The new Convention defines “ anti – fouling systems ” as “a coating, paint, surface treatment, surface or device that is used on a ship to control or prevent . Biofouling is one of the main problems faced by ships at the sea. Different types of methods are used to prevent marine growth from entering . Sistema di protezione scafo – antifouling system è in grado di assicurare la pulizia ed il mantenimento costante delle prestazioni delle carene. Systems (Parties of the AFS Convention). Anti – fouling systems are coatings, paints, surface treatments or measures applied to ships in order to control or prevent unwanted .

Next generation electronic antifouling technology, Ultrasonic Antifouling for. The Ultra system is the solution to an age old problem of keeping your hull clear of . Anti-fouling paint – a category of commercially available highly toxic underwater hull paints is a. The anti – fouling system based on the electrolytic principle. It consists of copper and aluminium anodes which are fed with an impressed electrical current from a. Feature Points: – Helps keep the hull of your boat clean and free from most marine growth – Reduces drag and.

The Convention entered into force on September . NOTING ALSO resolution MEPC.

Ships bearing an anti – fouling system which is controlled through an . Drawn up under the International Convention on the. I, Mick Kinley, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make . The harmful environmental effects of organotin-based compounds, such as tributyltin (TBT) used in anti – fouling paints on vessel hulls and . AkzoNobel is to develop a revolutionary fouling prevention technology which uses ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LED). Fouling prevents accurate readings from sensors and degrades camera images necessitating . An intrepid cruiser looking for a bottom free of barnacles sets off to determine if an Ultrasonic sound-wave system provides true anti – fouling. Development of an electrochemical antifouling system for seawater cooling pipelines of power plants using . I declare that the anti – fouling system used on this ship complies with Articles and of Regulation.

This declaration shall be . The system works regardless of the material used in the Hull or inboard applications. Surveys and certification requirements for anti – fouling systems. Keeping heat exchangers clean (biofilm prevention) by means of the patented Rabtherm anti – fouling system.

Method of functioning depicted with a tiled roof in . DECLARATION ON ANTI – FOULING SYSTEM. All concerned stake-holders may take note that the Government .