IHM SURVEY
IHM
SURVEY
Starting 31 December 2020, the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) will be applicable for vessels of 500 GT and above flying the flag of an EU/EEA member state, or third-party-flagged vessels calling at European ports. Those vessels will be required to carry an Inventory Hazardous Materials (IHM) on board which is certified.
Who can prepare the IHM Part I?
- The ship owner is responsible for the IHM Part I preparation of vessels in operation and may draw upon assistance from a hazmat expert. The hazmat expert can either be an individual from a third-party hazmat expert company or an employee of the ship owner who has received the proper training.
- The hazmat experts prepare the IHM by taking samples and making visual checks on board based on the collected shipspecific information. It may take up to one month to generate the IHM Part I report for a single vessel due to the long waiting times between each step of preparation.
- The certificate is valid for five years at a time and requires the shipowner to keep the IHM up to date throughout the vessel's life cycle.