UNEP, Global Programme on Sustainable Ship Recycling. 12/1/08, Dhaka. Ship Recycling - The Practicalities behind ESM Robin Townsend Lead Specialist External.

UNEP, Global Programme on Sustainable Ship Recycling. 12/1/08, Dhaka.

Ship Recycling -

The Practicalities behind ESM

Robin TownsendLead SpecialistExternal Affairs

UNEP, Global Programme on Sustainable Ship Recycling. 12/1/08, Dhaka.

Guidelines – current to future.

• IMO Guidelines (A962(23))

• ILO Guidelines

• Basel Convention Guidelines

• Industry Interim measures

• -----------------------------

• Convention guidelines

• ISO Standards

• Class society / industry guidelines – ‘ schedules’

• EU requirements / guidelines?

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Documentation to facilitate Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling• Inventory of hazardous

materials (reg 5)

• Ship Recycling Plan (reg 9)

• Ready for Recycling (reg 10)

• Controls and authorisation of ship recycling facilities (reg 16 and 17)

• Recycling Facility Management Plan (reg 19)

• Reporting and deregistration (reg 25, 26)

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Surveys required (Part C)

• Ships – Initial, [periodical], final

• Recycling facilities;– Legislation– Regulations– Standards– Competent

authorities– Verification– authorization

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Certification to Standards

• Recognised organisations and nominated surveyors

• Competent authorities

• International recognition

• ISO standards;– 9001– 14001

– 30000 series

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Certification

• Example of an existing LR certificate

• Inventory of Hazardous materials attached

• Feeds into Ship Recycling Plan

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Essentials of ESM

• Prevention of accidents (gas free)

• Hazardous material management

• Emergency preparedness and response

• Worker safety and training

• Reporting on incidents

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Industry requirements

• New legislation to implement and adapt – for who?

• Sampling

• New hazardous materials

• Licensing recycling facilities

• Ship Recycling Plan Approval

• Ready for Recycling certificates

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Certification CycleOwner Recycling facility• Inventory – at newbuild Authorised Recycling

facility or before scrapping Recycling facility

management Plan

• Intent to recycle - to flag intent to recycle - to authority

• Ship Recycling Plan Ship Recycling Plan

• Final survey – Ready for recycling Planned start (report)

• Reporting on completion

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Appendix 1 hazards

• Asbestos – PCBs – CFCs – TBT paint

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Appendix 2 Hazards

• Cadmium and compounds• Hexavalent chromium and compounds• Lead and compounds• Mercury and compounds• PBBs• PBDEs• Polychloronapthalenes• Radioactive substances• Shortchain chlorinated paraffins

• Newbuilds only

Robin TownsendLead SpecialistExternal Affairs

Tel; +44 (0) 207 423 1415Fax; +44 (0) 207 423 2951

Email; [email protected]: www.lr.org

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