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determining whether the ship is in compliance with this Convention. Except as provided in
paragraph 2, any such inspection is limited to verifying that there is on board either an
International Certificate on Inventory of Hazardous Materials or an International Ready for
Recycling Certificate, which, if valid, shall be accepted.


2 Where a ship does not carry a valid certificate or there are clear grounds for believing that:
   .1 the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the
       particulars of the certificate, and/or Part I of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials; or
   .2 there is no procedure implemented on board the ship for the maintenance of Part I of
       the inventory of Hazardous Materials;
a detailed inspection may be carried out taking into account guidelines developed by the
Organization.




                                            ARTICLE 9
                                       Detection of violations


1 Parties shall co-operate in the detection of violations and the enforcement of the provisions
of this Convention.


2 When there is sufficient evidence that a ship is operating, has operated or is about to operate
in violation of a provision in this Convention, a Party holding the evidence may request an
investigation of this ship when it enters the ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of
another Party. The report of such an investigation shall be sent to the Party requesting it, to the
Administration of the ship concerned and to the Organization, so that action may be taken as
appropriate.


3 If the ship is detected to be in violation of this Convention, the Party carrying out the
inspection may take steps to warn, detain, dismiss, or exclude the ship from its ports. A Party
taking such action shall immediately inform the Administration of the ship concerned and the
Organization.


4 If a request for an investigation is received from any Party, together with sufficient evidence
that a Ship Recycling Facility is operating, has operated or is about to operate in violation of
any provision of this Convention, a Party should investigate this Ship Recycling Facility
operating under its jurisdiction and make a report. The report of any such investigation shall be
sent to the Party requesting it, including information on action taken or to be taken, if any, and
to the Organization for appropriate action.




                                              ARTICLE 10
                                               Violations


1 Any violation of the requirements of this Convention shall be prohibited by national laws
and:
  .1 in the case of a ship, sanctions shall be established under the law of the Administration,
       wherever the violation occurs. If the Administration is informed of such a violation, by a
       Party, it shall investigate the matter and may request the reporting Party to furnish
       additional evidence of the alleged violation. If the Administration is satisfied that
       sufficient evidence is available to enable proceedings to be brought in respect of the
       alleged violation, it shall cause such proceedings to be taken as soon as possible, in
       accordance with its law. The Administration shall promptly inform the Party that reported
       the alleged violation, as well as the Organization, of any action taken. If the
       Administration has not taken any action within one year after receiving the information, it
       shall so inform the Party which reported the alleged violation, and the Organization, of
       the reasons why no action has been taken;
  .2 In the case of a Ship Recycling Facility, sanctions shall be established under the law of
       the Party having jurisdiction over the Ship Recycling Facility. If the Party is informed of
       such a violation by another Party, it shall investigate the matter and may request the
       reporting Party to furnish additional evidence of the alleged violation. If the Party is
       satisfied that sufficient evidence is available to enable proceedings to be brought in
       respect of the alleged violation, it shall cause such proceedings to be taken as soon as
       possible, in accordance with its law. The Party shall promptly inform the Party that
       reported the alleged violation, as well as the Organization, of any action taken. If the
       Party has not taken any action within one year after receiving the information, it shall
       inform the Party which reported the alleged violation, and the Organization, of the
reasons why no action has been taken.


2 Any violation of the requirements of this Convention within the jurisdiction of any Party
shall be prohibited and sanctions shall be established under the law of that Party. Whenever
such a violation occurs, that Party shall either:
   .1   cause proceedings to be taken in accordance with its law; or
   .2 furnish to the Administration of the ship such information and evidence as may be in its
        possession that a violation has occurred.


3 The sanctions provided for by the laws of a Party pursuant to this Article shall be adequate
in severity to discourage violations of this Convention wherever they occur.




                                            ARTICLE 11
                                 Undue delay or detention of ships


1 All possible efforts shall be made to avoid a ship being unduly detained or delayed under
Article 8, 9 or 10 of this Convention.


2 When a ship is unduly detained or delayed under Article 8, 9 or 10 of this Convention, it
shall be entitled to compensation for any loss or damage suffered.




