Several countries and port authorities (e.g. California and Australia) also have local requirements relating to control of biofouling on ships sailing in their areas.

Clean Hull ECO Notation

In response to the above biofouling needs, Lloyd’s Register (LR) has introduced new non-mandatory CH Clean Hull supplementary characters to the ECO Notation requirements in Part 7, Chapter 11 of LR’s Ship Rules. One of the requirements for this ECO(CH) notation is that: “Ships employ a system/technology approved by LR to clean/groom ship’s hull, propeller and niche areas, to monitor hull performance/vessel performance, as applicable using a service supplier(s) for conducting bio-fouling inspections, and in-water hull cleaning from a LR service supplier approval scheme.”

New service supplier categories

LR’s Procedures for the Approval of Service Suppliers have been updated to include the following new categories, covering activities related to Resolution MEPC.378(80):

  • Service Suppliers engaged in Underwater Biofouling Inspections
  • Service Suppliers engaged in Hull Cleaning Activities.

For further information

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