Regulation on the Authorization of Ship Recycling Facilities
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The regulation sets the rules for authorizing ship recycling facilities in Turkey and for supervising how ships are dismantled and recycled at those facilities. It aligns the authorization system with the Hong Kong International Convention on safe and environmentally sound ship recycling. Ship recycling operators will need to meet defined approval, planning, inspection, and operating requirements. The regulation also creates a framework for sanctions when facilities or recycling activities breach the rules, which matters for operators, port authorities, shipowners, and environmental compliance teams.
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Key Changes
- Creates a formal authorization framework for ship recycling facilities in Turkey
- Links facility approval and operations to the Hong Kong Convention standards for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling
- Sets inspection and sanction rules for breaches during ship recycling activities
Obligations
What this law requires
Ship recycling facilities operating in Turkey must obtain authorization under the procedures and principles established for the Hong Kong International Convention on safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.
Ships may be recycled at Turkish ship recycling facilities only in compliance with the regulation’s rules governing facility operations and ship recycling activities; violations are subject to sanctions under the regulation.