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MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTIONCOMMITTEE62nd sessionAgenda item 3

MEPC 62/3/18 April 2011

Original: ENGLISH

RECYCLING OF SHIPS

Report of the intersessional correspondence group on ship recycl ing guidelines Guidelines for the development o f the Ship Recycling Plan

Submitted by Japan

SUMMARY

Executive summary: The intersessional Correspondence Group on Ship RecyclingGuidelines was established by MEPC 61. This document reportson the group's work on the development of the Guidelines for thedevelopment of the Ship Recycling Plan.

Strategic direction: 7.1

High-level action: 7.1.2

Planned output: 7.1.2.1

Action to be taken: Paragraph 21

Related documents: MEPC 60/22, MEPC 60/3/4; MEPC 61/3, MEPC 61/INF.8,MEPC 61/WP.9; and MEPC 61/24

INTRODUCTION

1 At the sixtieth session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 60),the working group commenced its discussion towards the development of the Guidelines forthe development of the Ship Recycling Plan (hereafter "the SRP Guidelines"), which areessential to implementing the "Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe andEnvironmentally Sound Recycling of Ship, 2009" (hereafter "the Convention") adoptedon 15 May 2009, by considering submission MEPC 60/3/4 (Japan). The discussionconsidered the question of the interrelationship between the Ship Recycling Plan (hereafter"SRP") and the Ship Recycling Facility Plan and, in this respect, the group expressedsatisfaction in the decision reached by plenary for the parallel development of the threerelated Guidelines: the SRP Guidelines, the Guidelines on safe and environmentally soundrecycling of ships ("Facility Guidelines") and the Guidelines on the authorization of ShipRecycling Facilities (hereafter the "Authorization Guidelines").

2 In MEPC 61, held in September 2010, the working group had extensive discussions

on the SRP guidelines based on the report of the intersessional correspondence group onship recycling guidelines (MEPC 61/3 and MEPC 61/INF.8). The working group agreed thatthe development of the SRP should be based on the use of the DASR (Document of

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Authorization to undertake Ship Recycling) and not on the SRFP. Furthermore, the groupagreed on a draft structure for the SRP guidelines to form the basis for the development bythe correspondence group. The draft structure was contained in annex 2 to the report of theworking group (MEPC 61/WP.9).

3 MEPC 61 agreed to the re-establishment of the intersessional CorrespondenceGroup on Ship Recycling Guidelines, under the coordination of Japan and approved theterms of reference for the group as follows:

"On the basis of the outcome of MEPC 61, the report of the working group(MEPC 61/WP.9) and document MEPC 61/INF.8, the correspondence group on shiprecycling guidelines is instructed to:

.1 further develop the draft text of the "guidelines for safe and environmentallysound ship recycling" based on the text contained in annex 1 to documentMEPC 61/WP.9, with the view to the adoption of the guidelines atMEPC 62;

.2 further develop the draft text of the "guidelines for the development of theShip Recycling Plan" based on the structure contained in annex 2 todocument MEPC 61/WP.9, with the view to the adoption of the guidelinesat MEPC 62;

.3 further develop the draft text of the "guidelines for the authorization of ShipRecycling Facilities", using as basis the text contained in documentMEPC 61/3/1 and taking into account the comments by the working groupcontained in annex 3 to document MEPC 61/WP.9, with the view toadoption of the guidelines at MEPC 62; and

.4 report the outcome of its deliberations to MEPC 62."

PROCESS OF THE CORRESPONDENCE GROUP

4 The group agreed a time schedule for its work, making its deliberation fromNovember 2010 to March 2011 (refer to annex 1). Participation in the group was open to alldelegations (governments and organizations) that could provide the necessary expertise ona timely basis or which had a particular interest in the issue.

