1 January 2023- Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems- MEPC 76

1 January 2023- Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems- MEPC 76

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Adopted by MEPC 76:

  • Amendments to the IMO Convention for the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (AFS Convention), to include controls on the biocide cybutryne. Ships shall not apply or re-apply anti-fouling systems containing this substance from 1 January 2023. Ships shall remove or apply a coating to AFS with this substance 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.

Source: WWW.IMO.ORG

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