How can shipyards and supplier address the challenges arising from the new International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (”Hong Kong Convention”) after its development has been finalized by the IMO?

Ship classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has taken the lead
in responding to this forthcoming regulatory change with a training
course “Ship Recycling for Shipyards and Suppliers”.

The course, delivered in early November through GL Academy China, is
aimed to get the major stakeholders fully prepared for the new
convention, both theoretically and practically.

More than 40 engineers and technicians from suppliers and shipyards
across China attended the training. “We’ve received quite a number of
requests from Chinese shipyards, ship owners and suppliers for such a
training and I am glad to say that we’re the first classification
society in China that takes such an initiative,” said Mr. Gao Wenyan,
Manager GL Academy China. “Our training is informative and up-to-date,
guaranteed by our specially compiled training materials.” Trainer Mr.
Henning Gramann, Head of Ship Recycling at GL added “Today, GL is
offering a full service in line with the upcoming Hong Kong Convention
and thus can support full compliance at an early stage, before the
foreseeable bottleneck arises.”

The training course focuses on the Hong Kong Convention that was
adopted this May at IMO’s diplomatic conference in Hong Kong. It
effects new and existing vessels above 500 GT and clearly defines the
responsibilities for suppliers, ship owners and shipyards.? With entry
into force about 50 000 existing ships are required to have a certified
IHM (Inventory of Hazardous Materials) within five years. All new ships
will have to comply at the date of delivery, which requires the whole
supply chain to be prepared as well. Already today the demand for IHMs
is rising, for new ships as well as for existing ships. The process of
preparation of IHMs for new ships lies in the hands of shipyards and
their suppliers.

In addition, interactive case studies were conducted to familiarize the
participants with some hands-on skills, such as, how to fill in
Materials Declarations, how to prepare an Inventory of Hazardous
Materials with received information, etc. To reduce time and efforts
for IHM preparation and maintenance, GL has developed the software tool
“GL IDOC”, easing the fulfilment of various legal requirements
throughout the whole life-cycle of ships.

Besides various training courses, GL provides solutions for all aspects
of the emerging requirements of the Hong Kong Convention, including IHM
Certification, HazMat Expert training and approval (necessary for IHM
preparation for existing ships, Materials Declaration Consulting and
suppliers, gap analyses and certification of ship recycling facilities.

Source: GL Group

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