Extended Operational and Trade Vocabulary

Ship Recycling and End-of-Life glossary (page 2)

The ship-recycling vocabulary: above-tide and beaching-yard zones, acceptance letters and accredited laboratories for IHM sampling, sequenced block cutting (aft cut), and the dismantling process. Grounds each term in the Hong Kong Convention and the IHM regime that govern safe and environmentally sound recycling.

369 defined terms.

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P

Polychlorinated Naphthalenes PCNs: Substances listed in IHM Table A when containing more than three chlorine atoms.
Port State Control on Recycling: PSC inspection focused on IHM Certificate, IHM Part I, and IHM Maintenance Plan.
Pre-Beaching Inspection: Authority inspection of the vessel before granting beaching permission.
Pre-Cleaning Plan: Owner's plan detailing tank cleaning, residue removal, and gas-freeing before delivery.
Pre-Recycling Survey: Surveyor's review of ship condition, IHM, and onboard residues prior to delivery.
Primary Cutting Zone: Designated impermeable area where the large blocks are cut on a yard.
Project Cargo Removal: Disconnection and recovery of installed project equipment prior to dismantling.

Q

Qualified Recycling Facility: Yard authorized by competent authority under HKC and approved on the European List for EU vessels.
Quality Management System (QMS): Required of ROs under the RO Code, MSC.349(92) and MEPC.237(65).
Quarantine Anchorage: Designated area for health/security-screened arrivals.
Quayside Dismantling: Alongside method conducted at the dismantling quay throughout the operation.

R

Radiation Survey: Pre-cutting survey for radioactive components in level gauges and smoke detectors.
Radioactive Substances: Materials listed in IHM Table A, mostly in legacy density and level gauges.
Re-Rollable Scrap: Recovered steel plates and sections sized for direct re-rolling into bars and angles.
Ready for Recycling Survey: Final HKC survey before IRRC issuance under Regulation 10.4.
Recognized Organization (RO): Class society or other entity acting on behalf of the flag state.
RECYCLECON 2012: BIMCO standard sale contract for green recycling, paired with IRRC requirements.
Recycler's Acceptance Letter: Yard's confirmation that it will accept the ship for recycling.
Recycling Capacity Disclosure: EU SRR requirement for facilities to declare maximum annual recycling output.
Recycling of Ships Act 2019 India: Indian implementing legislation for the HKC.
Recycling Plan SRP: Vessel-specific plan prepared by the yard, reviewed by competent authority or RO.
Recycling Plot Number: Unique identifier for each beaching plot at Alang and Sosiya.
Reflagging for Final Voyage: Owner's transfer of registry to a flag accepting end-of-life vessels.
Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013: EU Ship Recycling Regulation of 20 November 2013.
Residual Cargo Plan: Procedure to manage and discharge unpumpable cargo before recycling.
Residual Oil Disposal: Discharge of fuel and lubricating oil residues to certified facilities.
Restricted Substances List: Substances prohibited or restricted in new installations under HKC Appendix 1.
Risk Assessment for Recycling: SRP component identifying hazards from materials, methods, and environment.
Routine IHM Updating: Periodic update of Part I during the ship's operational life.

S

Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling SESSR: HKC objective combining occupational safety, public health, and environmental protection.
Safe-for-Entry Certificate: Confirmation of safe atmospheric conditions for entry into a space.
Safe-for-Hot-Work Certificate: Confirmation supplementing entry certification permitting cutting.
Sale and Purchase Memorandum of Agreement MOA: Vessel sale contract used in demolition deals, including RECYCLECON.
Salvage Yard: Informal term sometimes used for ship recycling facility.
Sampling Check Plan: IHM Part I plan identifying location, type, and number of samples to be taken.
Scrap Yield: Percentage of LDT recovered as ferrous and non-ferrous scrap.
Sea Trials Skipped: For end-of-life voyages, owners avoid trials and only undertake delivery voyages.
Secondary Cutting Zone: Yard area where pieces from primary cuts are reduced to transportable sizes.
Segregation of Hazardous Waste: Yard practice keeping asbestos, PCBs, and ODS separated for disposal.
Self-Hosted Recycling Plan Template: Yard template approved by competent authority for ship-specific SRPs.
Self-Propelled Last Voyage: Vessel sails under its own power to the recycling yard.
Sequence Plan: Drawing showing the order of cuts and block removal in the SRP.
Sheerness: UK port hosting the Medway Ports Recycling site.
Ship Recycling Contract: Agreement transferring the ship from owner or cash buyer to the recycler.
Ship Recycling Facility Plan SRFP: Facility-level plan required under HKC Regulation 18 and MEPC.211(63).
Ship Recycling Facility Survey: Audit visit by competent authority before issuing the DASR.
Ship Recycling Industries Association of India SRIA: Industry body for Alang and Sosiya yards.
Ship Recycling Plan (SRP): Required per HKC and EU SRR per ship.
Shipbreaking: Historical term for the dismantling of ships, now generally referred to as ship recycling.
Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins SCCPs: Substances listed in IHM Table A under the Stockholm Convention.
Sign Off Plan: Procedure for the orderly repatriation of seafarers at the recycling port.
Sitakunda: Coastal belt north of Chittagong hosting Bangladesh's recycling yards.
Slipway Pull: Operation of pulling a vessel up a concrete ramp at landing slipway yards.
Slop Removal: Disposal of cargo slops, often containing hydrocarbons and chemicals.
Slope Stability Assessment: Geotechnical assessment of beach slopes used for repeated beachings.
Sludge Reception Facility: Port facility receiving oily sludge under MARPOL Annex I.
SOLAS II-1/3-5: Regulation prohibiting new installations of asbestos on ships from 1 January 2011.
Sosiya: Southern part of the Alang-Sosiya cluster with additional plots.
SOx Scrubber Recovery: Removal and reuse or disposal of exhaust gas cleaning systems.
Spent Lithium Battery: Battery type increasingly present in modern ships, removed before hot work.
SRP Approval Letter: Competent authority or RO endorsement of the Ship Recycling Plan.
St Kitts and Nevis Registry: Registry sometimes used for last-voyage flagging.
Star Asia: Singapore-based cash buyer active in the demolition market.
Statement of Compliance with HKC: Voluntary class document used pre-entry into force.
Steel Scrap Pricing: Local market price affecting USD per LDT demolition prices.
Stockholm Convention POPs: Persistent organic pollutants referenced in IHM Table A entries.
Storage Cell of Asbestos: Designated bunded storage cell for asbestos pending licensed disposal.
Stripping Pumps Decommissioning: Removal and disposal of pumps after final cargo discharge.
Sub-Continent Market: Combined recycling capacity of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
Subcontractor Approval: Recycler's documented approval of subcontracted services such as asbestos removal.
Sulphuric Acid Battery Recovery: Recovery and disposal of lead-acid batteries from ship power systems.
Superstructure Removal: Sequenced cutting of accommodation block, funnel, and bridge wings.
Survey for IHM: HKC initial, renewal, or additional survey under MEPC.222(64).
Surveyor's Report: Pre-acceptance condition survey commissioned by the recycler or buyer.

