IHM Expertise

THE NAViiK EXPERTISE

The Inventory of Hazardous Materials – IHM – includes 3 parts:

THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THE STRUCTURE OR EQUIPMENT OF THE SHIP

Collecting and reviewing the documents given by the on-board staff or the client
Analyzing the information contained in the collected documents
Establishing the sampling plan and visual check plan
Conducting the sampling and visual check, then sending the samples to an accredited laboratory
Editing the report of sampling and visual check

THE GENERATED WASTE PRESENT ON BOARD

Establishing the list of the waste present on board the ship, including the operationnally generated waste

THE STORES PRESENT ON BOARD

Inventory of the stores present on board the ship, taking into account the parts I and II

Additional expertise by NAViiK

Our experts can also conduct a sampling and an analysis of ballast, waste, washing and drinking water.

REGULATION

The IHM expertise (Inventory of Hazardous Materials) is the searching, the identification, the location and the quantification of the materials and products listed in the annex II of the EU regulation n° 1257/2013 of 20 November 2013, and under the tables A, B, C and D of the guidelines MEPC 269(68) of 15 May 2015.

Current IHM regulation:

Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, SR/CONF/45

EU regulation on Ship Recycling (N°1257/2013), 30th December 2013

2015 Guidelines for the development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, MEPC.269(68), MEPC.222 (64), MEPC.223 (64)

APPLICATION

Effective January 1, 2021, every following ship must be in possession of its IHM certificate:

All types of ship of 500 GT or more, flying the flag of an EU country

All ships from non-EU countries calling at a port or anchorage of a EU State

All ships flying the flag of EU that must be dismantled at a registered ship recycling facility

All new ships constructed under the EU flag must be in possession of an IHM certificate and a statement of compliance

During the maintenance of a shipyard

Any ship repaired after an accident or a damage

Any ship that undergo a replacement of machinery, equipment or hull coating

If the flag or the owner of the ship change

The IHM responsibility lies directly to the ship owners or indirectly to the technical direction

OUR EXPERTS

Our HazMat Experts are trained and certified by Lloyd’s Register and Rina.

The NAViiK experts know the regulation and update themselves with the current law and guidelines. They have proven experience in the maritime sector.

Wherever you are, our experts are available worldwide to carry out an IHM expertise.

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