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123/A, Miranda City Likaoli Prikano, Dope
+0989 7876 9865 9
+(090) 8765 86543 85
info@example.com
example.mail@hum.com
A representative from the Baltic and International
Maritime Council (BIMCO), said: “We look forward to assisting our members in
putting this guidance into action and want to facilitate the sharing of
experience.”
The guidance on
in-water cleaning of ships’ biofouling finalised by the IMO’s Pollution
Prevention and Response Sub-Committee is designed to help shipowners,
charterers, operators, crews and in-water cleaning service providers to safely
plan and conduct in-water cleaning operations while addressing risks to the
environment and ship coatings.
It also provides information to many other
stakeholders involved in the process of cleaning – such as authorities wishing to approve cleaning in
waters under their jurisdiction and covers both in-water cleaning that may be
conducted proactively (ie removing microfouling from a ship’s hull and niche
areas periodically to prevent or minimise attachment of macrofouling) or
reactively (ie removing micro- and macrofouling from a ship’s hull and niche
areas as a corrective action).
The report examines
waste substance capture, which may be utilised for both proactive and reactive
cleaning, with the goal of protecting the environment from the release of
coating substances and non-native species in removed biofouling in compliance
with the 2023 Biofouling Guidelines.BIMCO
representative added: “Whilst the guidance is relatively comprehensive there is
still work to be done. This includes developing a methodology for testing the
compatibility between cleaning systems and various coating types and developing
methods for assessing the minimum performance standard after systems enter into
service.
“How to conduct
in-water inspections to determine if in-water cleaning is needed also remains
an outstanding issue which is likely to be of importance to our members.”The guideline is scheduled to be approved
by the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in April of this
year and made accessible to members shortly thereafter.
In January, IMO emphasized the significance of
safety and security in its recent 2025 Polar Maritime Seminar.