T

Tank Coating Stripping: Removal of organic coatings during tanker dismantling, with PPE for solvent vapors.
Tanker Decommissioning: Specialized recycling of crude and product tankers with hydrocarbon decontamination.
TBT (Tributyltin): Organotin biocide formerly used in antifouling, banned by AFS Convention.
Tear Down Sequence: Order of dismantling from top of superstructure to keel.
Technical Cooperation Programme: IMO assistance for developing states implementing HKC obligations.
Tender Process for Recycling Yard: Owner's selection process inviting bids from approved yards or cash buyers.
Termination for Non-Compliance: Contract clause allowing exit if the buyer or recycler breaches HKC or EU SRR.
Three-Country Threshold: HKC Article 17 entry-into-force criterion requiring 15 states and 40 percent global tonnage.
Total Recovery Mass: Mass of materials extracted and weighed during dismantling.
Toxic Inventory Reporting: Yard-level reporting of hazardous waste flows to competent authority.
Transboundary Movement of Wastes: Basel Convention regulated movement of hazardous waste across borders.
Tug Tow to Recycling: Towage operation, with insurance, weather routing, and tow plan approval.
Turkish Maritime Administration: Competent authority overseeing Aliaga recycling facilities.

U

Unapproved Yard: Recycling facility lacking required HKC or EU SRR authorization for the vessel concerned.
Underwater Hull Cleaning Pre-Beaching: Hull cleaning before final voyage to avoid biofouling transfers.
United Nations Environment Programme UNEP: Secretariat for the Basel Convention.
Updating of IHM Part I: Inclusion of materials introduced through repairs, modifications, or new installations.
Used Lubricant Oil ULO: Recovered lubricant categorized as waste and managed under MARPOL Annex I.

V

Verification of IHM: Recycler's confirmation that the IHM corresponds to the actual ship before recycling.
Vessel Condition Survey: Pre-acceptance survey by the recycler covering structural and onboard conditions.
Vessel Deletion Certificate: Flag state document confirming removal of the ship from the registry after recycling.
Visual Check: Onboard inspection of suspected hazardous materials by the HazMat Expert.
Visual Sampling Check Plan VSCP: IHM Part I plan combining visual checks and sampling locations.
Volatile Organic Compounds VOCs: Emissions monitored during paint stripping and coating removal.
Volume Concession Discount: Owner's discount for offering multiple ships under a single demolition deal.

W

Washing Plan: Yard procedure for washing dirty residues into containment before they reach the foreshore.
Waste Acceptance Criteria WAC: Receiver's criteria for accepting hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.
Waste Transfer Note: UK regulatory document accompanying waste from yard to receiving facility.
Wet Cutting: Use of water spray during cutting to suppress dust and reduce fire risk.
Wharf Side Recycling: Form of alongside dismantling at municipal wharves.
Wirana: Singapore-based cash buyer active in the demolition market.
Wire Rope Recovery: Removal of cargo gear and rigging wire ropes for non-ferrous recovery.
Worker Welfare Facilities: ILO and HKC requirements covering sanitation, drinking water, canteens, and first aid.
Workplace Air Monitoring: Sampling for asbestos, lead, and welding fume in worker breathing zones.

X

X-Ray Fluorescence XRF Testing: Field screening for heavy metals in paints and coatings during IHM sampling.

Y

Yangtze River Recycling Cluster: Chinese recycling area including Jiangyin and other Jiangsu sites.
Yangzhou Ship Recycling: Jiangsu-based ship recycling yard operating dry-dock and alongside dismantling.
Yard Authorization Number: Identifier on the DASR or European List entry for a recycling facility.
Yard Capacity LDT per Year: Annual maximum recycling capacity declared by the facility.
Yard Layout Plan: Drawing of impermeable cutting areas, hazardous storage cells, and worker facilities required under HKC.
Year of Build Effect: Vessel age influencing presence of legacy materials such as asbestos and PCBs in the IHM.

Z

Zero Discharge Policy: Yard policy preventing discharge of pollutants to sea or land during recycling.
Zinc Anode Recovery: Removal and disposal or reuse of sacrificial zinc anodes.
Zone of Hazard: Risk-zoned area within a recycling yard subject to access control during operations.
Zoning Permit: Local planning consent governing the location and extent of a recycling facility.