ASBESTOS BAN ON BOARD SHIPS

ASBESTOS BAN ON BOARD SHIPS

The new amendment to SOLAS II-1 (2005)/3-5.2, MSC.282(86) which came into force on

1 January 2011 prohibits without any exemption any new installation of materials which contain asbestos. (SOLAS, MSC.282(86)). This applies for all new buildings and existing ships with 500 GT and above.

The mandatory requirement is also reflected in the new IMO Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships which was adopted by the Diplomatic Conference in 2009 in Hong Kong and is expected to come into force in 2015. The aim is to prevent hazardous working conditions and to ensure environmentally sound ship recycling operations in ship recycling facilities. The Convention will affect approximately 50,000 existing ships above 500 GT worldwide, requiring them to have a certified "Inventory of Hazardous Materials" (IHM) on

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board within five years after entry into force with an individual due date of the next class renewal. The IHM lists relevant hazardous materials present in the vessel's structure and

equipment as like asbestos, PCB, Ozone Depleting Substances and TBT. (SOLAS II-1 (2005)/3-5.2)


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