What are the parts of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, and what is the certificate called?
Short answer
| Item | What | When |
|---|---|---|
| Part I | hazardous materials in the structure and equipment | at build, maintained for life |
| Part II | operationally generated wastes | as recycling approaches |
| Part III | stores | as recycling approaches |
| ICIHM | International Certificate on Inventory of Hazardous Materials | after the initial or renewal survey, valid at most five years |
| IRRC | International Ready for Recycling Certificate | after the final survey, not exceeding 3 months |
- IHM (Hong Kong Convention regulation 5): Part I materials in the structure and equipment (asbestos, PCBs, ozone-depleting substances, heavy metals, TBT); Part II operationally generated wastes; Part III stores.
- Life: Part I is developed at build and maintained through the ship’s life from Material Declarations and Supplier’s Declarations of Conformity; Parts II and III as recycling approaches.
- Certificate: the International Certificate on Inventory of Hazardous Materials (ICIHM), issued after the initial or renewal survey (regulations 10 and 11), valid at most five years (regulation 14).
- End of life: after the final survey, the International Ready for Recycling Certificate (IRRC), valid for a short period not exceeding 3 months.
- Parallel and India: EU Ship Recycling Regulation 1257/2013 with the same structure; India: Recycling of Ships Act 2019, DGMA or its RO issues the ICIHM and IRRC.
- As Chief Engineer: I keep IHM Part I up to date as equipment changes.
Full answer
The full answer explains each point step by step, with the regulations and figures behind it and the discussion from other candidates. It is in the MEO Class I section of the Marine One forum, open to members enrolled for the MEO Class I exam.