Annex - Amendments to the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001

This document has been consolidated into AFS Convention

Annex 1

Controls on anti-fouling systems

1 The following rows are added to the table in Annex 1 to the 2001 AFS Convention:

Anti-fouling system

Control measures

Application

Effective date

Cybutryne

CAS No. 28159-98-0

Ships shall not apply or re-apply anti-fouling systems containing this substance

All ships

1 January 2023

Cybutryne

CAS No. 28159-98-0

Ships bearing an anti-fouling system that contains this substance in the external coating layer of their hulls or external parts or surfaces on 1 January 2023 shall either:

(1) remove the anti-fouling system; or

(2) apply a coating that forms a barrier to this substance leaching from the underlying non-compliant anti-fouling system

All ships except:

(1) fixed and floating platforms, FSUs, and FPSOs that have been constructed prior to 1 January 2023 and that have not been in dry-dock on or after 1 January 2023;

(2) ships not engaged in international voyages; and

(3) ships of less than 400 gross tonnage engaged in international voyages, if accepted by the coastal State(s)

At the next scheduled renewal of the anti-fouling system after 1 January 2023, but no later than 60 months following the last application to the ship of an anti-fouling system containing cybutryne

Annex 4

Surveys and certification requirements for anti-fouling systems

2 Regulation 2(3) is replaced by the following:

"(3) For ships bearing an anti-fouling system controlled under Annex 1 that was applied before the date of entry into force of a control for such a system, the Administration shall issue a Certificate in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation not later than two years after entry into force of that control. This paragraph shall not affect any requirement for ships to comply with Annex 1."

Appendix 1 to Annex 4

Model form of International Anti-fouling System Certificate

3 The section of the model form of the International Anti-fouling System Certificate (appendix 1) listing the compliance options for controlled anti-fouling systems on the ship is replaced by the following:

"An anti-fouling system controlled under Annex 1 containing:

Has not been applied during or after construction of this ship

Has been applied on this ship previously, but has been removed by

Has been applied on this ship previously, but has been covered with a sealer coat applied by

Has been applied on this ship previously, but is not in the external coating layer of the hull or external parts or surfaces on

Was applied on this ship prior to

Organotin compounds which act as biocides

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(insert name of the facility)

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(dd/mm/yyyy)

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(insert name of the facility)

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(dd/mm/yyyy)

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Not applicable

Cybutryne

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(insert name of the facility)

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(dd/mm/yyyy)

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(insert name of the facility)

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(dd/mm/yyyy)

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1 January 2023

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1 January 2023, but must be removed or covered with a sealer coat prior to

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(dd/mm/yyyy)

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