                                            ARTICLE 12
                                    Communication of information


   Each Party shall report to the Organization and the Organization shall disseminate, as
appropriate, the following information:
   .1 a list of Ship Recycling Facilities authorized in accordance with this Convention and
        operating under the jurisdiction of that Party;
   .2 contact details for the Competent Authority(ies), including a single contact point, for that
        Party;
   .3 a list of the recognized organizations and nominated surveyors which are authorized to
act on behalf of that Party in the administration of matters relating to the control of Ship
      Recycling in accordance with this Convention, and the specific responsibilities and
      conditions of the authority delegated to the recognized organizations or nominated
      surveyors;
  .4 an annual list of ships flying the flag of that Party, to which an International Ready for
      Recycling Certificates has been issued, including the Recycling Company name and
      location of the Ship Recycling Facility as shown on the certificate;
  .5 an annual list of ships recycled within the jurisdiction of that Party;
  .6 information concerning violations of this Convention; and
  .7 actions taken towards ships and Ship Recycling Facilities under the juridiction of that
      Party.




                                            ARTICLE 13
                               Technical assistance and co-operation


1 Parties undertake, directly or through the Organization and other international bodies, as
appropriate, in respect of the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships, to provide
support for those Parties which request technical assistance:
  .1 to train personnel;
  .2 to ensure the availability of relevant technology, equipment and facilities;
  .3 to initiate joint research and development programmes; and
  .4 to undertake other actions aimed at the effective implementation of this Convention and
      of guidelines developed by the Organization related thereto.


2 Parties undertake to co-operate actively, subject to their national laws, regulations and
policies, in the transfer of management systems and technology in respect of the safe and
environmentally sound recycling of ships.




                                            ARTICLE 14
                                        Dispute settlement
Parties shall settle any dispute between them concerning the interpretation or application of
this Convention by negotiation or any other peaceful means agreed upon by them, which may
include enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, or resort to regional
agencies or arrangements.




                                               ARTICLE 15
              Relationship with international law and other international agreements


1 Nothing in this Convention shall prejudice the rights and obligations of any State under the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982, and under the customary international
law of the sea.


2 Nothing in this Convention shall prejudice the rights and obligations of Parties under other
relevant and applicable international agreements.




                                               ARTICLE 16
                    Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession


1 This Convention shall be open for signature by any State at the Headquarters of the
Organization from 1 September 2009 to 31 August 2010 and shall thereafter remain open for
accession by any State.


2 States may become Parties to this Convention by:
  .1 signature not subject to ratification, acceptance, or approval; or
  .2 signature subject      to ratification,    acceptance,   or approval, followed   by ratification,
      acceptance or approval; or
  .3 accession.


3 Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of an
instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General.
4 If a State comprises two or more territorial units in which different systems of law are
applicable in relation to matters dealt with in this Convention, it may at the time of signature,
ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession declare that this Convention shall extend to all its
territorial units or only to one or more of them and may modify this declaration by submitting
another declaration at any time.


5 A declaration under paragraph 4 shall be notified to the Secretary-General in writing and
shall state expressly the territorial unit or units to which this Convention applies.


6 A State at the time it expresses its consent to be bound by this Convention shall declare
whether it requires explicit or tacit approval of the Ship Recycling Plan before a ship may be
recycled in its authorized Ship Recycling Facility(ies). This declaration may be revised thereafter
by notification to the Secretary-General. Such revision shall specify the effective date of the
revision.




                                           ARTICLE 17
                                          Entry into force


1. This Convention shall enter into force 24 months after the date on which the following
conditions are met:
   .1 not less than 15 States have either signed it without reservation as to ratification,
       acceptance or approval, or have deposited the requisite instrument of ratification,
       acceptance, approval or accession in accordance with Article 16;
   .2 the combined merchant fleets of the States mentioned in paragraph 1.1 constitutes not
       less than 40 per cent of the gross tonnage of the world’s merchant shipping; and
   .3 the combined maximum annual ship recycling volume of the States mentioned in
       paragraph 1.1 during the preceding 10 years constitutes not less than 3 per cent of the
       gross tonnage of the combined merchant shipping of the same States.