5 The correspondence group had participants consisting of the following MemberStates:

ARGENTINABAHAMASBANGLADESHBELGIUMBRAZILCANADACHINACYPRUSDENMARKFINLANDFRANCE

GERMANYINDIAIRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

ITALYJAPANLIBERIAMALTAMARSHALL ISLANDSMEXICONETHERLANDSNIGERIANORWAYPAKISTANPANAMA

POLANDPORTUGALREPUBLIC OF KOREA

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RUSSIAN FEDERATIONSAINT KITTS AND NEVISSAUDI ARABIASINGAPORESPAIN

SWEDENTURKEYUKRAINEUNITED KINGDOMUNITED STATES

the following Associate Member of IMO:

HONG KONG, CHINA

the representatives from the following UN Programmes, UN Specialized Agencies and otherUN entities:

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP) SECRETARIATOF THE BASEL CONVENTION

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE (ILO)

the following intergovernmental organization:

EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC)

and the following non-governmental organizations:

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING (ICS)INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO)BIMCOINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES (IACS)OIL COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL MARINE FORUM (OCIMF)

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL (FOEI)COMMUNITY OF EUROPEAN SHIPYARDS' ASSOCIATIONS (CESA)CLEAN SHIPPING COALITION (CSC)

OUTCOME OF THE DISCUSSION

6 The discussion on the SRP Guidelines relates to item .2 of the terms of reference:

"further develop the draft text of the "guidelines for the development of the ShipRecycling Plan" based on the structure contained in annex 2 to documentMEPC 61/WP.9, with the view to the adoption of the guidelines at MEPC 62".

7 The base document is the new draft provided to the correspondence group by theUnited States, which is the original proposer of the draft structure for the SRP guidelines thatwas agreed at MEPC 61 and is contained in annex 2 to the report of the working group(MEPC 61/WP.9). The new draft simplified the previous one by avoiding the detaileddescription of the six chronological steps of the recycling procedure. In the beginning ofthe 1st Round of the group, the coordinator started work on the new draft with some editorialchanges.

8 Taking into account the comments received in the 1st and 2nd Rounds, the revisedtext of the SRP Guidelines is attached as annex 2 to this document.

9 The following sections provide the summary of the discussion on the issues that

attracted a lot of attention during the group's work and thus necessitate further and thoroughdiscussion at MEPC 62, while not discounting the importance of other outstanding issues.

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OUTSTANDING ISSUES

Writing style of the SRP(relating to paragraph 2 of section 4, as well as section 4.2bis)

10 The most significant issue which still needs to be discussed in these guidelines is

the writing style of the SRP. It should be recalled that there have been the following twodifferent views in the past, regarding this issue:

the SRP should be a stand-alone document, which can be read and understoodin isolation, by iterating, as necessary, those processes and procedures that aredescribed in the SRFP (i.e. using the SRFP as "standard template" to developthe SRP); and

the SRP may incorporate, by making references, those processes andprocedures that are described in the SRFP, and describe in detail the elementsthat are pertinent to the specific ship to be recycled.

11 Attention should also be drawn to the discussion and agreement made at MEPC 61,as follows:

On the question of writing style, the group was evenly divided on whether theSRP should be a stand-alone document, readable without referring to the ShipRecycling Facility Plan (SRFP), and which would use the SRFP as a "standardtemplate" and add ship-specific elements over relevant parts of SRFP; orwhether the SRP should utilize the SRFP as a reference, and containship-specific elements (paragraph 15, MEPC 61/WP.9); and

The group eventually reached consensus and agreed that the development of

the SRP should be based on the use of the DASR (Document of Authorizationto undertake Ship Recycling) and not on the SRFP (paragraph 16,MEPC 61/WP.9).

12 In spite of this agreement at MEPC 61, there were views in the group, whilediscussing the Authorization Guidelines, that the SRFP should be attached to DASR (notingthe agreement that the DASR is attached to the SRP), on the understanding that, indeveloping the SRP, one would be able to refer to the SRFP. In other words, it wassuggested that both SRFP and DASR be attached to SRP, so that SRP, DASR and SRFPwould be all together.

13 In the context of the Authorization Guidelines, there were specific suggestions that

the SRFP should be attached to DASR. As regards this point, it was clarified that theguidance on attaching the SRFP to DASR would be meaningless in the relation betweenCompetent Authority(ies) and Ship Recycling Facility, because the Ship Recycling Facilityitself had developed the SRFP, and the Competent Authority would have the SRFP in itshands as application material submitted by the Ship Recycling Facility. Further clarificationwas made that we have to deal with the issue of "SRFP attachment to DASR" in the SRPGuidelines, as the SRP would be for the eyes of stakeholders other than the Ship RecyclingFacility and the Competent Authority, namely, the surveyors of the Flag State (or itsRecognized Organization) during the final survey for the issuance of the International Readyfor Recycling Certificate. If the SRP makes references to the SRFP, the SRP would bereadable by the Flag State surveyors only if the SRP is accompanied by the SRFP.

