8.1.1 A recycling facility should have the capability
to recycle the ships it purchases in a manner consistent with national
legislation and relevant international conventions. This capability
should be monitored by the appropriate national authority and should
be in compliance, in particular, with the relevant Guidelines developed
by ILO (Guidelines on Safety and Health in Shipbreaking) and the Basel
Convention (Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management
of the Full and Partial Dismantling of Ships).
8.1.2 Information on the above is not, currently,
widely available. Competent authorities in recycling States should
assess the capabilities of their recycling facilities and make available
the results of those assessments.
8.1.3 In selecting the recycling facility, a shipowner,
in consultation with competent authorities of the recycling State,
should consider, in the context of the above guidelines, the working
practices and facilities in the ship recycling facility in question,
including:
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.1 its ability to handle safely, and dispose of
properly, any potentially hazardous materials that may be present
in the ship such as asbestos, PCBs, halons, petroleum products and
other residues;
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.2 the provision of appropriate and sufficient
personal protection and safety equipment;
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.3 the ability of a recycling facility to maintain
and monitor the ship in a gas free condition and approved “fit
for hot work” during the whole process of ship recycling; and
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.4 other information such as safety records, training
programmes for workers and assessment of the work quality.
8.1.4 Some recycling facilities may be capable
of recycling almost any ship in an “as is” condition.
Others, even though technically advanced, may not be able to properly
manage any resulting hazardous materials or wastes. In such cases,
shipowners should, following discussions with the recycling facility,
arrange to remove and properly dispose of those materials that the
facility cannot manage.
8.1.5 Where, after investigation, it is assessed
that the selected recycling facility has no means of managing hazardous
materials or wastes in a manner consistent with national law and relevant
international instruments and guidelines, the shipowner should arrange
for the removal of those materials to another appropriate facility
or ensure that the facility obtains the technical capability to do
so.
8.1.6 While recycling facility selection is made
on a commercial and risk management basis, shipowners should select
facilities that are best capable of managing all relevant hazardous
materials and wastes arising from the recycling process.
8.1.7 In addition to the considerations set out
above, the shipowner should consider the following:
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.1 establishing the procedures to be used by the
recycling facility in removing and properly disposing of any potentially
hazardous materials;
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.2 specifying the method of recycling in the recycling
contract;
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.3 reserving in the recycling contract the right
to monitor the recycling process; and
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.4 contractual provisions for incentive payments
to ensure the recycling is carried out in accordance with the relevant
guidelines.
8.1.8 The shipowner, having selected a recycling
facility to recycle a ship, should inform the Administration and the
competent authority of the recycling State accordingly.