- administration
means a governmental authority designated by a Member State as being responsible for duties related to ships flying its flag or to ships operating under its authority;
- competent authority
means a governmental authority or authorities designated by a Member State or a third country as responsible for ship recycling facilities, within a specified geographical area or an area of expertise, relating to all operations within the jurisdiction of that state;
- competent person
means a person with suitable qualifications, training, and sufficient knowledge, experience and skill, for the performance of the specific work;
- environmentally sound management
means taking all practicable steps to ensure that waste and hazardous materials are managed in a manner which protects human health and the environment against the adverse effects which may result from such materials and waste.
- gross tonnage
means the gross tonnage (GT) calculated in accordance with the tonnage measurement regulations contained in Annex I to the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, or any successor convention;
- hazardous material
means any material or substance which is liable to create hazards to human health and/or the environment;
- inventory certificate
means a ship-specific certificate that is issued to ships flying the flag of a Member State in accordance with Article 9 and that is supplemented by an inventory of hazardous materials in accordance with Article 5;
- light displacement tonnes (LDT)
means the weight of a ship in tonnes without cargo, fuel, lubricating oil in storage tanks, ballast water, fresh water, feedwater, consumable stores, passengers and crew and their effects and it is the sum of the weight of the hull, structure, machinery, equipment and fittings of the ship.
- new installation
means the installation of systems, equipment, insulation or other material on a ship after the date of application of this Regulation;
- new ship
means a ship for which either:
- operationally generated waste
means waste water and residues generated by the normal operation of ships subject to the requirements of the MARPOL Convention;
- perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
(PFOS) means perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives New installations which contain perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives shall be prohibited in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls
means aromatic compounds formed in such a manner that the hydrogen atoms on the biphenyl molecule (two benzene rings bonded together by a single carbon-carbon bond) may be replaced by up to ten chlorine atoms For all ships, new installation of materials which contain Polychlorinated biphenyls shall be prohibited.
- ready for recycling certificate
means a ship-specific certificate that is issued to ships flying the flag of a Member State in accordance with Article 9(9) and that is supplemented by an inventory of hazardous materials in accordance with Article 5(7) and the approved ship recycling plan in accordance with Article 7;
- recognised organisation
means an organisation recognised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- safe-for-entry
means a space that meets all of the following criteria:
- safe-for-hot work
means a space in which all of the following criteria are met:
- 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), as well as a vessel stripped of equipment or being towed;
- ship owner
means the natural or legal person registered as the owner of the ship, including the natural or legal person owning the ship for a limited period pending its sale or handover to a ship recycling facility, or, in the absence of registration, the natural or legal person owning the ship or any other organisation 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, and the legal person operating a state-owned ship;
- ship recycling
means the activity of complete or partial dismantling of a ship at a ship recycling facility in order to recover components and materials for reprocessing, for preparation for re-use or for re-use, whilst ensuring the management of hazardous and other materials, and includes associated operations such as storage and treatment of components and materials on site, but not their further processing or disposal in separate facilities;
- ship recycling company
means, the owner of the ship recycling facility or any other organisation or person who has assumed the responsibility for the operation of the ship recycling activity from the owner of the ship recycling facility;
- ship recycling facility
means a defined area that is a yard or facility located in a Member State or in a third country and used for the recycling of ships;
- ship recycling facility plan
means a plan prepared by the operator of the ship recycling facility and adopted by the board or the appropriate governing body of the ship recycling company that describes the operational processes and procedures involved in ship recycling at the ship recycling facility and that covers in particular workers’ safety and training, protection of human health and the environment, roles and responsibilities of personnel, emergency preparedness and response, and systems for monitoring, reporting and record-keeping, taking into account the relevant IMO guidelines and resolutions;
- ship recycling plan
means a plan developed by the operator of the ship recycling facility for each specific ship to be recycled under its responsibility taking into account the relevant IMO guidelines and resolutions;
- site inspection
means an inspection of the ship recycling facility assessing whether the conditions on site are consistent with those described in any relevant documentation provided;
- statement of completion
means a confirmatory statement issued by the operator of the ship recycling facility that the ship recycling has been completed in accordance with this Regulation;
- statement of compliance
means a ship-specific certificate that is issued to ships flying the flag of a third country and that is supplemented by an inventory of hazardous materials in accordance with Article 12;
- tanker
means an oil tanker as defined in Annex I to the Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (‘MARPOL Convention’) or a Noxious Liquid Substances (NLS) tanker as defined in Annex II to that Convention;
- worker
means any person who performs work, either regularly or temporarily, in the context of an employment relationship, including the personnel working for contractors and subcontractors;