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14 It is recognized that there was consensus regarding the attachment of the DASR tothe SRP. With the above understanding, the options can be summarized and analysed asfollows.

.1 SRP should be a stand alone document

(SRP and DASR go together)

In this case, the Flag State surveyors could check the SRP without lookinginto the other documents. In addition, the Ship Recycling Facilities do nothave to expose their own ship recycling know-how and detailed operationalpractices on recycling activity, as would be the case if the SRFP wasavailable to stakeholders other than the CA; and

.2 SRP can be simplified by making references to the SRFP(SRP, DASR and SRFP go together)

Ship Recycling Facilities may reduce the paperwork of developing thestand-alone SRP. On the other hand, when the final survey is conducted,flag State surveyors cannot check the detail of the SRP without looking atthe SRFP. The SRFP would have to be attached to the SRP, and in thiscase the SRFP would be for the eyes of many people beyond the CA andthe Ship Recycling Facility itself, with the facility's know-how being exposedto other stakeholders.

15 If we choose option .2 above, this means that we would reconsider the agreement atMEPC 61 that "the SRP should be based on the use of the DASR", and not on the use of theSRFP.

16 Another point of the consideration is the language of the SRFP. It should berecalled that there has been guidance on the language of the SRP, but not for SRFP.In case of SRP, the language should be either English, Spanish or French, or anotherlanguage (presumably the national language of the CA and Ship Recycling Facility) if theadministration of a flag State accepts it. This is because the SRP is an internationaldocument, for the eyes of the flag State (or RO) surveyors. On the other hand, there is nosuch guidance on the SRFP so far, probably on the implicit understanding that the SRFP israther a domestic document between the Ship Recycling Facility and the CA. However, this"domestic" character of SRFP may have to change if the above option 2 is taken and theSRFP goes together with the SRP. If the SRFP is in local language, the Flag Statesurveyors would be unable to read the SRP and SRFP together. If option 2 is taken, it wouldbe desirable that the SRP and SRFP are in the same language.

17 In the course of the discussion in the group, a suggestion was made that these twooptions of writing style could be left to the choice of the Ship Recycling Facility. If this idea isagreed, there would be consequential change in section 4.6; in choosing option 1, only theDASR would be attached to the SRP, while in choosing option 2, both the DASR and SRFPwould be attached to the SRP. In addition, it would be useful to provide the guidance thatthe language of SRP and SRFP should be the same if option 2 is taken by the ShipRecycling Facility.

18 In order to avoid this conflict, the above idea of free choice by the Ship RecyclingFacility is taken in the draft text contained in this report, for further consideration.

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Notification of amended SRP (relating to section 4.2)

19 Section 4.2 provides the guidance that, when the ship arrives at the Ship RecyclingFacility, a walk-through (onboard check) should be conducted in order to identify anypotential risk which was not identified at the time of developing the SRP (noting that the SRP

has been developed without seeing the actual ship). Such a situation may lead to somechanges in the ship recycling operation. The question is whether it would be necessary forthe Ship Recycling Facility to reflect such potential changes in the ship recycling operationsin the SRP and then to inform the Competent Authority(ies) accordingly of the amendment ofthe SRP. Some members of the group thought that such a process would go beyond therequirements of the Convention.

Pre-cleaning (relating to section 4.1)

20 There was a suggestion that the detailed description regarding pre-cleaning beprovided and proposed to apply the text which was used in the old draft of these guidelines(annex 3, MEPC 61/3). The necessity of such detailed guidance on pre-cleaning has notbeen entirely shared.

ACTION REQUESTED OF THE COMMITTEE

21 The Committee is invited to:

.1 note the progress made by the correspondence group;

.2 agree in general to the developed draft of the Guidelines for thedevelopment of the Ship Recycling Plan (annex 2); and

.3 with a view to the finalization of the Guidelines for the development of theShip Recycling Plan, establish a working group to consider and determinethe outstanding issues discussed in this report, as well as any remainingmatters arising from the draft text of the Guidelines.

