Circ.No.65TotalNo.227-MEPC.197(62)(E)

Form:RWPRR401-BCCSCircularChina Classification Society(2012)Circ.No.65 Total No.22715 June 2012 (Total of 4+101 pages)To:relevant departments of CCS Headquarters,CCS surveyors/auditors,shipbuilders,ship recycling facility(ies),ship repairers,equipment suppliers,product manufacturers,shipowners and ship management companiesNotice on Preparation for Implementation of MEPC.197(62)"2011 GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OFTHE INVENTORY OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALSIn order to ensure effective implementation of the Hong Kong InternationalConvention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships,2009(hereinafter referred to as "the Hong Kong Convention").ResolutionMEPC.179(59),namely "Guidelines for the Development of the Inventory ofHazardous Materials"was adopted by IMO on 2009,these guidelines providerecommendations for how to develop the Inventory of Hazardous Materials(hereinafter referred to as "the Inventory")by using the standard formats andtypical examples illustrated therein.CCS issued the Circular "(2010)Circ.No.46 Total No.46"providing a brief introduction of the Hong KongConvention and MEPC.179 (59).On 15 July 2011,based on the relevantparties'submissions and comments,IMO adopted the new ResolutionMEPC.197(62),"the 2011 Guidelines for the development of the Inventory ofHazardous Materials"which supersedes MEPC.179(59).Related documents