Appendix 1 - List of Hazardous Wastes and Substances that are Relevant to Ship Recycling
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Appendix 1 - List of Hazardous Wastes and Substances that are Relevant to Ship Recycling

 (based on Appendix B to the "Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of the Full and Partial Dismantling of Ships, 2002").

  This list is intended to be used for the identification of potentially hazardous materials inherent in the ship's structure and on board ships (see sections 4, 6 and 7) and is not part of the Green Passport.

 The numbers in the tables refer to Annex VIII to the Basel Convention.

Wastes and substances that may be inherent in the ship structure

Wastes Possible waste-location on the ship
A1 Metal and metal-bearing wastes  
A1010 Metal wastes and waste consisting of alloys of any of the following:  
Antimony footnote alloys with lead in lead-acid storage batteries, solder
Beryllium footnote hardening agent in alloys, fuel containers, navigational systems
Cadmium footnote bearings
Lead connectors, couplings, bearings
Mercury thermometers, bearing pressure sensors
Tellurium footnote in alloys
A1020 Waste having as constituents or contaminants, excluding metal waste in massive form, any of the following:  
Antimony; antimony compounds footnote fire retardation in plastics, textiles, rubber, etc.
Cadmium; cadmium compounds batteries, anodes, bolts and nuts
Lead; lead compounds batteries, paint coatings, cable insulation
A1030 Wastes having as constituents or contaminants any of the following:  
Arsenic; arsenic compound Paints on the ships' structure
Mercury; mercury compounds thermometers, light fittings, level switches
A1040 Wastes having as constituents any of the following:  
Hexavalent chromium compounds paints (lead chromate) on the ships' structure
A1080 Waste zinc residues not included on list B, containing lead and cadmium in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics anodes (Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn)
A1160 Waste lead-acid batteries, whole or crushed batteries: emergency, radio, fire alarm, start up, lifeboats
A1180footnote Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap containing components such as accumulators and other batteries included on list A, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB-capacitors, or contaminated with Annex I constituents (e.g., cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) to an extent that they possess any of the characteristics contained in Annex III (note the related entry on list B B1110) level switches, light tubes and fittings (capacitors), electrical cables
A2 Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials  
A2010 Glass waste from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses TV and computer screens
A2050 Waste asbestos (dusts and fibres) thermal insulation, surfacing material, sound insulation
A3 Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials  
A3020 Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use hydraulic fluids, oil sump (engine, lub. oil, gear, separator, etc.), oil tank residuals (cargo residues)
A3140 Waste non-halogenated organic solvents but excluding such wastes specified on list B antifreeze fluids
A3180 Wastes, substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT), polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) or polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), or any other polybrominated analogues of these compounds, at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more capacitors in light fittings, PCB in oil residuals, gaskets, couplings, wiring (plastics inherent in the ships' structure)
A4 Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents  
A4030 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals, including waste pesticides and herbicides which are off-specification, outdated, or unfit for their originally intended use paints and rust stabilizers, tin-based anti-fouling coatings on ships' bottoms
A4060 Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions sludge, chemicals in water, tank residuals, bilge water
A4070 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish excluding any such waste specified on list B (note the related entry on list B B4010) paints and coatings on the ships' structure
A4080 Wastes of an explosive nature (but excluding such wastes specified on list B) compressed gases (acetylene, propane, butane), cargo residues (cargo tanks)
A4130 Waste packages and containers containing Annex I substances in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III hazard characteristics cargo residues

Wastes and substances that may be on board the ship

Wastes Product where waste may be found
A1170 Unsorted waste batteries excluding mixtures of only list B batteries. Waste batteries not specified on list B containing Annex I constituents to an extent to render them hazardous. portable radios, torches
A3140 Waste non-halogenated organic solvents but excluding such wastes specified on list B solvents and thinners
A3150 Waste halogenated organic solvents solvents and thinners
A4010 Wastes from the production, preparation and use of pharmaceutical products but excluding such wastes specified on list B miscellaneous medicines
A4030 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals, including waste pesticides and herbicides which are off-specification, outdated, or unfit for their originally intended use insecticide sprays
A4070 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish excluding any such waste specified on list B (note the related entry on list B B4010) paints and coatings
A4140 Waste consisting of or containing off specification or outdated chemicals corresponding to Annex I categories and exhibiting Annex III hazard characteristics consumables

Waste components that are relevant to ship recycling and which are not included in List A in the Basel Convention

Potentially hazardous materials not covered by List A in the Basel Convention: Ship component
CFC (R12 - dichlorodifluoromethane, or R22 - chlorodifluoromethane) refrigerants, styrofoam
Halons fire fighting equipment
Radioactive material Liquid-level indicators, smoke detectors, emergency signs
Microorganisms/ sediments ballast water systems (incl. tanks)
Fuel oil, diesel oil, gas oil  
Parent topic: Annex - IMO Guidelines on Ship Recycling
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