Recycling guide

Classification society ClassNK has released its “Guidelines for the Inventory of Hazardous Materials”. After the entry into force of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, the development and maintenance of an inventory of hazardous materials, which identifies the location and approximate quantities of hazardous materials onboard a ship, will be required for all ships of more than 500 gt. Currently, 13 countries making up 30 per cent of the merchant fleet have acceded to the HKC, so ClassNK has revised its guidelines to include comprehensive content on the development and maintenance of IHM in line with not only the HKC, but also EU regulations, including the validity of an existing statement of compliance.