appropriate lighting to prevent dark spaces

Question 8

Describes rat guards

Answer 8

minimum 36 in diameter
6ft from pier and 2 ft from ship
point cone should face ship
attached to line securely to eliminate gaps and rage can be used to plug gaps

Question 9

What is BUMED 6210.4?

Answer 9

Ship sanitation certification program requirements

Question 10

What does Bumed 6210.4 require?

Answer 10

Requires the SMDR on ship going to foreign port to obtain either Ship sanitation exemption/ ship sanitation control cert
all ship required to have on due to frequency of deployments

Question 11

Conditions required a Ship sanitation control exemption certificate

Answer 11

Environmental health surveys
Medical readiness surveys
entering foreign ports

Question 12

How long the ceritfication last and how long can it be extedned?

Answer 12

6 months and a 1-month extension by original issuer

Question 13

Who can issue and Ship sanitation control certificate

Answer 13

PMT assigned to MTF, NEPMU and certain fleet units

Question 14

Who can be an approved with NMCPHC approval?

Answer 14

Industrial environmental health officer
Individual medical entomology officer
civilian environmental health personnel

Question 15

SSEC/SSCC inspectors cannot do whar?

Answer 15

issue a cert for a ship they are assigned to

Question 16

SSCEC/SSCC forms

Answer 16

NAVMED 6210/1 ship sanitation control exemption/ Ship sanitation control cert
Navmed 6210/2 Notification of 30day extension of ship sanitations exemption control cert
NAVMED 6210/3 declaration of health cert
NAVMED 6210/4 navy ship sanitation control certificate restricted inspection card available form NMCPHC

Question 17

Who maintains SSCEC or SSCC

Answer 17

medical department