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Hazardous Material
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Definitions
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Control measures
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Asbestos
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Materials containing asbestos
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For all ships, new installation of materials which contain asbestos shall be prohibited.
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Ozone-depleting substances
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Controlled substances defined in Article 1(4) of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, 1987, listed in Annexes A,B,C or E to that Protocol in force at the time of application or interpretation of this Annex.
Ozone-depleting substances that may be found on board ships include, but are not limited to:
Halon 1211 Bromochlorodifluoromethane
Halon 1301 Bromotrifluoromethane
Halon 2402 1,2-Dibromo-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (also known as Halon 114B2)
CFC-11 Trichlorofluoromethane
CFC-12 Dichlorodifluoromethane
CFC-113 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane
CFC-114 1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
CFC-115 Chloropentafluoroethane
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New installations which contain ozone-depleting substances shall be prohibited on all ships.
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
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‘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
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For all ships, new installation of materials which contain Polychlorinated biphenyls shall be prohibited.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) (1)
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‘perfluorooctane sulfonic acid’ (PFOS) means perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives
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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 (2).
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Anti-fouling compounds and systems
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Anti-fouling compounds and systems regulated under Annex I to the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (AFS Convention) in force at the time of application or interpretation of this Annex.
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1. No ship may apply anti-fouling systems containing organotin compounds as a biocide or any other anti-fouling system whose application or use is prohibited by the AFS Convention.
2. No new ship or new installations on ships shall apply or employ anti-fouling compounds or systems in a manner inconsistent with the AFS Convention.
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(1)
Not applicable for ships flying the flag of a third country.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7).
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