Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention
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The Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention is an international treaty that sets global standards to ensure that ships are recycled in a safe, environmentally sound manner throughout their entire life cycle.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IMO convention
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international treaty ⓘ multilateral environmental agreement ⓘ |
| addresses |
ship recycling practices in South Asia and other major recycling regions
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transboundary movement of hazardous materials on ships for recycling ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | International Maritime Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 2009 ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 2009-05-15 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure that ships, when being recycled, do not pose unnecessary risks to human health
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ensure that ships, when being recycled, do not pose unnecessary risks to the environment ⓘ |
| appliesTo | ships flagged under parties to the convention ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on enforcement by parties
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provisions on reporting and record-keeping ⓘ provisions on survey and certification of ships ⓘ requirements for environmental protection at recycling sites ⓘ requirements for management of hazardous wastes and materials ⓘ requirements for ship recycling facility design and operation ⓘ requirements for worker safety and training ⓘ |
| developedBy | Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes |
ships of less than 500 gross tonnage
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ships operating only in domestic waters ⓘ |
| fullName | Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | create a legally binding global regime for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| lifeCycleApproach | covers ships from design and construction through operation to end-of-life recycling ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | member states of the International Maritime Organization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
NERFINISHED
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MARPOL Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ SOLAS Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
Ship Recycling Plan for each ship to be recycled
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authorization of ship recycling facilities by competent authorities ⓘ development of an Inventory of Hazardous Materials for ships ⓘ emergency preparedness and response at ship recycling facilities ⓘ issuance of an International Certificate on Inventory of Hazardous Materials ⓘ monitoring of ship recycling operations by parties ⓘ protection of workers in ship recycling facilities ⓘ safe and environmentally sound management of hazardous materials on board ships ⓘ |
| scope |
design, construction, operation and preparation of ships to facilitate safe and environmentally sound recycling
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operation of ship recycling facilities ⓘ |
| shortName | Hong Kong Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
environmental protection in ship recycling
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occupational health and safety in ship recycling ⓘ ship recycling ⓘ |
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