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ANNEX 1

TIME SCHEDULE OF THE CORRESPONDENCE GROUP

Round 1

22 November (SRP Guidelines)26 November (Authorization Guidelines)

3 December (Facility Guidelines)1st Calling for comments

7 January 2011Deadline for response to

1st calling

Round 2

15 February 2011 2nd calling for comments

8 March 2011Deadline for response to

2nd calling

Preparation ofthe draft CG

report forMEPC 62

31 March 2011Final calling for comments

on the draft CG report

6 Apri l 2011Deadline for response to

the draft CG report

Submission 8 April 2011CG report to be submitted

to IMO

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ANNEX 2

DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHIP RECYCLING PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Objective of the guidelines1.2 Approach of the guidelines

2 DEFINITIONS

3 GENERAL

3.1 Review of ship specific information3.2 Comparison of ship specific information to SRFP/DASR

4 FRAMEWORK OF SRP

4.1 Pre-arrival elements4.1.1 Pre-cleaning of oils, dirty water, bilge, etc.4.1.2 Pre-cleaning of hazardous materials

4.2 Arrival of ship4.2bis Hazardous Materials management4.3 Safe-for-entry and Safe-for-hot work procedures4.4 Cutting plan summary

4.5 Other necessary elements4.6 Attach copy of DASR

5 VERIFICATION OF COMPETENT AUTHORITY APPROVAL

APPENDIX Ship Recycling Plan Sample Summary of Information of Ship and ShipRecycling Facility

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Objective of the guidelines

These guidelines provide stakeholders, particularly Ship Recycling Facilities, with

recommendations on measures to prepare a Ship Recycling Plan (SRP) in accordance withthe requirements of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe andEnvironmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (hereafter referred to as "the Convention").

It should be noted that Regulation 9 of the Annex to the Convention provides requirementsfor the development of a ship-specific recycling plan. This regulation requires that theseguidelines are taken into account in order to achieve compliance with Regulation 9.

These guidelines should be used primarily by Ship Recycling Facilities, taking into accountinformation provided by the shipowner. Competent Authorities and Administration may alsofind merit in these guidelines in the approval process and in the implementation of theConvention.

1.2 Approach of the guidelines

Regulation 9 of the Annex to the Convention requires that Ship Recycling Facilities prepare aship-specific Ship Recycling Plan. These guidelines are separated into two parts: generalguidance on information that should be gathered and reviewed by the Ship Recycling Facilityin order to develop the SRP (Section 3 General), and guidance for the recommended contentof a ship-specific recycling plan (Section 4 Framework).

2 DEFINITIONS

The terms used in these guidelines have the same meaning as those defined in the

Convention as well as in the Guidelines for Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling("Facility Guidelines"), with the following additional definitions which apply to these guidelinesonly.

2.1 "The ship" means the particular ship which a Ship Recycling Facility is going torecycle, and for which an SRP is required.

[2.2 "Primary Cutting Works" is the process in which one or more large size steel blocksare cut out of the ship.

2.3 "Secondary Cutting Works" is the process in which large size steel blocks from theship are cut into medium sized blocks and the machineries are brought out from the ship.]

3 GENERAL

The Convention requires that the SRP be either explicitly or tacitly approved by theCompetent Authority and that the SRP is [subject to the final survey for] the issuance of anInternational Ready for Recycling Certificate. Therefore, preparation of the SRP shouldbegin well before the ship arrives at the Ship Recycling Facility.

[In case more than one Ship Recycling Facility is used for the recycling of one ship, the SRPshould be developed separately by each of the involved Ship Recycling Facilities.]

[As regards the languages which should be used in the SRP, as described in Regulation 9.2 of

the Annex to the Convention, the shipowner may inquire the Administration whether a languageother than English, French or Spanish used by the Ship Recycling Facility is accepted, andconvey the decision of the Administration to the Ship Recycling Facility accordingly.]

