Dear Boat Owner,
Thank you for agreeing to participate in our survey on the current practice in the leisure market with regard to applying antifouling paints to private boats. Please answer all questions as best of you can. The individual responses to this survey will remain confidential, but we would appreciate if you could indicate whether further follow-up would be welcomed, by including your contact details at the bottom of the questionnaire.

Question Title

* 1. On average, how often do you apply antifouling paints to your vessel?

Question Title

* 2. Do you normally use a professional applicator or this, or do you do it yourself?

If you apply the paints yourself, approximately how much time do you spend (to the nearest half day) on: (Q3 & Q4)

Question Title

* 3. Application of the anti-fouling paint

Question Title

* 4. The complete process

Question Title

* 5. If you apply the paints yourself, where do you purchase the paints?

Question Title

* 6. If you purchased antifouling paints online, was there information available regarding the safe use of the antifouling paint prior to the purchase of the paint?

Question Title

* 7. If you apply the paints yourself, what application method do you use?

Question Title

* 8. If you apply antifouling paints yourself, what precautions do you take, do you use any of the following personal protective equipment (PPE)? Please tick all that apply.

Question Title

* 9. Where do you obtain the information about the PPE to use? Please tick all that apply.

Question Title

* 10. Is the PPE available for purchase at the same time as the paint?

Question Title

* 11. Is there adequate information available with regard to the use of PPE when applying these products.? If not, how would you suggest this is improved?

Question Title

* 12. If you apply antifouling paints yourself, what precautions do you take to minimise spilling paint on your skin? (Please tick all that apply)

Question Title

* 13. If you apply antifouling paints yourself, what do you do with the left-over paint?

Question Title

* 14. What precautions do you take to collect and dispose of waste (including scrapings from the vessel)? Please tick all that apply.

Question Title

* 15. What precautions do you take when washing your brushes/rollers? Please tick all that apply.

Question Title

* 16. Are you aware of the support from the BCF, including the Protect, Collect and Dispose Antifouling Initiative, the Controlling Antifouling Washings from Shipyards leaflet and the DIY Safe Antifouling Initiative? See Antifouling - British Coatings Federation Ltd

Question Title

* 17. What additional support or information could the BCF provide, with regard to the safe application and use of AF paints, and measures to be taken to protect the environment?

Question Title

* 18. There is a concern that, in future, the authorities may decide to restrict the use of AF paints to professional applicators / organisations only i.e. that DIY use of Antifouling paints would be banned. Please comment on what impact this would have on your ownership of a boat

Question Title

* 19. Please enter your contact details if you would like us to contact you to share the results to our survey for the opportunity to provide further input on this topic and / or if you would like to be kept informed of the situation with AF paints.

The BCF Marine Coating Group would like to thank you for completing this survey.

T