An Inventory of Hazardous Material (IHM) is a document which provide ship-specific information on the actual hazardous materials present on board in order to protect health and safety of the crew, and to protect health and safety of workers at ship recycling facilities and avoid environmental pollution when the ship is going for recycling.
It is mandatory for all ships larger than 500 tonnes to keep an IHM documentation. The inventory replaces the Green Passport, adopted in the Hong Kong International Convention in 2009, and is a requirement by the EU Ship Recycling Regulation 2013.
Aries is an approved service provider for carrying out IHM surveys in ships for many classification societies. We provide the following as part of IHM survey
IHM documentation is mandatory for all ships larger than 500 gross tonnes. It replaces the Green Passport adopted under the Hong Kong International Convention (2009) and is also a requirement under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (2013), so vessels trading to EU ports or operating under HKC-aligned regimes need a compliant inventory on board.
Aries is an approved service provider for carrying out IHM surveys for many classification societies. The page doesn't name each society individually, so vessel owners should confirm Aries' approval status for their specific class directly before scoping a survey. [TO VERIFY]
During on-board verification, Aries' HazMat experts follow a Visual/Sampling Check Plan to inspect the vessel and collect material samples. These samples are then sent to an accredited laboratory for analysis before the Inventory of Hazardous Material report is compiled by trained and certified personnel.
An Aries IHM survey produces an Inventory of Hazardous Material report, prepared by trained and certified personnel following laboratory analysis of onboard samples. This report is then submitted to the classification society to support the application for a Statement of Compliance (SOC).