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3.1 Review of ship specific information

For each ship that is to be recycled at the facility, the Ship Recycling Facility should workwith the shipowner in order to prepare an SRP that incorporates all appropriate features ofthe ship that may impact the safe and environmentally sound recycling of the vessel in

accordance with Regulation 8.4 of the Annex to the Convention.

The Ship Recycling Facility should obtain the completed Inventory of Hazardous Materials(IHM), including Part II and Part III, taking into account possible fluctuations due to the ship'soperation[, since this is the essential document for the Ship Recycling Facility to plan andexecute the removal and management of Hazardous Materials onboard the ship].

The ship-specific information that can be particularly useful to facilitate development of theSRP includes, but is not limited to, finished drawings and final specifications such as: generalarrangement, midship section, construction profile (including longitudinal sections, deck,inner bottom, deckhouse), shell expansion plan, longitudinal and transverse bulkheadprincipal transverse sections, fore and aft construction, superstructures, accommodationplan, capacity plan, hydrostatic curve or table, trim and stability calculation, light weightcalculation table, deck piping system, fire control plan, general arrangement of ventilatorsand air ducts, painting scheme, joiner works, engine room arrangement (if appropriate) andbilge piping system of pump room, pump room arrangement, engine room piping diagram,ballast piping and cargo piping diagram, manufacturers finished drawings of major equipment.The available plans should be useful in planning the ship recycling sequence in its entirety.

3.2 Comparison of ship specific information to SRFP/DASR

For each ship to be recycled, the ship-specific information obtained from the shipownershould be evaluated in the context of the capabilities and limitations specified in the SRFP

and/or DASR. The SRP will need to address any ship-specific considerations not covered inthe SRFP or that will require special procedures.

Further, the SRP should accommodate [, to a reasonable extent,] variances to ship recyclingoperational processes due to the discovery of previously unknown factors or items during therecycling of a ship. The SRP should identify procedures for how unanticipated situations willbe managed by the facility and identify the decision making process that leads to anapproach that will be protective of worker safety and the environment. While this may beincluded in general terms as part of the SRFP, it should also be accounted for within theship-specific recycling plan.

4 FRAMEWORK OF SRP

[The responsibility of developing a comprehensive SRP rests with the Ship RecyclingFacility, although development of the SRP is a cooperative effort between the Ship RecyclingFacility and the shipowner]. The Ship Recycling Facility is in the best position to understandand describe the methods and procedures it uses in its recycling operation; is aware of thefacilities and capabilities available for materials handling and the disposal of wastesgenerated during recycling; knows the skills and capabilities of its workforce and theavailability of local support services; and knows the relevant national laws and regulationsthat apply to the facility and its activities, including the activities it is approved to performpursuant to its DASR. A sample format for a summary document is included in Appendix 1.This information could be used as a cover page to the SRP. The body of the SRP shouldinclude a more detailed narrative of the ship-specific recycling elements.

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The SRP should describe precisely how the Ship Recycling Facility will recycle the specificship in a safe and environmentally sound manner [i.e. the recycling process steps and theirsequence, covering the entire process, by repeating those processes and procedures thatare described in the SRFP and are pertinent to the specific ship to be recycled. Anyprocesses or procedures that deviate from the SRFP and are specific to the ship should be

described in detail in the SRP. However, the SRP may incorporate by reference thoseprocesses and procedures that are effectively described in the SRFP and are pertinent to thespecific ship to be recycled. In either case, processes or procedures that deviate from theSRFP and are specific to the ship, should be described in detail in the SRP].

In case more than one Ship Recycling Facility is used for the recycling of one ship, it shouldbe clearly indicated which Ship Recycling Facilities are involved, what their specific recyclingactivities will be, and in which order they will occur. In addition, for each of them all therelevant sections of the SRP should be completed separately.

4.1 Pre-arrival elements

The SRP should clarify whether and to what extent any preparatory work, such aspre-treatment, identification of potential hazards, removal of stores, etc., will take place at alocation other than the Ship Recycling Facility identified as part of the SRP. [The extent towhich such preparatory work will be incorporated into the SRP will depend upon thecapability of the authorized Ship Recycling Facility and the scope of the agreement with theshipowner.]

