1.1 Objective of the guidelines
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1.1 Objective of the guidelines

  Article 5 of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, (hereafter referred to as "the Convention") prescribes that each party shall ensure that ships flying its flag or operating under its authority and subject to survey and certification are surveyed and certified in accordance with the regulations in the annex to the Convention. The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for the survey and certification of ships under the Convention (hereafter referred to as "the guidelines"), covered in "Part C – Survey and certification" of the annex to the Convention (regulations 10 to 14). These guidelines will assist Administrations and recognized organizations in the uniform application of the provisions of the Convention and help shipowners, shipbuilders, suppliers, ship recycling facilities and other interested parties to understand the process of conducting surveys and issuing and endorsing certificates.

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