New impetus for co-ordinated approach to ship recycling through new legally binding instrument
New impetus for co-ordinated approach to ship recycling through new legally
binding instrument Issued jointly by IMO, ILO and the Basel Convention Geneva,
15 December 2005 A Joint Working Group on ship scrapping established by the
International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Labour Organization
(ILO) and the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal concluded its second meeting on
15 December 2005. The meeting was hosted by the Secretariat of the Basel
Convention on behalf of the three Organizations at the UN Headquarters in
Geneva. The Joint Working Group was set up by the three Organizations and acts
as a platform for consultation, co-ordination and co-operation in relation to
their work programmes and activities with regard to issues related to ship
scrapping. The Group aims to promote a co ordinated approach to the relevant
aspects of ship scrapping in order to avoid duplication of work and overlapping
of roles, responsibilities and competencies between the three Organizations. It
also aims at identifying further needs relating to ship scrapping globally. The
three Organizations believe that ship recycling can contribute to sustainable
development, which can only be achieved through the minimization of the
environmental, safety and occupational health risks related to the ship
dismantling process. The three Organizations are convinced that, by addressing
such risks, the long-term sustainability of this important industry will be
assured; and its contribution to sustainable development can be enhanced. Since
the first meeting of the Joint Working Group in February 2005, the IMO's
Assembly has adopted a resolution seeking the development of a legally binding
instrument on ship recycling. This instrument would provide global regulations
on the design, construction, operation and preparation of ships so as to
facilitate safe and environmentally sound recycling. It would also encompass the
operation of environmentally sound ship recycling and the establishment of an
appropriate enforcement mechanism for ship recycling. As the IMO resolution
notes, the role of the ILO and the Basel Convention in ship recycling and the
process of developing the future legal instrument, the Joint Working Group can
make recommendations for consideration in the development of the new instrument.
In this light, first substantive discussions took place on issues of direct
relevance to the three Organizations. These are: The experience of prior
informed consent for ship recycling between States; Requirements of a reporting
system for ships destined for scrapping; Basic principles of an applicable
control mechanism; Pre-cleaning and preparation of ships; Practical approaches
that promote occupational health and safety and environmentally sound management
of ship scrapping; and Possible roles of concerned States, such as flag States,
port States and recycling States in the context of occupational health and
safety and the environmentally sound management of ship scrapping and the
potential benefits of a mandatory ship recycling plan. In parallel to the
development of a new instrument on ship recycling, an International Ship
Recycling Fund is expected to be established in the near future. The Joint
Working Group also discussed progress made in ongoing activities such as the
promotion of the implementation of Guidelines on ship recycling, the examination
of relevant ILO, IMO and Basel Convention Guidelines on ship recycling, as well
as joint technical co-operation activities. An IMO workshop on technical aspects
of ship recycling earlier this year in Izmir, Turkey, was noted as a useful
precedent for the participation of the three Organizations in each other's
activities. The Joint Working Group recommended that each Organization invite
the other two Organizations to participate in the workshops or seminars
organized by the Organization and that each Organization include in the
programme of its activities a section providing information on the Guidelines of
the other two Organizations. Governments and other stakeholders are also invited
to provide information to the three Organizations on any technical co-operation
activities or other relevant initiatives already launched or planned so that
these activities could be taken into account in the future technical
co-operation programmes of the Organizations. The full report of the meeting
will be available on the following websites: www.ilo.org [http://www.ilo.org],
www.imo.org, www.basel.int [http://www.basel.int] ILO - the International Labour
Organization - is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social
justice and internationally recognized labour standards. Web site: www.ilo.org
[http://www.ilo.org] IMO - the International Maritime Organization - is the
United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and
security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships. Web site:
www.imo.org [http://www.imo.org] The Basel Convention on the Control of
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in
1989. The Secretariat is administered by the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP). (www.basel.int) 20 December 2005 For further information
please contact: Lee Adamson, Head, Public Information Services on 020 7587 3153
(media@imo.org) or Natasha Brown, External Relations Officer on 020 7587 3274
(media@imo.org). ZDROJ: International Maritime Organisation
New impetus for co-ordinated approach to ship recycling through new legally binding instrument
Issued jointly by IMO, ILO and the Basel Convention
Geneva, 15 December 2005
A Joint Working Group on ship scrapping established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal concluded its second meeting on 15 December 2005. The meeting was hosted by the Secretariat of the Basel Convention on behalf of the three Organizations at the UN Headquarters in Geneva.
The Joint Working Group was set up by the three Organizations and acts as a platform for consultation, co-ordination and co-operation in relation to their work programmes and activities with regard to issues related to ship scrapping. The Group aims to promote a co ordinated approach to the relevant aspects of ship scrapping in order to avoid duplication of work and overlapping of roles, responsibilities and competencies between the three Organizations. It also aims at identifying further needs relating to ship scrapping globally.
The three Organizations believe that ship recycling can contribute to sustainable development, which can only be achieved through the minimization of the environmental, safety and occupational health risks related to the ship dismantling process. The three Organizations are convinced that, by addressing such risks, the long-term sustainability of this important industry will be assured; and its contribution to sustainable development can be enhanced.
Since the first meeting of the Joint Working Group in February 2005, the IMO's Assembly has adopted a resolution seeking the development of a legally binding instrument on ship recycling. This instrument would provide global regulations on the design, construction, operation and preparation of ships so as to facilitate safe and environmentally sound recycling. It would also encompass the operation of environmentally sound ship recycling and the establishment of an appropriate enforcement mechanism for ship recycling.
As the IMO resolution notes, the role of the ILO and the Basel Convention in ship recycling and the process of developing the future legal instrument, the Joint Working Group can make recommendations for consideration in the development of the new instrument. In this light, first substantive discussions took place on issues of direct relevance to the three Organizations. These are:
The experience of prior informed consent for ship recycling between States;
Requirements of a reporting system for ships destined for scrapping;
Basic principles of an applicable control mechanism;
Pre-cleaning and preparation of ships;
Practical approaches that promote occupational health and safety and environmentally sound management of ship scrapping; and
Possible roles of concerned States, such as flag States, port States and recycling States in the context of occupational health and safety and the environmentally sound management of ship scrapping and the potential benefits of a mandatory ship recycling plan.
In parallel to the development of a new instrument on ship recycling, an International Ship Recycling Fund is expected to be established in the near future.
The Joint Working Group also discussed progress made in ongoing activities such as the promotion of the implementation of Guidelines on ship recycling, the examination of relevant ILO, IMO and Basel Convention Guidelines on ship recycling, as well as joint technical co-operation activities. An IMO workshop on technical aspects of ship recycling earlier this year in Izmir, Turkey, was noted as a useful precedent for the participation of the three Organizations in each other's activities.
The Joint Working Group recommended that each Organization invite the other two Organizations to participate in the workshops or seminars organized by the Organization and that each Organization include in the programme of its activities a section providing information on the Guidelines of the other two Organizations. Governments and other stakeholders are also invited to provide information to the three Organizations on any technical co-operation activities or other relevant initiatives already launched or planned so that these activities could be taken into account in the future technical co-operation programmes of the Organizations.
The full report of the meeting will be available on the following websites:
www.ilo.org, www.imo.org, www.basel.int
ILO - the International Labour Organization - is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized labour standards.
Web site: www.ilo.org
IMO - the International Maritime Organization - is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.
Web site: www.imo.org
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in 1989. The Secretariat is administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (www.basel.int)
20 December 2005
For further information please contact:
Lee Adamson, Head, Public Information Services on 020 7587 3153 (media@imo.org) or
Natasha Brown, External Relations Officer on 020 7587 3274 (media@imo.org).
ZDROJ: International Maritime Organisation
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