Biofouling Record Book
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Biofouling Record Book

  5.5 It is recommended that a Biofouling Record Book is maintained for each ship. The book should record details of all inspections and biofouling management measures undertaken on the ship. This is to assist the shipowner and operator to evaluate the efficacy of the specific anti-fouling systems and operational practices on the ship in particular, and of the biofouling management plan in general. The record book could also assist interested State authorities to quickly and efficiently assess the potential biofouling risk of the ship, and thus minimize delays to ship operations. The Biofouling Record Book may be a stand-alone document, or integrated in part, or fully, into the existing ships' operational and procedural manuals and/or planned maintenance system.

  5.6 It is recommended that the Biofouling Record Book be retained on the ship for the life of the ship.

  5.7 Information that should be recorded in a Biofouling Record Book includes the following:

  • .1 details of the anti-fouling systems and operational practices used (where appropriate as recorded in the Anti-fouling System Certificate), where and when installed, areas of the ship coated, its maintenance and, where applicable, its operation;

  • .2 dates and location of dry-dockings/slippings, including the date the ship was re-floated, and any measures taken to remove biofouling or to renew or repair the anti-fouling system;

  • .3 the date and location of in-water inspections, the results of that inspection and any corrective action taken to deal with observed biofouling;

  • .4 the dates and details of inspection and maintenance of internal seawater cooling systems, the results of these inspections, and any corrective action taken to deal with observed biofouling and any reported blockages; and

  • .5 details of when the ship has been operating outside its normal operating profile including any details of when the ship was laid-up or inactive for extended periods of time.

  5.8 An example of a Biofouling Record Book and information to be recorded is included as appendix 2 to these Guidelines.

Parent topic: 5 Biofouling Management plan and record book
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