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so. A service supervisor at Greensea IQ’s remote service center in Plymouth Massa- chusetts will then supervise the deployment of the EverClean robot, and set it on its mis- sion. The service supervisor also monitors the onboard video feed documenting any items of concern seen during the cleaning.

All data is logged onboard the vessel and uploaded to Greensea IQ after evolution.

Upon completion of the cleaning, the data collected can be compiled into a thor- ough inspection report, through an online service known as EverClean IQ. EverClean

IQ is designed to leverage the positionally referenced data collected from the robot to provide the vessel owner an unprecedented level of information about the vessel’s hull condition. By digitizing the complete data and image set, owners will receive highly detailed post cleaning reports that can show the complete condition of the hull in a man- ageable and navigable format, vice receiv- ing representative images. Further, the owners will be able to precisely compare new reports with past reports, allowing for better change detection, and ultimately en- abling better performance optimization and maintenance decisions.

All of this work is designed to help with the environmental performance for the global shipping ? eet, and must ? t within the wide range of regulations, standards

New EverClean Robot and guidelines governing biosecurity. ready for service.

Greensea IQ has worked diligently to en- sure alignment with emerging standards, and when possible, contribute to the devel- opment of and outreach for these standards. In July of 2023, For all that has happened throughout 2023, it appears the International Maritime Organization released its 2023 that the coming years will bring forth even more advance-

GUIDELINES FOR THE CONTROL AND MANAGE- ment and Greensea IQ and EverClean are well positioned

MENT OF SHIPS’ BIOFOULING TO MINIMIZE THE to help lead the industry towards a more environmentally

TRANSFER OF INVASIVE AQUATIC SPECIES, which sound future. direct routine hull inspections and support the proactive cleaning of microfouling from ship’s hull. Building on the

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IMO’s Guidelines, the International Standards Organization (ISO) has a work group in place working on standards for

Lander conducting and documenting hul cleaning, as well as on the

Karl Lander is the Director, Regulatory

Compliance and Outreach for Ever- testing and veri? cation of hull cleaning systems. Australia,

Clean at Greensea IQ having held the

New Zealand and Canada have all released national poli- role at Armach Robotics following 4+ cies or best practices on management of biofouling, and the years with Greensea Systems, where

United States appears to be taking steps to follow suit with he was Director, Hull Robotics. the forthcoming Vessel Incidental Discharge Act. www.marinelink.com 17

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