Speaking from product assessment handover at Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami Beach, Møller said, ‘This is a key player for hygiene that takes away the need for chemicals.’
The self-driving UVD Robot, Model C uses UV-C to safely disinfect air and surfaces, with each cleaning cycle recorded and issued as a report to ensure compliance with on-board protocols. The lamps have a lifespan of 12,000 hours, with disinfection completed at a rate of 9,600 square metres p/h.
Extra layer of protection
‘Verification of this UV robot is very important for the industry because it is one extra layer of protection with regards to the prevention of infection,’ said Mariana Fortes, senior consultant advisory Americas Maritime, DNV. ‘So, it’s supporting the cruise industry to go back out there in a safer way.’
CIP-M
DNV Area Manager East – North America Capt. Jan Solum added: ‘It’s a great product; we are very pleased.’
Commenting on the product assessment and the role DNV has played in helping cruise operators reduce the risk of infection aboard ships, Solum said the certification for infection prevention and control programme 'CIP-M' has been a huge success.
‘We took our competence from our healthcare division and transferred that over to cruise and maritime. We see that we are able to use the breadth of DNV to support another industry that really needs some help, the cruise industry.’
Seatrade Cruise Global
With DNV ‘extremely busy’ owing to the CIP-M project, Fortes described the ‘rewarding feeling that you’re able to support the cruise industry, to have vessels operating again in a safe environment.’
Concluded Solum: ‘This week [at Seatrade Cruise Global] shows how the cruise industry is coming back … and [is] extremely positive and encouraging. It really shows the enthusiasm and engagement from all people working in this industry.
‘I’m so happy ... that we see the ships starting to return to service. It is a safe approach, it is a phased approach, as it should be.’
DNV began offering product assessment for the application of infection prevention in the maritime industry this year.
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