Sanitary Items
Insecticide Fluid
Insecticide Fluid is a group of 3 IMPA-coded items (codes 550606–550608) under Sanitary Items in the Cleaning Material & Chemicals section (IMPA 55). They are priced per can (1), per tin (1) and per bottle (1).
Buying guide
The group holds insecticide fluid in 4 litre cans and 18 litre tins, and a cockroach residual insecticide in a 5 litre bottle. They are the liquids the crew sprays to control flying and crawling insects in accommodation, galley stores and refuse spaces.
WHO describes the two kinds of treatment. Space sprays are released as a fog or fine mist and kill on contact. Residual sprays leave a deposit where insects rest and crawl and stay active for a long time. Crawling insects such as cockroaches are best controlled by specific insecticides applied to their crawling, resting and hiding places.[1]
How to specify it
Say which treatment you need: general insecticide fluid for space spraying, or the cockroach residual product. Give the pack size and quantity. Ask for the safety data sheet and the active ingredient with the quote, so the officer in charge can check the product against the ship’s pest-control plan and the PPE needed.[1][2]
Order sprayers if the ship has none for the product. Ask for packaging that can be stored apart from food stores: WHO wants insecticides kept in coloured containers clearly marked "POISON".[1]
Rules and certificates
WHO Guide to Ship Sanitation, guideline 7.1: when leaving an area where vectors are prevalent, and at regular intervals, use residual and space sprays against flying insects that have entered the ship. Vector control is carried out under the direction of a ship’s officer charged with it, and inspected frequently. Under the International Health Regulations (2005), the ship operator must keep the ship free of sources of infection and contamination. The operator also provides the Ship Sanitation Certificates.[1]
During spraying, cover or remove all food and drink, dishes, utensils and every surface that touches food. Insecticides, other poisons and their equipment must not be stored in or next to spaces for food storage, preparation or service.[1]
COSWP: where the crew carry out space and surface spraying, the master should make sure they wear protective clothing, gloves, respirators and eye protection. Pesticide use outside cargo spaces should follow IMO MSC.1/Circ.1358. Some insecticidal sprays decompose when heated, so do not smoke in a sprayed space until it has cleared and been ventilated.[2]
Questions buyers ask
- What is the difference between space spray and residual insecticide?
- Space sprays are a fog or fine mist that kills insects on contact. Residual sprays leave a deposit on surfaces where insects rest and crawl and keep working for a long time. Cockroaches are best treated with a specific residual product in their hiding places.
- What PPE is needed to spray insecticide on board?
- COSWP asks for protective clothing, gloves, a respirator and eye protection for crew doing space and surface spraying. Follow the product’s safety data sheet as well.
Sources
Published by Sherif Awad, founder of GeoMarineHub — in ship supply since 1990, a family business since 1981 (45 years). Last checked .
At a glance
Part of Cleaning Material & Chemicals (IMPA section 55): Detergents, degreasers, tank and hold cleaners, disinfectants and cleaning consumables.
It is one of 21 groups under Sanitary Items; the others include Additives Drinking Distilled Water, Cockroach Fumigator Self-heating, Cockroach Killer, Cockroach Traps Disposable, Decomposers for Ship Digestion Tank Activated Microbial Preparation and 15 more.
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- Items
- 3
- IMPA codes
- 550606–550608
- Priced
- per can · per tin · per bottle
Items
| IMPA | Item | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 550606 | INSECTICIDE FLUID 4LTR | CAN |
| 550607 | INSECTICIDE FLUID 18LTR | TIN |
| 550608 | INSECTICIDE COCKROACH RESIDUAL, 5LTR | BTL |
Also under Sanitary Items
- Additives Drinking Distilled Water
- Cockroach Fumigator Self-heating
- Cockroach Killer
- Cockroach Traps Disposable
- Decomposers for Ship Digestion Tank Activated Microbial Preparation
- Disinfectant Liquid "Cresol"
- Disinfectant Liquid "Phenol"
- Disinfectant Liquid Acetic/Citric Acid
- Drinking Water Disinfectant Hadex
- Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Extra-Shelflife Cleaner
- Insect Killer
- Insecticide Powder
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