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Learn about the Green Passport and Environmental Notation in the maritime industry, focusing on sustainable ship recycling practices and regulatory guidelines. Understand how these initiatives promote environmental awareness, proper management of hazardous materials, and through-life benefits. Explore the history, key points, priorities, roles, and procedures involved in implementing and maintaining Green Passports for ships. Stay informed about industry standards and efforts to enhance ship recycling processes.
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Environmental Notation & Green Passport Environmental Notation & Green Passport LRNA, Inc. – Intertanko North American Panel Meeting 3/20/06
Introduction • Background • EP Notation • Brief History • IMO Guidelines • Green Passport • Granatina • Conclusion Intertanko North Ameican Committee Meeting, 20 March 2006
EP Rules why and what? • Why: • Increasing environmental awareness • IMO response to specific environmental issues • Commercial concerns • ISM environmental policy requirements • Public accountability of operations through environmental audits eg : ISO 14001. • What are they: • Independently derived environmental standards, whose effective implementation is verified by means of survey and audit processes. • An environmental benchmark - for what could reasonably be expected from environmentally conscious ship owner. • Goes beyond ISM and MARPOL
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Brief History • Traditional scrapping • 1980’s the beaches take over • 1995 Brent Spar • 1999 First Global Ship Scrapping Conference • Industry Guidelines – ILO, BC, ICS. • MEPC and the IMO Guidelines. (IMO Res A.962(23)) • 1st Tripartite meeting – Feb 2005 • MEPC agreed legally binding Instrument on Ship Recycling to be adopted in 2008-2009 • 2nd Tripartite Meeting – Dec 2005
IMO Guidelines on Ship Recycling • Promulgated in IMO Res A.962(23) • Ship Design • Minimize use of hazardous materials • Design for Recycling • Through life-inventory of potentially hazardous materials: Green Passport • Hazardous materials in ship’s structure and equipment • Operationally generated wastes • Stores • Preparation for scrapping • Selection of ‘approved’ recycling facilities. • Preparation for recycling.
Green Passport – What is it?? • A document that complies with IMO Res A962(23) para 5. • Consists of: basic details pertaining to the ship, and an inventory of hazardous materials. • But! • What materials should be in the Green Passport? • How much detail is required? • How is it produced? • Who will approve it?
The Green Passport inventory: • Asbestos • Paint • Plastic and Rubber materials • Materials containing PCBs, PCTs, PBBb at levels of >50 mg/kg • Refrigerants, fire-fighting media, blowing agents and other gases • Chemicals in ship’s equipment/ machinery • Electrical & electronic equipment • Constructional materials
Priorities & Role • Industry Priorities • Green Passport • Licensed dismantling facilities • Lloyd’s Register Role • Developing Green Passport template, industry guidance, procedures to permit implementation. • Approve, Verify and maintain Green Passports
EXISTING SHIP OPERATION Compile Data w/owners & Manufacturers Examine and Approve Verification Issue Green Passport Maintain Periodic Audits DESIGN Pre-Contract Review Specification Review/Developed Design for Recycling CONSTRUCTION Compile Data w/Shipyard & Manufacturers Examine and approve Verification Issue Green Passport OPERATION Maintain Periodic Audits SCRAPPING Scrapping Plan Ship Inventory NEW CONSTRUCTION Implementation
Newbuilding Procedure • Pre contract discussion • Contract for LR Green Passport with excluded material (request for services) • Survey / audit of suppliers, materials and yard • Review of documentation and appraisal of Green Passport • Issue Green Passport on Delivery • Maintain by annual audit/survey
Existing Ship Procedure • Owner compiles and submits Green Passport • Green passport appraised with comments as necessary • Onboard survey and verification • Issue Green Passport • Maintain by annual audit/survey
The Green Passport • Statement of Fact that LR have verified contents to be in accordance with the provisions of the IMO guidelines. • Harmonised with other statutory/class certificates.
Through Life Benefits • Provision of structured System to Properly Control hazardous Materials at new build & through life • Promotes better hazard management & long term liability planning. • Proper certification and reporting ability to manage liability for hazardous materials • By identifying hazards, enhances onboard safety. • Awareness to changing price structure re: end of life asset. • Promotes better environmental awareness & planning. • Enhanced reputation • ISO 14001 – measurable and achievable objectives.
Key Points • The Green Passport: • Is not difficult to compile; it records hazards rather than prohibits them. • Approval is a simple extension of surveyors normal duties. • Issued at new building is inherently more accurate than that issued for an existing ship. • Is designed to aid scrapping & help protect workers and the environment with significant through life benefits: • Safety • Environmental Management • Management of Liability
Recycling Facility Standards • ILO; ‘Safety and Health in Ship Breaking, Guidelines for Asian Countries and Turkey’ • Basel Convention; ‘Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of the Full and Partial Dismantling of Ships’. • Any other Internationally Recognised standards • Familiarity to Shipowner = IMO / ILO • List of materials in Green Passport = List of materials Recycling Facility Licensed to handle
The Future • Tripartite IMO / ILO / BC Meetings (2nd in DEC 2005) • Mandatory Timetable (IMO circa. 2008-2009) • Green Passport • Licensed Scrapping Facilities – and associated guidance • Four stakeholders • Ready for scrap agreement • Inevitable price structure shift
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