LR has certified the Nova Scotia recycling facility, R.J. MacIsaac (RJMI), in accordance with environmental protection system requirements.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has certified Nova Scotia recycling facility R.J. MacIsaac (RJMI) in compliance with the requirements of the Hong Kong International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Friendly Recycling Healthy Ships.
RJMI became the first Canadian facility to receive a Declaration of Conformity (SoC) to the Hong Kong Convention for international standards of ship recycling, which is scheduled to come into force in June 2025.
A vessel recycling is an important practice to ensure that the ship dismantling be done in a safe and sustainable way. The process of naval deconstruction must follow international regulations to avoid negative impacts on the environment.
Ship recycling
RJMI was required to demonstrate that its environmental protection, workforce safety and emergency preparedness systems exceed the strict conditions of the convention. LR has also certified that the company operates in accordance with its own environmental, social and corporate governance.
Adopted in 2009, the Hong Kong Convention is overseen by the International Maritime Organization and aims to ensure that ship recycling does not pose unnecessary risks to humans or the environment. It concerns the environmental and safety conditions at ship recycling facilities and the hazardous materials on the vessel that are being recycled.
Vessel recycling
Hakan Erkal, senior inspector at LR's Dartmouth, Nova Scotia office, who worked closely with RJMI on the project, said: 'As an industry pioneer for Canada, RJMI has demonstrated a real commitment to ensuring that high standards of safety followed at your facilities are in line with those required by this international convention. With less than two years to go until the entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention, it is encouraging to see shipyards such as RJMI seeking certification for these requirements.’
Boyd MacIsaac, president of RJMI, added: 'Our focus on continuous improvement in safety, environmental protection and efficiency is why we are achieving these international certifications. We are determined to remain the leading recycler of green marine vessels in Canada. Furthermore, meeting increasingly demanding international standards for safety, environmental protection and efficiency allows us to compete not only in Canada, but abroad.’
Ship dismantling
RJMI has deconstructed a variety of vessels, including the Deep Panuke Offshore Gas Production Platform, and Canadian government vessels, ranging from warships to ferries, at its Sheet Harbor facility in Nova. Scotland. It is currently dismantling and recycling the old CCGS Hudson.
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