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Issuance of AFS Certificate in accordance with the amendment of the AFS Convention to add the Cybutryne to the list of banned substances

Issuance of AFS Certificate in accordance with the amendment of the AFS Convention to add the Cybutryne to the list of banned substances

NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)

This amendment shall apply from 1 January 2023, and in the case of ships* with antifouling systems containing Cybutryne in the external coating layer as of the effective date, such antifouling systems shall be removed or covered with a sealer coat deemed appropriate by the Society up to the following (a) or (b), whichever is earlier: (a) 60 months following the last application to the ship of an anti-fouling system containing Cybutryne (b) The next scheduled renewal of the anti-fouling system after 1 January 2023.

https://www.classnk.or.jp/hp/pdf/tech_info/tech_img/T1288e.pdf
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Posted: Mar 9, 2023,
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