AFS Convention
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The AFS Convention is an international maritime treaty that regulates and prohibits harmful anti-fouling systems on ships to protect the marine environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AFS Convention canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | international maritime treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | International Maritime Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2001-10-05 ⓘ |
| adoptionPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo | protect the marine environment from harmful effects of anti-fouling systems ⓘ |
| annex |
Annex 1
ⓘ
Annex 2 ⓘ Annex 3 ⓘ Annex 4 ⓘ Annex 5 ⓘ Annex 6 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
fixed platforms
ⓘ
floating platforms ⓘ floating production storage and offloading units ⓘ floating storage units ⓘ ships ⓘ |
| depositary | International Maritime Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceDate | 2008-09-17 ⓘ |
| establishes |
controls on application, re-application, installation and use of anti-fouling systems
ⓘ
mechanism to add new harmful substances to control list ⓘ |
| fullName | International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
prevent adverse effects on marine organisms
ⓘ
promote safer alternatives to harmful anti-fouling systems ⓘ reduce pollution from toxic anti-fouling paints ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on States that have ratified it ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Marine Environment Protection Committee of IMO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
application of harmful organotin compounds in anti-fouling systems
ⓘ
presence of harmful organotin compounds on ships hulls ⓘ |
| regulates | use of anti-fouling systems on ships ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ballast Water Management Convention
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MARPOL Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
issuance of International Anti-fouling System Certificate
ⓘ
survey and certification of ships for anti-fouling systems ⓘ |
| scope |
ships entitled to fly the flag of a Party
ⓘ
ships not entitled to fly the flag of a Party but operating under the authority of a Party ⓘ ships that enter a port, shipyard or offshore terminal of a Party ⓘ |
| shortName | AFS Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
marine environmental protection
ⓘ
shipping regulation ⓘ |
| targetsSubstance |
organotin compounds
ⓘ
tributyltin ⓘ |
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