Question Have you disseminated the Guidelines, or communications based on the Guidelines, to relevant parties including: shipowners and operators and shipping agents; maintenance/recycling facility owners and operators; in-water inspection and cleaning service providers; ship designers, naval architects and builders; anti-fouling coating companies; Harbour Masters; and organizations involved in maritime/seafarer education and training? | Audience Member States |
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Question Are you aware of the Guidelines? Is the information in the Guidelines clear? | Audiences Shipowners and operators and shipping agents; maintenance/ recycling facility owners and operators; in-water inspection and cleaning service providers; ship designers, naval architects and builders; anti-fouling coating companies; Harbour Masters; organizations involved in maritime/seafarer education and training; recognized organizations. |
Response (if not clear, please provide details) |
Question Are you aware of any information being included in relevant educational programmes? | Audience Member States. |
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Question Have you developed biofouling management measures in addition to the Guidelines, e.g. national regulations? Are these measures based on the Guidelines? Has this additional information been provided to IMO? | Audience Member States. |
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Question Are there any feasibility issues, omissions or errors that have meant that the Guidelines are difficult to implement? | Audiences Shipowners and operators; maintenance/recycling facilities; in-water inspection and cleaning providers; ship designers, naval architects and builders; recognized organizations. |
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Question Are facilities and/or tools available to support the implementation of the Guidelines? | Audiences Shipowners and operators; maintenance/recycling facilities; in-water inspection and cleaning providers; and ship designers, naval architects and builders; recognized organizations. |
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Question Have any safety issues been identified in implementing the Guidelines? | Audiences Ship's crew; maintenance and recycling workers; in-water service providers; and any other entities directly applying the Guidelines. |
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Question Are ships developing biofouling management plans and maintaining their biofouling record books? | Audience Member States; Shipowners and operators. |
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Question Are you undertaking in-water inspections and in-water cleaning? Are these activities in line with the Guidelines? | Audiences Shipowners and operators and shipping agents; maintenance/ recycling facility owners and operators; and in-water inspection and cleaning service providers. |
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Question Does your facility capture hull cleaning waste to minimize the risk of it entering the water? | Audience Maintenance/recycling facility owners and operators. |
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Question Do your practices follow, or align with, the Guidelines? | Audiences Shipowners and operators and shipping agents; maintenance/ recycling facility owners and operators; in-water inspection and cleaning providers; ship designers, naval architects and builders anti-fouling coating companies; and organizations involved in maritime/seafarer education and training. |
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Question Is your in-water cleaning technology able to capture most of the macrofouling debris from in-water cleaning? | Audience In-water inspection and cleaning providers. |
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Question Are the submerged hull surfaces of ships as free of biofouling as is feasible? Have you seen a decrease over time in the amount of biofouling on submerged hull surfaces? | Audience Member States; maintenance/ recycling facility owners and operators; anti-fouling coating companies. |
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Question Are the niche areas and internal seawater cooling systems of ships as free of biofouling as is feasible? Have you seen a decrease over time in the amount of biofouling in niche areas and internal seawater cooling systems of ships? | Audience Member States; maintenance/ recycling facility owners and operators; anti-fouling coating companies. |
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Question Have you collected information about the effectiveness of specific measures in the Guidelines through dry dock inspections of ships? | Audiences Member States; shipowners and operators; and maintenance/ recycling facility owners and operators. |
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Question Do you have any information on the direct or indirect benefits associated with implementing with the Guidelines, e.g. reduced fuel consumption as a % of total operating costs? | Audience Shipowners and operators. |
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Question Do you have any information on the additional costs associated with implementing the Guidelines? | Audience Member States; and shipowners and operators. |
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Question Are you aware of any research and/or development of technologies to improve biofouling management? | Audiences Member States; organizations involved in maritime/seafarer education and training; and research organizations. |
Response (if yes, please provide details) |
Question Are you aware of any research into indirect or consequential benefits of implementing the Guidelines? | Audiences Member States; organizations involved in maritime/seafarer education and training; and research organizations. |
Response (if yes, please provide details) |