The Ship Recycling Convention, hereinafter referred to as the Convention, will enter into force on 26 June 2025, as announced in ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1300. This Technical Information provides a summary of the Ship Recycling Convention.

1 Effective date: 26 June 2025
2 Application:
(1) This Convention shall apply to:
(i) ships entitled to fly the flag of a Party or operating under its authority, and
(ii) ship recycling facilities operating under the jurisdiction of a Party.
(2) The Convention shall not apply to the following. However, each Party can ensure, by the adoption of appropriate measures, that such ships act in a manner consistent with this Convention, so far as it is reasonable and practicable.
(i) ships of less than 500 GT
(ii) ships operating throughout their life only in waters subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.

"Ship" means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating or having operated in the marine environment and includes submersibles, floating craft, floating platforms, self-elevating platforms, Floating Storage Units (FSUs), and Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSOs), including a ship stripped of equipment or being towed.

3 Requirements for ships
(1) Design, construction, operation, and maintenance of ships
(i) Controls of ships' hazardous materials
An installation or use of hazardous materials listed in Appendix 1 to the Convention on ships shall be prohibited and/or restricted.

Materials prohibited and/or restricted for installation or use on ships
Asbestos, Ozone-depleting substances, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), Organotin compounds which act as biocides in anti-fouling systems, Cybutryne in anti-fouling systems

(To be continued)