2 For States which have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or
accession in respect of this Convention after the requirements for entry into force thereof have
been met, but prior to the date of entry into force, the ratification, acceptance, approval or
accession shall take effect on the date of entry into force of this Convention, or three months
after the date of deposit of the instrument, whichever is the later date.


3 Any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited after the date on
which this Convention enters into force shall take effect three months after the date of deposit.


4 After the date on which an amendment to this Convention is deemed to have been accepted
under Article 18, any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited shall
apply to the Convention, as amended.




                                           ARTICLE 18
                                           Amendments


1 This Convention may be amended by either of the procedures specified in the following
paragraphs.


2 Amendments after consideration within the Organization:
  .1 Any Party may propose an amendment to this Convention. A proposed amendment shall
      be submitted to the Secretary-General, who shall then circulate it to the Parties and
      Members of the Organization at least six months prior to its consideration.
  .2 An amendment proposed and circulated as above shall be referred to the Committee for
      consideration. Parties, whether or not Members of the Organization, shall be entitled to
      participate in the proceedings of the Committee for consideration and adoption of the
      amendment.
  .3 Amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting
      in the Committee, on condition that at least one-third of the Parties shall be present at
      the time of voting.
  .4 Amendments adopted in accordance with subparagraph 3 shall be communicated by the
      Secretary-General to the Parties for acceptance.
  .5 An amendment shall be deemed to have been accepted in the following circumstances:
      .5.1 An amendment to an article of this Convention shall be deemed to have been
          accepted on the date on which two-thirds of the Parties have notified the
Secretary-General of their acceptance of it.
     .5.2 An amendment to the Annex shall be deemed to have been accepted at the end of a
         period to be determined by the Committee at the time of its adoption, which period
         shall not be less than ten months after the date of adoption. However, if by that date
         more than one-third of the Parties notify the Secretary-General that they object to the
         amendment, it shall be deemed not to have been accepted.
  .6 An amendment shall enter into force under the following conditions:
     .6.1 An amendment to an article of this Convention shall enter into force, for those
         Parties that have declared that they have accepted it, six months after the date on
         which it is deemed to have been accepted in accordance with subparagraph .5.1.
     .6.2 An amendment to the Annex shall enter into force with respect to all Parties six
         months after the date on which it is deemed to have been accepted, except for any
         Party that has:
         .6.2.1    notified its objection to the amendment in accordance with subparagraph .5.2
                   and that has not withdrawn such objection; or
         .6.2.2    notified   the Secretary-General,   prior    to   the entry   into   force   of such
                   amendment, that the amendment shall enter into force for it only after a
                   subsequent notification of its acceptance.
     .6.3 A Party that has notified an objection under subparagraph .6.2.1 may subsequently
         notify the Secretary-General that it accepts the amendment. Such amendment shall
         enter into force for such Party six months after the date of its notification of
         acceptance, or the date on which the amendment enters into force, whichever is the
         later date.
     .6.4 If a Party that has made a notification referred to in subparagraph .6.2.2 notifies the
         Secretary-General of its acceptance with respect to an amendment, such amendment
         shall enter into force for such Party six months after the date of its notification of
         acceptance, or the date on which the amendment enters into force, whichever is the
         later date.


3 Amendment by a Conference:
  .1 Upon the request of a Party concurred in by at least one-third of the Parties, the
     Organization shall convene a Conference of Parties to consider amendments to this
     Convention.
.2 An amendment adopted by such a Conference by a two-thirds majority of the Parties
      present and voting shall be communicated by the Secretary-General to all Parties for
      acceptance.
  .3 Unless the Conference decides otherwise, the amendment shall be deemed to have been
      accepted and shall enter into force in accordance with the procedures specified in
      paragraphs 2.5 and 2.6 respectively.


4 Any Party that has declined to accept an amendment to the Annex shall be treated as a
non-Party only for the purpose of application of that amendment.


5 Any notification under this Article shall be made in writing to the Secretary-General.


6 The Secretary-General shall inform the Parties and Members of the Organization of:
  .1 any amendment that enters into force and the date of its entry into force generally and
      for each Party; and
  .2 any notification made under this Article.




                                          ARTICLE 19
                                             Denunciation


1 This Convention may be denounced by any Party at any time after the expiry of two years
from the date on which this Convention enters into force for that Party.


