4.1 Prior to any survey, a request for survey should be
submitted by the Company to the Administration, or to a recognized organization, along
with the ship's data required in the International Anti-fouling System Certificate as
listed:
4.2 A request for survey should be supplemented by a declaration and supporting
information from the anti-fouling system manufacturer, confirming that the anti-fouling
system applied, or intended to be applied to the ship is in compliance with the
requirements of the Convention (with an identification of the version of the Convention
referred to). Such declaration should provide the following information contained in the
Record of Anti-fouling System, as can be found in appendix 1 to
annex 4 to the Convention:
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.1 Type of anti-fouling systemfootnote.
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.2 Name of anti-fouling system manufacturer.
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.3 Name and colour of anti-fouling system.
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.4 Active ingredient(s) and their Chemical Abstract
Service Registry Number(s) (CAS number(s)).
4.3 Information required by the surveyor regarding compliance of the product with the
Convention should be found in a declaration from the anti-fouling system manufacturer
which may be provided on the anti-fouling system container and/or on supportive
documentation (such as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), or similar). A link between
the supportive documentation and the relevant container should exist.