Certification According to ISO 30000

Keep Your Ship Recycling Management System Shipshape

Being in the ship recycling industry, you already contribute greatly to the conservation of global energy and environmental resources. But, while most of the items and materials available in a ship can be recycled, the presence of asbestos, hydrocarbons, and other environmentally hazardous substances can have negative repercussions for the environment and human health. Which is why they need to be controlled properly.

Because of this, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has launched the ISO 30000:2009 norm. This standard covers ships and marine technology and ship recycling management systems and includes specifications for management systems for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling facilities.

You can reaffirm and showcase your environmentally friendly business practices by complying with the standard. And TÜV Rheinland’s ISO 30000 certification service can help you do it.

Benefits at a Glance

With our ISO 30000 certification, you can:

  • Build trust among your customers, partners, and the general public about your facility undertaking ship recycling activities in an environmentally sound manner
  • Gain significant competitive advantages over companies that do not undertake an environmentally sound ship recycling processes
  • Ensure systematic compliance with statutory and regulatory norms related to ship recycling
  • Demonstrate that you conform to the new requirements on ship recycling by IMO guidance
  • Comply with statutory and regulatory requirements
  • Enjoy greater employee retention and enhanced productivity through better working conditions
  • Reduce risk of work accidents
  • Improve and protect your reputation
  • Benefit from TÜV Rheinland's exclusive, one-stop service – product testing, supply chain management, auditing, and training – delivered by highly qualified and experienced auditors
  • Gain a lead against the competition with a neutral audit seal

Our ISO 30000 Certification Services

TÜV Rheinland’s services, delivered by highly qualified and knowledgeable experts, include:

  • An optional preliminary audit
  • Document review
  • Certification audit
  • Annual surveillance audits

Approach

The experts at TÜV Rheinland are on hand to take you through the documentation and implementation of an environmentally sound ship recycling management system, following these well-planned steps:

1. Preliminary Audit (optional)

Our auditors conduct a preliminary audit to determine whether any requirements associated with this standard have already been implemented in your company and, if so, which ones.

2. Document Review

The audit team determines the extent to which the documentation relating to your ship recycling management system standards already meets the requirements of ISO 30000.

3. Certification Audit

You demonstrate how your ship recycling management system standards are applied in practice, and our auditors test how effective they are.

4. Issue of Certificate

Once all criteria have been met, your company will receive its certificate. This certifies your conformity to ISO 30000.

5. Surveillance Audits

Our annual surveillance audits help you continuously optimize your processes.

6. Certification Renewal

A recertification audit takes place three years after the original audit and enables you to implement continuous improvement processes. This demonstrates to your partners and customers that you have a long-term commitment to environmentally sound ship recycling processes.

More Information

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has launched the 30000 series of standards – a new series of management system standards for recycling of ships. This new series:

  • Is aimed at supporting environmental protection and increasing worker safety
  • Has been developed with the cooperation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a UN agency located in London, and other international organizations
  • Will support and supplement the work of IMO, the International Labor Organization (ILO), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/Basel Convention (UNEP) in developing conventions, codes of practice, and guidelines for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling, to address the concerns of the various stake holders

The first of the standard in the series is ISO 30000:2009, which was officially published on March 15, 2009. This document was published earlier as ISO/PAS 30000:2008, a publicly available document pending final release. There will be a number of other standards in the series addressing best practices, assessments and plans, guidelines for selecting ship recyclers, requirements for certification and audit bodies, information for controlling hazardous materials, and methods for removing such materials, including asbestos. Presently, ISO/PAS 30003:2008 covers requirements for bodies providing audits and certification of ship recycling management.

Features of ISO 30000

The standard specifies the requirements for a management system to enable a ship recycling facility to develop and implement procedures, policies, and objectives to be able to carry out the activities related to ship recycling in accordance with national and international standards, resulting in safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.

The management system takes all the relevant legislative requirements, safety standards, and environmental aspects into account that ship-recycling facilities need to identify and comply with to carry out safe and sound ship recycling.

ISO 30000 applies to the entire process:

  • Accepting a ship for recycling by the facility
  • Assessing the hazards on board the ship
  • Identifying and complying with any applicable notifications and import requirements for the ships to be recycled
  • Carrying out the recycling process in a safe and environmentally sound manner
  • Conducting the required training
  • Ensuring the availability of amenities (first aid, health checks, food, and beverages)
  • Storage and processing of materials and wastes from ships
  • Waste stream and recycling stream management, including contractual agreements
  • Documentation controls for the process, including any applicable notifications of final disposal of the vessel

All the requirements of ISO 30000:2009 are intended to be incorporated into the management systems of any ship recycling facility. To comply with this international standard, the management systems need to address all requirements.

TÜV Rheinland can help customers in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Maldives to comply with the standard and showcase their commitment to the environment.

And, if you are interested in TÜV Rheinland’s ISO 30000 certification, then you might also be interested in these services:

  • OHSAS
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 9001
  • TÜV Rheinland STAR