The draft

International Convention
for the Safe and
Environmentally Sound
Recycling of Ships

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 Towards mandatory international
requirements on ship recycling

24th Session of IMO Assembly adopted Resolution

A.981(24) in December 2005 and agreed to
request:

”the Marine Environment Protection Committee to

develop a new legally-binding instrument on ship
recycling….”

with a target date for consideration and adoption

of the instrument in the biennium 2008-2009

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 A.981(24) requests:
....... to provide regulations for:

.1 the design, construction, operation

and preparation of ships so as to facilitate
safe and environmentally sound recycling,
without compromising the safety and
operational efficiency of ships;

.2 the operation of ship recycling

facilities in a safe and environmentally sound
manner; and

.3 the establishment of an appropriate

enforcement mechanism for ship recycling
(certification/reporting requirements).

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 Certified ship seeks authorized facility

A ship
designed, …should find a
constructed, recycling facility

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Regulation 8 (2): ”If the Ship Recycling Facility is authorized to

handle the hazardous materials identified in the Inventory prior
removal shall not be required unless the Ship Recycling Facility
decides otherwise when preparing the Ship Recycling Plan.”
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 Chain of documentation
”From cradle to grave”

International International Document of

Certificate on Ready for Authorization to
Inventory of Recycling conduct Ship
Hazardous Certificate Recycling (DASR)
Materials*

- Inventory of - Inventory Part I, - identifies the

Hazardous Part II (operationally capabilities of the
Materials Part I generated wastes) facility
(Ship’s structure and Part III (stores)
- requires Recycling
and equipment)
- Ship Recycling Facility
- Ensure that Plan Management Plan
prohibited
materials are not Statement
used of
Completion
* different requirements for new and old ships
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 The convention: Articles

• Article 1 General Obligations

• Article 2 Definitions
• Article 3 Application
• Article 4 Controls related to ship recycling
• Article 5 Survey and certification of ships
• Article 6 Authorization of ship recycling facilities
• Article 7 Exchange of information
• Article 8 Inspection of ships
• Article 9 Detection of violations
• Article 10 Violations
• Article 11 Undue delay of ships
• Article 12 Communication of information
....continued

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 The convention: Articles (cont’d)

• Article 13 Technical assistance and co-operation

• Article 14 Dispute settlement
• Article 15 Relationship with international law
and other international agreements
• Article 16 Signature, ratification, acceptance,
approval and accession
• Article 17 Entry into force
• Article 18 Amendments
• Article 19 Denunciation
• Article 20 Depositary
• Article 21 Languages
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 Article 12 Communication of information

The purpose of this article is to provide for

information which will facilitate uniform
implementation of the convention

Article 13 Technical assistance and co-operation

Technical co-operation can play an important role

in fulfilling the purpose of the convention

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 Article 17 Entry into force

To be decided at the conference, however some

relevant discussions have started in the
Correspondence Group established by MEPC 57

Article 18 Amendments

• Articles: explicit acceptance procedure

• Regulations and appendices: tacit acceptance procedure
• Amendment by a Conference