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. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป. ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐น-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
โข Master data and operating profile for the vessel
โข Documentation of the anti-fouling system in use and related certificates
โข 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
๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ป๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ:
โข In-water inspection, cleaning, and maintenance between dry docks
โข Safety policies according to recommendations provided by your antifouling supplier
โข Sustainable disposal of biological waste
2. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น, ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐ณ:
โข Data and reports from in-water inspections and cleaning of systems
โข Completed maintenance and cleaning actions on systems, hull, and niche areas
3. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป:
โข Periods of time when the vessel was laid up/inactive for an extended period
โข Periods of time when the vessel was operating outside its normal operating profile
And voilรกโyou 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.
