Bluewater’s Munin FPSO recently became the first recipient of DNV GL’s new “Clean Lay-up” declaration under its newly released classification guideline.
This new guideline allows ship owners to demonstrate that they have laid up their ship in an environmentally responsible manner. It takes into account noise, emission and environmental concerns, while fulfilling all safety requirements.
Ship owners and managers are increasingly facing the need to put their vessels into lay-up due to current market conditions. The demand for laying up vessels in a way that respects the local environment and the communities around these sites was the driver for the development of DNV GL’s new declaration. The classification society say that the new declaration can be obtained alongside their current lay-up declaration.
The DNV GL declaration addresses a broad spectrum of issues including noise, air emissions (NOx and SOx), onboard waste and hull cleaning.
In order for a vessel to receive a ”Clean Lay-up” declaration, the following aspects are to be evaluated and assessed in line with the detailed requirements illustrated in the new guideline: mooring arrangement, the safety and security of the vessel lay-up, emergency preparedness, the procedures in place to prevent pollution, air and noise pollution, as well as the antifouling coating treatment and marine growth.
Pieter Dofferhoff, Regulatory Compliance Engineer and Project Manager Cold Lay-up for the Munin FPSO explained the process that they undertook: “We selected a DNV GL approved lay-up provider to carry out the lay-up preservations and maintenance routines during the lay-up to ensure that the integrity of the hull, machinery and other systems are maintained in the best way possible with the least impact on the environment in both normal situations and emergencies.”
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