ISO 19030, more commonly known by the industry as the Hull Performance Standard has taken a step closer to be being published following its recent approval by the ISO’s Draft International Standard (DIS) ballot, with 93% of members voting in its favour. This approval sets the course for final publication of the standard which is expected in Q3 this year.
The standard prescribes practical methods for measuring changes in ship-specific hull and propeller performance. An immense amount of work has gone into the development of this standard, project leaders Norwegian paint giant Jotun have stated that over 12,000 hours of work over a period of three years have fuelled the progression by the 53 expert stakeholders involved.
This standard will have great impact on the industry, not least to put a stop to the approximate 10% of the world fleets’ energy costs (equating to USD 30 mil) that are lost due to poor hull and propeller performance.
Geir Axel Oftedahl, Jotun’s HPS business development director, managed the project on behalf of the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) has stated: “There are very effective solutions for improving performance but, until now, no globally recognised and standardised way for measuring this and providing return on investment for ship owners. ISO 19030 satisfies that demand, prescribing measurement methodology and defining performance indicators for hull and propeller maintenance, repair and retrofit activities.
“We believe this will provide much needed transparency for both buyers and sellers of fuel saving technologies and solutions, and, in doing so, enable the industry to operate with genuinely enhanced efficiency and environmental performance,” he said.
In response Jotun has adapted its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) guarantee to ensure it is fully ISO/DIS-19030-2 compliant.
Previously Jotun used their own methodology as the basis for the guarantee, promising to refund customers the cost of the HPS upgrade if their vessel hulls failed to meet performance targets.
However, now that this universal standard is so close to publication, Jotun has chosen to use it as the foundation for the guarantee, effectively leading the industry with the first ISO/DIS 19030 compliant performance promise.
HPS was launched in 2011 and has proven its long-term efficiency and increases in performance. In March a vessel using the solution, Gearbulk’s Penguin Arrow, showed a fuel saving of USD 1.5 million, as well as evidencing decreases in CO2 emissions by 12,055 tonnes over 60 months.
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