FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin DNV has provided a short summary of how to document compliance as at the first safety equipment survey after 1 January 2026, all fire-extinguishing foams on board must be PFOS-free, and this must be verified by the attending surveyor. From January 1st, 2026, the use or storage of fire-extinguishing media – including firefighting foams – containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) is prohibited. This applies to both fixed and portable systems and equipment.The requirement to document PFOS-free fire-extinguishing foams applies to all types of foam on board, i.e. both fixed systems and portable equipment. RelatedNews Gard Club: Fuel shortages raise concerns over fuel tank levels on car carriers Women in Maritime Watch: How can the industry advance gender equality? var jnews_module_21372252_0_6a0b772bc0bab = {"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":"21372252","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"3063,1168,458,201","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