The Ship Recycling Facility should appropriately plan for the arrival of the ship, including thelocation of where the ship will be anchored during ship recycling operations. This locationshould be included in the SRP. The SRP should include a concise plan for the arrival and

safe mooring of the specific ship to be recycled.

[4.1.1 Pre-cleaning of oils, dirty water, bilge, etc.

The Ship Recycling Facility should check the relevant information on the residual volume ofoils, dirty water and bilge in tank, cargo space, engine room, etc., contained in the IHM andjudge, based on such information and on its authorization, whether the Ship RecyclingFacility will be able to manage those materials safely. If the Ship Recycling Facility makes ajudgement that it will not be able to manage those materials such as oil at the facility, methodfor pre-cleaning of those materials should be established including clear indication on whichtank and/or space will be cleaned. Places where specific, pre-cleaning work should becarried out and the name of sub-contractors for the pre-cleaning work, if delegated by the

Ship Recycling Facility, should be described in the SRP. In the case of tanker with cargotanks and pump room(s), it should be confirmed that the ship is ready for certification asSafe-for-entry, or Safe-for-hot work, or both according to national laws, regulations andpolicies of the Party by the Competent person after the pre-cleaning is finished.

4.1.2 Pre-cleaning of Hazardous Materials

In the case that the Ship Recycling Facility will not be able to remove some of the HazardousMaterials listed in the IHM, the other Ship Recycling Facility(ies) duly authorized with theissuance of DASR may be used for the purpose of pre-cleaning of Hazardous Materialsbefore the arrival of the ship at the Ship Recycling Facility. The SRP should describe thename and address of the other authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies) and which and how

many Hazardous Materials of the IHM will be removed there.]

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4.2 Arrival of ship

The SRP should describe the procedures that the Ship Recycling Facility will follow toconduct a walk-through (onboard check) of the vessel in an effort to identify any potential

safety and environmental issues and/or any issues not previously identified. The ShipRecycling Facility should verify that safe access and egress has been provided and the SRPis in place to maintain it during the ship recycling process.

It is recommended that the Ship Recycling Facility mark the location of the known HazardousMaterials. If there are specific items or locations onboard, the hazardous characteristics ofwhich are uncertain, these areas should be marked for additional sampling as necessary.

The SRP should describe the procedures that the Ship Recycling Facility will follow toconduct a walk-through of the vessel in an effort to identify any potential safety andenvironmental issues and/or any issues not previously identified. The Ship Recycling Facilityshould verify that safe access and egress are provided and a procedure is in place tomaintain it during the ship recycling process.

The initial walk-through of the vessel should review the contents of the IHM and it isrecommended that the Ship Recycling Facility mark the location of the known HazardousMaterials.

After the arrival of a ship, any potential hazards to worker health and safety or theenvironment that were not previously identified in the SRP should be incorporated into theSRP and the amended SRP should be transmitted to the Competent Authority.

If there are specific items or locations onboard, the hazardous characteristics of which areuncertain, these areas should be marked for additional sampling as necessary and theshipowner and its Administration should be informed promptly.

4.2bis Hazardous Materials management

The SRP should include information regarding how the type and amount of HazardousMaterials will be managed, as required in Regulation 9.3 of the Convention. [The SRPshould specify the facility's approach for the management of each Hazardous Material.However, to the extent that the SRFP and DASR provide specific details on HazardousMaterials management, the Ship Recycling Facility may provide a general description of the

facility's approach in the SRP with a reference to the more detailed documentation.] Specialattention should be paid to the types and quantities of Hazardous Materials on the ship. Ifthere are ship-specific conditions that require deviation from normal Hazardous Materialsmanagement practices, the appropriate ship-specific measures should be described in detailin the SRP. It is recommended that the SRP be developed using the same nomenclatureand identification scheme as included in the IHM to avoid confusion.

The SRP should also contain additional information on Hazardous Materials management asrequired in Appendix 5 of the Convention (also known as the DASR). Specifically, the SRPshould describe where the Hazardous Materials are to be processed or disposed if theoperation is not occurring at the Ship Recycling Facility[. The SRP should describe that theremoval of Hazardous Materials will be done by responsible personnel who are trained and

authorized. The certificate numbers or other relevant information should be verified by theShip Recycling Facility and included in the SRP].

