Lloyd's Register verifies world's first Green Passport
Lloyd's Register has verified the world's first 'Green Passport' in
full compliance with the International Maritime Organization's
(IMO) Guidelines on Ship Recycling for the LNG carrier Granatina,
operated by Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Ltd
(STASCo). The vessel is a new LNG carrier, delivered in 2003 by
Daewoo Marine Shipbuilding and Engineering in Korea to high safety
and environmental standards. The verification was the result of
several months of collaborative effort between STASCo's technical
management, the ship's crew and Lloyd's Register.
The Green Passport, as defined by the IMO guidelines, is a
document which contains an inventory of all the materials onboard a
ship which may be hazardous to human health or to the environment
which should accompany the ship throughout its operational life.
The Green Passport is to be passed by the owner to the ship
recycling yard at the end of the ship's life, to enable the yard to
formulate a safe and environmentally sound way of breaking the
ship.
"STASCo's commitment to preserving the environment and to
observing best practice in this area of ship operations was amply
demonstrated by the level of knowledge and technical assistance it
provided to us while preparing the necessary documentation for the
Green Passport," says Alan Gavin, Lloyd's Register's Marine
Director. "The dedication and competence of Granatina's master is
to be recognised and commended, as he provided the data for the
Green Passport from information available to him on the ship,
including plans, documentation from the builder and suppliers and
classification certificates issued by Lloyd's Register."
Phil Lewthwaite, STASCo's LNG Fleet Manager, says: "While we at
STASCo understand the benefit of the Green Passport for ensuring
the safe disposal of the ship at the end of its life, we also
recognise that there are benefits to be gained from having access
to a definitive list of the hazards onboard the ship for all those
involved - ourselves as operators, our crew and Lloyd's Register as
classification society. This awareness, combined with the
appropriate management systems, helps us to minimise the risks we
have identified."
The process involved submission of documents and material
specifications to Lloyd's Register for appraisal, leading to the
formulation of a draft Green Passport. A survey was then held
onboard the vessel while discharging in Portugal to verify the
contents of the Green Passport against the vessel. Upon
satisfactory completion, the document of compliance and the Green
Passport were issued by Lloyd's Register and added to the vessel's
records. Granatina is now able to proudly display these documents
in its survey records. To ensure proper maintenance, the vessel
will be subject to annual verification of the Green Passport
concurrent with its normal annual surveys.
"We believe that this early success demonstrates to all
concerned that it is indeed possible to make concrete progress in
implementing the IMO Guidelines on Ship Recycling," says Gavin. "In
doing so, genuine benefits to the safety of the ship and a
reduction in the owner's risks can be realised, in addition to
achieving the stated aims of safeguarding workers at recycling
yards and protecting the environment."
Ends.
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