1. The document provides guidance on the implementation of SOLAS regulation II-1/3-5 and MSC.1/Circ.1379 regarding the prohibition of new installation of asbestos-containing materials on ships.
2. Beginning July 1st 2012, ships must provide declarations and documentation to classification societies to verify no new installation of asbestos-containing materials.
3. "New installation" refers to materials used as active working parts installed on or after July 1st 2012, rather than spare parts already on board. Replacement or addition of parts is prohibited if they contain asbestos.
1. The document provides guidance on the implementation of SOLAS regulation II-1/3-5 and MSC.1/Circ.1379 regarding the prohibition of new installation of asbestos-containing materials on ships.
2. Beginning July 1st 2012, ships must provide declarations and documentation to classification societies to verify no new installation of asbestos-containing materials.
3. "New installation" refers to materials used as active working parts installed on or after July 1st 2012, rather than spare parts already on board. Replacement or addition of parts is prohibited if they contain asbestos.
1. The document provides guidance on the implementation of SOLAS regulation II-1/3-5 and MSC.1/Circ.1379 regarding the prohibition of new installation of asbestos-containing materials on ships.
2. Beginning July 1st 2012, ships must provide declarations and documentation to classification societies to verify no new installation of asbestos-containing materials.
3. "New installation" refers to materials used as active working parts installed on or after July 1st 2012, rather than spare parts already on board. Replacement or addition of parts is prohibited if they contain asbestos.
1. The document provides guidance on the implementation of SOLAS regulation II-1/3-5 and MSC.1/Circ.1379 regarding the prohibition of new installation of asbestos-containing materials on ships.
2. Beginning July 1st 2012, ships must provide declarations and documentation to classification societies to verify no new installation of asbestos-containing materials.
3. "New installation" refers to materials used as active working parts installed on or after July 1st 2012, rather than spare parts already on board. Replacement or addition of parts is prohibited if they contain asbestos.
SC 249 (cont) Implementation of SOLAS II-1, Regulation 3-5 and MSC.1/Circ.1379 SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 3-5 From 1 January 2011, for all ships, new installation of materials which contain asbestos shall be prohibited. MSC.1/Circ.1379 In the context of this regulation, new installation of materials containing asbestos means any new physical installation on board. Any material purchased prior to 1 January 2011 being kept in the ship's store or in the shipyard for a ship under construction, should not be permitted to be installed after 1 January 2011 as a working part. Unified Interpretations SOLAS II-1, Regulation 3-5 1. Verification that new installation of materials which contain asbestos under SOLAS II- 1/3-5 is not made on ships requires the Recognized Organization to review asbestos-free declarations and supporting documentation, for the structure, machinery, electrical installations and equipment covered by the SOLAS Convention, which is to be provided to the Recognized Organization by shipyards, repair yards, and equipment manufacturers for: - new construction (keel laid, or at a similar stage of construction, on or after 1 July 2012); - conversions (contract date for the conversion or, in the absence of a contract, the date on which the work identifiable with the specific conversion begins) on or after 1 July 2012; NOTE: This UI is to be implemented by IACS Societies as soon as possible, but not later than 1 July 2012. SC 249 (Oct 2011) SC249 Page 2 of 4 IACS Int. 2011 SC 249 (cont) MSC.1/Circ.1379 2. The phrase new installation of materials containing asbestos in MSC.1/Circ.1379: - means that material used (i.e., repaired, replaced, maintained or added) as a working part of the ship as per Annex 1 which is installed on or after 1 July 2012 is required to be documented with an asbestos-free declaration. The Recognized Organization will, in consultation with the Companys nominated person responsible to control asbestos- containing material onboard as per the Safety Management System in accordance with MSC/Circ.1045, audit this documentation during annual safety construction and safety equipment surveys; and - does not preclude the stowage of material which contains asbestos onboard (e.g., spare parts existing on board as of 1 July 2012). 3. The phrase should not be permitted to be installed after 1 January 2011 as a working part in MSC.1/Circ.1379 means that replacement, maintenance or addition of materials used for the structure, machinery, electrical installations and equipment covered by the SOLAS Convention is prohibited. SC249 Page 3 of 4 IACS Int. 2011 SC 249 (cont) Annex 1 Structure and/or equipment Component Propeller shafting Packing with low pressure hydraulic piping flange Packing with casing Clutch Brake lining Synthetic stern tubes Diesel engine Packing with piping flange Lagging material for fuel pipe Lagging material for exhaust pipe Lagging material turbocharger Turbine engine Lagging material for casing Packing with flange of piping and valve for steam line, exhaust line and drain line Lagging material for piping and valve of steam line, exhaust line and drain line Boiler Insulation in combustion chamber Packing for casing door Lagging material for exhaust pipe Gasket for manhole Gasket for hand hole Gas shield packing for soot blower and other hole Packing with flange of piping and valve for steam line, exhaust line, fuel line and drain line Lagging material for piping and valve of steam line, exhaust line, fuel line and drain line Exhaust gas economizer Packing for casing door Packing with manhole Packing with hand hole Gas shield packing for soot blower Packing with flange of piping and valve for steam line, exhaust line, fuel line and drain line Lagging material for piping and valve of steam line, exhaust line, fuel line and drain line Incinerator Packing for casing door Packing with manhole Packing with hand hole Lagging material for exhaust pipe Auxiliary machinery (pump, compressor, oil purifier, crane) Packing for casing door and valve Gland packing Brake lining Heat exchanger Packing with casing Gland packing for valve Lagging material and insulation SC249 Page 4 of 4 IACS Int. 2011 SC 249 (cont) Valve Gland packing with valve, sheet packing with piping flange Gasket with flange of high pressure and/or high temperature Pipe, duct Lagging material and insulation Tank (fuel tank, hot water, tank, condenser), other equipments (fuel strainer, lubricant oil strainer) Lagging material and insulation Electric equipment Insulation material Ceiling, floor and wall in accommodation area Ceiling, floor, wall Fire door Packing, construction and insulation of the fire door Inert gas system Packing for casing, etc. Air-conditioning system Sheet packing, lagging material for piping and flexible joint Miscellaneous Ropes Thermal insulating materials Fire shields/fire proofing Space/duct insulation Electrical cable materials Brake linings Floor tiles/deck underlay Steam/water/vent flange gaskets Adhesives/mastics/fillers Sound damping Moulded plastic products Sealing putty Shaft/valve packing Electrical bulkhead penetration packing Circuit breaker arc chutes Pipe hanger inserts Weld shop protectors/burn covers Fire-fighting blankets/clothing/equipment Concrete ballast The list above is taken from IMO Resolution MEPC.197(62), Appendix 5, paragraph 2.2.2.1. 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