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4.3 Safe-for-entry and Safe-for-hot work procedures

Regulation 9 of the Convention requires the SRP to include information concerning theestablishment, maintenance, and monitoring of Safe-for-entry and Safe-for-hot workprocedures. The Ship Recycling Facility is encouraged to review the Guidelines for the Safe

and Environmentally Sound ship recycling, as these guidelines contain specific technicalrecommendations to address these important safety issues.

Although the SRFP will describe general procedures on how the Ship Recycling Facility willachieve safe atmospheric conditions during the ship recycling process, the SRP shoulddescribe in detail how Safe-for-entry and Safe-for-hot work procedures will be implementedon the specific ship, given its structure, configuration, previous cargo, etc.

4.4 Cutting plan summary

An important component of the cutting plan is the removal of Hazardous Materials to themaximum extent practicable prior to commencing cutting activities. Depending on a numberof factors, including the age of the ship and the quantity of Hazardous Materials present, itmay be impossible to remove all Hazardous Materials prior to cutting. The SRP shouldinclude a concise cutting plan that is ship specific and takes into account the location of allHazardous Materials. The SRP should include the necessary steps for primary andsecondary cutting works, as well as the preparatory works before cutting, including thelocation of each activity at the Ship Recycling Facility and any planned storage locations.Although the SRFP may contain general cutting procedures for the Ship Recycling Facilityand these may be incorporated by reference into the SRP, any changes or variances that areship specific, should be included in the SRP.

4.5 Other necessary elements

In addition to those elements described above, the SRP should include any processes and/orprocedures that will be necessary to recycle the ship and are not fully included in the SRFP.For example, a Ship Recycling Facility may need to use additional workers or subcontractors,or they may need to additional equipment to deal with unique aspects of the ship. The key isthat the Ship Recycling Facility includes in the SRP any information that is ship-specific anddeviates or is absent from the SRFP. [Such ship specific process/procedure may take intoaccount the technical guidance manual developed by the Organization].

4.6 Attach copy of DASR

The Ship Recycling Facility should attach a copy of the DASR to the SRP. [In case the SRP

is written using the references to the SRFP, a copy of the SRFP should be attached as well,in this case, the language used in SRFP and SRP should be the same.]

5 VERIFICATION OF COMPETENT AUTHORITY APPROVAL

Article 16.6 of the Convention requires that a State shall declare its requirement for eithertacit or explicit approval of the SRP before a ship may be recycled. The Ship RecyclingFacility should be familiar with the procedures implemented by the Competent Authority forapproval of the SRP. The Competent Authority's approval process will, at a minimum,include written acknowledgement of receipt of the SRP and may include further writtendocumentation of approval or denial for the ship-specific recycling. The writtenacknowledgement and/or documentation of approval should be appended to the SRP

immediately upon availability and made available to appropriate authorities and stakeholders,as necessary or required.

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APPENDIX

Ship Recycling PlanSample Summary of Information of Ship and Ship Recycling Facility

This Ship Recycling Plan was developed to satisfy the International Convention for Safe andEnvironmentally Sound Recycling of Ships.

Ship Information

Name of Ship

Distinctive name or numbers

Port of Registry

Gross Tonnage

IMO number

Name and address of shipowner

IMO registered owneridentification number

IMO company identificationnumber

Telephone Number

E-mail Address

Ship Recycling Facility Information

Name of Ship Recycling Facility

Distinctive Recycling Companyidentity No.

Full address of Ship RecyclingFacility

Primary Contact Person

Telephone Number

E-mail Address

Name, address, and contactinformation of ownershipcompany

Working language(s)

Projected Schedule for Ship RecyclingShip Arrival at Recycling Facility Date

Ship Recycling Commencement Date

Complete Vessel Dismantling Date

Complete Sale/Disposal of all Components Date

This is to verify that the Ship Recycling Facility has collaborated with the owner of the shipnamed above to develop the attached plan for recycling the ship, taking into account therequirements of the International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recyclingof Ships, the Document of Authorization to conduct Ship Recycling (DASR), and the ShipRecycling Facility Plan that was developed for this particular Ship Recycling Facility.

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(Date) (Signature of Ship Recycling Facility owner/operator)

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