Ban on Use of Anti-Fouling Systems Containing Cybutryne

Regulations


At its seventy-first session in July 2017, MEPC approved a new output to amend Annex 1 to the AFS Convention to include controls on cybutryne. While work on this matter is ongoing in the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR), the scientific data presented so far indicates that cybutryne causes significant adverse effects to the environment, especially to aquatic ecosystems.

Routine test of radio equipment

Navigational


Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is the internationally agreed-upon set of safety procedures, types of equipment and communication protocols used to increase safety and make it easier to rescue all distressed ships, boats and aircrafts. The Marine Center team, in this article, tries to explain the routine evaluations of radio equipment in a useful and concise manner. Stay with us.