Best Practice

Antifoul

  • Check that your facility has permissions from the relevant environment agency (EA, SEPA, EAW or EANI) to discharge into the foul sewer or water course.
  • Invest in a closed loop washdown system to prevent hazardous toxins entering the water.
  • Educate customers on site to follow our antifouling best practice
  • When antifouling on behalf of your customer only scrub off the fouling and not the paint and select the right type of antifoul for each boat, choosing the lowest levels of biocides and copper suitable for the boat's needs
  • Check out the A to Z of Antifouling for advice on selecting an appropriate antifoul
  • Provide hazardous waste bins for the disposal of paint tins, rollers, paint brushes etc used in the application of antifoul.
  • Offer your customers a choice of antifoul paint including any less harmful options.
  • Check out our guide to Alternative Antifouling and The Green Directory for alternative products and technologies.

Find out more

Case Studies    Boat Washdown Trial
Installing a Closed Loop Washdown System
   
Fact Sheets Closed Loop Wash Down Systems
Antifoul and the Marine Environment
A to Z of Antifouling
Alternative Antifouling
   
Useful Links
Regulations
 
The Environment Agency
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Boat Paint
UK Marine Special Areas of Conservation
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