Gramann alternative utilization of ihms

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Alternative utilization of IHMs

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Presenter Henning Gramann Director of GSR Services •  Chairman and Treasurer of IHMA •  Advisor the German Ministry of Transportation •  Delegate of Germany to IMO/MEPC –  incl. development of IHM-Guidelines with Japan

•  Project Manager of ISO 30003 & 30005 •  Former Global Head of Practice at Germanischer Lloyd

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IHM Overview on hazardous materials onboard a ship 9. April 2013

Hotspot: Asbestos ShipRec 2013, WMU Malmö, Sweden

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Facts •  •  •  •

Asbestos is / has been used in ~ 3.500 products Definition of asbestos differs country by country Awareness on hazardous materials rises IMO and asbestos (SOLAS Reg. II-1/3-5) •  widely banned since July 2002 •  completely banned since January 2011 •  Not applicable to all Ships •  Depending on country of built •  Depending on flag & routing •  But: “no more favorable treatment”

•  Lack of control has lead to non-performance

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Facts •  Political / public / legal pressure •  IMO has hazardous materials high on agenda •  “Hong Kong International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” (SR/CONF/45) •  Identification and handling of hazardous materials key aspect

•  IMO: MSC.1/Circ. 1374 - Recognition of continuous use of asbestos

•  Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling

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Facts •  Global supply chains •  Asbestos not banned internationally

Cost Pyramide

•  more international = higher risks

•  Lack of control in supply chains •  •  •  •

Suppliers Shipyards Owners certifiers

•  Resulting costs increase over time

•  “Asbestos Free”-Statements –  Shipowners (want to) trust them –  Trustworthiness “questionable” 9. April 2013

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Control of Purchases Building phase „Ship in service“

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Facts •  Contamination can be caused by •  Building phase •  Uncontrolled suppliers •  2nd hand parts

•  Ship operation •  Incl. maintenance and repairs •  cargoes

•  Repair & conversions

•  Contamination independent of age •  Place of production (incl. supply chain), purchases, and operation more significant 9. April 2013

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Facts •  Classification societies are realizing •  non-compliance of ships •  ineffective procedures for SOLAS compliance

•  Port State Control in Australia and Netherlands lead to –  Detentions and penalties •  Delayed operations

–  Bans from territorial waters •  Loosing “fit for purpose” requirement of charter contract •  Loss of charter contract •  Financial implications, difficult to find new charterers

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Experience •  Ships and equipment often contain asbestos •  Not according to building specification •  Independent of “asbestos free certificate” from shipyard DNV: “97% of all ships contain asbestos”

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Alternative utilization of IHMs •  Shipowner has highest risks –  –  –  –  –

Owns ship for a long period of time No / little control of suppliers of ship builder Depends on various suppliers along his route Has to deal with changing requirements & controls Ship = living and work place of crew

•  Shipowner is decision maker and can change industry as a client of –  Shipyards –  Suppliers –  Classification Societies

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Alternative utilization of IHMs •  Ship owners order IHM for different reasons: –  Newbuilds (according to requirements for existing ships): •  •  •  •  •

Compliance with contractual requirements of ship owner Receiving SOLAS-compliant ships Avoiding future problems (e.g. decontamination costs, detentions) Keeping value of assets Disadvantage(?): delivery may be delayed

–  Existing ships: •  Compliance with requirements of environmental labels (e.g. the German „Blauer Engel“) •  Ship owner can claim rework during warranty period •  Ships destined for recycling 9. April 2013

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Alternative utilization of IHMs •  Operations –  Avoid detentions, loss of charter contracts etc –  Avoiding risks (NL, AUS, EU, HKC) –  CSR •  Taking care of crew –  Avoiding health claims

•  Providing useful information to shipyards (repair, conversions) •  Meeting customers´ demand –  Clean cargo working group

•  Image

–  Knowing ships status for ship operations and selling –  Planning of further activities (decontamination, purchases, etc.)

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Basics of IHMs •  Understanding meaning and scope of IHM •  Quality of IHM matters for –  –  –  –  –  –  –

Construction Operation Maintenance and repairs Trading of vessels Keeping value of assets Ship recycling (Incl. DASR) Certifications •  SOLAS •  IHM, IRRC

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Conclusion •  Different approaches are applied –  Not all following original intention of IMO / IHM

•  IHMs help –  Making ship operations safer (cleaning up industry) –  Making ship recycling safer and more environmentally friendly –  Identify risks and effective countermeasures

•  Key players: administrations/class, shipowners, NGOs •  Key aspects: requirements, demand, pressure, control, technical knowledge, honesty, cooperation 9. April 2013

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Conclusion

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Thank you for your attention!

Henning Gramann GSR Services e.K. Munstermannskamp 1 21335 Lueneburg Germany www.gsr-services.com info@gsr-services.com

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