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RECYCLING
Petter Heier, Grieg Green CEO
Sotiris Raptis, ECSA director marine safety & environment
ICS’ expert John Stawpert
A recent seminar revealed industry leaders’ thoughts on the recycling industry and the standards that still need to be set
Ilker Sari, President Rata Shipping GMS head Dr Anil Sharma
IS RECYCLING COMING UP TO SCRATCH? Effective from 31 December 2020, ships above 500 gross tonnes flying the flag of an EU/EEA member state, or third-party flagged vessels calling at European ports, must carry an Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) certification on board – the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (SRR). To make the process as efficient as possible, IHM services are now provided through digital platforms. There are several companies offering this service. For example, DNV GL, soon to become DNV, has developed software under the banner of IHM Green Server (IGS) in the “My Services” area on its Veracity platform. IGS can be used for the initial IHM Part I preparation, for approval and certification and for further maintenance activities. The software can be used by any interested party, such as a shipyard, shipowner/manager or hazardous materials (HAZMAT) expert company. When the relevant data is entered, the software generates IHM Part I in a digital format:
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To create a more efficient and transparent IHM approval and certification process, DNV GL introduced a feature in June last year to “Request IHM approval” in “My Services”.
PART I MAINTENANCE
IHM Part I should be properly maintained and updated throughout the operational life of the ship, reflecting new installations containing any HAZMAT referred to in Annex II of the EU SRR and relevant changes in the structure and equipment of the ship. In case there is no procedure implemented on board the ship for the maintenance, a detailed inspection may be carried out by Port State Control. DNV GL said that it was crucial an IHM maintenance procedure be established and implemented, and to identify products that fall into its scope. For these items, shipowners need to collect information in the form of Material Declarations (MDs) and Supplier Declaration of Conformity (SDoC). The EU SRR states that “an IHM certificate shall cease to be valid, if the condition of the
