How to get started with your biofouling management plan

You know you need a biofouling management plan to increase vessel efficiency, ensure compliance, and take an active part in the green transition. But where do you start?

Here’s a three-step guide:

1. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:

โ€ข Master data and operating profile for the vessel
โ€ข Documentation of the anti-fouling system in use and related certificates
โ€ข Mapped out systems, hull and niche areas exposed to biofouling risk: external hull surfaces, hull appendages and fittings, steering and propulsion, seawater intakes, and internal seawater cooling systems

๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ:

โ€ข In-water inspection, cleaning, and maintenance between dry docks
โ€ข Safety policies according to recommendations provided by your antifouling supplier
โ€ข Sustainable disposal of biological waste

2. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ:

โ€ข Data and reports from in-water inspections and cleaning of systems
โ€ข Completed maintenance and cleaning actions on systems, hull, and niche areas

3. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป:

โ€ข Periods of time when the vessel was laid up/inactive for an extended period
โ€ข Periods of time when the vessel was operating outside its normal operating profile

And voilรกโ€”you are one step closer to a plan that will increase vessel efficiency, ensure compliance, and make you an active part of the green transition.

If you want help getting started, please contact us and we will discuss the next steps together.

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