Pest Control Operator's (PCO) report

This form is an example of a Pest Control Operator's (PCO) report. The form contains information related to the fumigant name, amount used, treatment duration and which areas were treated on a vessel. This form also serves as a Certificate/Declaration that the vessel is gas free and safe to enter and/or load grain commodities.

Some of the information the fumigator (PCO) will need to fill out on the form are:

  1. Vessel name and the treatment date
  2. Hold #
  3. The total volume of the hold (cubic capacity)
  4. Whether the upper (U) or lower (L) deck of the hold was treated, or both
  5. The time treatment of the hold was initiated (Gas in:)
  6. The time treatment of the hold ended and gas was exhausted (Gas opened:)
  7. The time at which the hold was declared gas free (Gas free:)
  8. Whether or not additional treatment was required (Extra gas added:)
  9. The temperature on the deck:
  10. The temperature in the hold
  11. The name of the chemical or fumigant used in the hold
  12. The concentration of the fumigant used expressed as grams of fumigant per cubic meter of the hold
  13. The total amount of extra fumigant used (Total extra gas used:)
  14. The total amount of fumigant used: (Total gas used:)
  15. The total volume of the hold (total capacity)
  16. A gas free certification declaration including the date and time this was achieved and signing blocks for the PCO and the Ship's officer.