FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Brazil’s biofouling requirements are gaining practical significance for vessels calling at the country, with VLI-managed terminals requesting recent underwater inspection (UWI) reports as part of their technical vessel acceptance procedures. According to an update from NorthStandard P&I Club’s correspondent Rabb Carvalho, recent technical discussions with the Brazilian Maritime Authority have provided further clarity on the practical application of NORMAM-401/DPC, Brazil’s regulatory framework for managing biofouling on vessels operating in Brazilian Jurisdictional Waters. RelatedNews Philippines moves closer to accession to international SAR Convention IMO CCC 12 progresses new rules for alternative fuels and cargo safety var jnews_module_21382723_0_6ab3c358405e2 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21382723","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1146,404,2339","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","a