2 Denunciation shall be effected by written notification to the Secretary-General, to take effect
one year after receipt or such longer period as may be specified in that notification.




                                          ARTICLE 20
                                              Depositary


1 This Convention shall be deposited with the Secretary-General, who shall transmit certified
copies of this Convention to all States which have signed this Convention or acceded thereto.
2 In addition to the functions specified elsewhere in this Convention, the Secretary-General
shall:
   .1 inform all States that have signed this Convention, or acceded thereto, of:
         .1.1 each new signature or deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval
             or accession, together with the date thereof;
         .1.2 the date of entry into force of this Convention;
         .1.3 the deposit of any instrument of denunciation from this Convention, together with the
             date on which it was received and the date on which the denunciation takes effect;
             and
         .1.4 other declarations and notifications received pursuant to this Convention; and
   .2 as soon as this Convention enters into force, transmit the text thereof to the Secretariat
         of the United Nations, for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of
         the Charter of the United Nations.




                                              ARTICLE 21
                                               Languages


   This Convention is established in a single original in the Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian and Spanish languages, each text being equally authentic.


   DONE AT HONG KONG, CHINA, this fifteenth day of May two thousand and nine.


   IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective
Governments for that purpose, have signed this Convention.
ANNEX
 REGULATIONS FOR SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND RECYCLING OF SHIPS




                           CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS


                                    Regulation 1 - Definitions


  For the purposes of this Annex:


1 "Competent person" means a person with suitable qualifications, training, and sufficient
knowledge, experience and skill, for the performance of the specific work. Specifically, a
Competent person may be a trained worker or a managerial employee capable of recognizing
and evaluating occupational hazards, risks, and employee exposure to potentially Hazardous
Materials or unsafe conditions in a Ship Recycling Facility, and who is capable of specifying
the necessary protection and precautions to be taken to eliminate or reduce those hazards, risks,
or exposures. The Competent Authority may define appropriate criteria for the designation of
such persons and may determine the duties to be assigned to them.


2 "Employer" means a natural or legal person that employs one or more workers engaged in
Ship Recycling.


3 "Existing ship" means a ship which is not a new ship.


4 "New ship" means a ship:
  .1 for which the building contract is placed on or after the entry into force of this
      Convention; or
  .2 in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar
      stage of construction on or after six months after the entry into force of this Convention;
      or
  .3 the delivery of which is on or after 30 months after the entry into force of this
      Convention.
5 "New installation" means the installation of systems, equipment, insulation, or other material
on a ship after the date on which this Convention enters into force.


6 “Safe-for-entry” means a space that meets the following criteria:
   .1 the oxygen content of the atmosphere and the concentration of flammable vapours are
       within safe limits;
   .2 any toxic materials in the atmosphere are within permissible concentration; and
   .3 any residues or materials associated with the work authorized by the Competent person
       will not produce uncontrolled release of toxic materials or an unsafe concentration of
       flammable vapours under existing atmospheric conditions while maintained as directed.


7 “Safe-for-hot work” means a space that meets the following criteria:
   .1 a safe, non-explosive condition, including gas-free status, exists for the use of electric arc
       or gas welding equipment, cutting burning equipment or other forms of naked flame, as
       well as heating, grinding, or spark generating operations;
   .2 Safe-for-entry requirements of regulation 1.6 are met;
   .3 existing atmospheric conditions will not change as a result of the hot work; and
   .4 all adjacent spaces have been cleaned, or inerted, or treated sufficiently to prevent the
       start or spread of fire.


8 "Shipowner" means the person or persons or company registered as the owner of the ship or,
in the absence of registration, the person or persons or company owning the ship or any other
organization or person such as the manager, or the bareboat charterer, who has assumed the
responsibility for operation of the ship from the owner of the ship. However, in the case of a
ship owned by a State and operated by a company which in that State is registered as the
ship’s operator, "owner" shall mean such company. This term also includes those who have
ownership of the ship for a limited period pending its sale or handing over to a Ship Recycling
Facility.


9 "Site inspection" means an inspection of the Ship Recycling Facility confirming the condition
described by the verified documentation.


10 "Statement of Completion" means a confirmatory statement issued by the Ship Recycling