FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Implement a proactive compliance plan to identify, remove and replace PFOS-containing fire-extinguishing media before the 1 January 2026 prohibition, Gard Club highlights. From 1 January 2026, the use or storage of fire-extinguishing media containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) will be prohibited. New vessels, those constructed on or after 1 January 2026, must comply upon delivery. Existing vessels must comply no later than the first survey conducted on or after 1 January 2026, with the term “first survey” interpreted in accordance with MSC.1/Circ.1290. RelatedNews Marine lubricants: A hidden seaworthiness risk DNV: How to document PFOS-free fire-extinguishing foam on board var jnews_module_21354584_0_6a0225abf2927 = {"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":"21354584","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"263,1168,177,201,616,39","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":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet"