EMSA’s Best Practice Guidance on the Inventory of Hazardous Materials

This document provides best practice guidance and a harmonised approach to the development and maintenance of inventories of hazardous materials in accordance with Article 5 and Article 12 of the Regulation (EU) 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on ship recycling (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulation" or as "the SRR"). This document has been prepared on the basis of current knowledge and experience from the Member States, the industry and EMSA and other stakeholders.

Furthermore, this document provides guidance for a harmonised and effective approach to the inspection of ships ascertaining their compliance, to identifying non-compliances and to applying control procedures for the enforcement of the Regulation as regards the development and maintenance of an IHM on board ships.

EMSA’s Best Practice Guidance is a non-binding document and nothing in this guidance document should be construed as generating mandatory requirements on any of the involved parties.

“EMSA’s Best Practice Guidance on the Inventory of Hazardous Materials” - Date: 28-10-2016 is the original document. The publication titled: “EMSA Guidance on the Inventory of Hazardous Materials” is an illustrated version issued for practical reasons which does not differ from the original one but, in any case, reference should be made to the original version.