DSM 2553

ENVIRONMENTAL SHIPPING
MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER 6
ECOLOGICAL SHIP AND PORT
WATERS GUIDED MANAGEMENT
At the end of this chapter, student can:

6.1 Introduction to shipping and ports’ ecology and environment economy

6.2 Understanding environmental regulations: ISO 14000 Norm Series

6.3 Complying with EMAS, the Eco-Managing and Audit Scheme of the European Union

6.4 Development of environmental instrument: Eco-Mapping

6.1 INTRODUCTION TO SHIPPING AND PORTS’ ECOLOGY AND
ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY

1. The waste discharges is well managed.

2. The limited resources is well managed and sustained over as long as possible.
3. Ship operators are thoroughly monitored.
4. Economics activity in synch with maintaining security and safety of the
environment.
Introduction To Industrial Ecology And Ports
Industrial ecology examines the way in which industrial systems can mimic/copy natural
systems, and in so doing reduce their impact on, and increase their harmony with, the natural
environment.

Industrial ecology seeks to take a systematic approach to the “management of materials and
energy flows through the human economy, including beneficial use of waste”.

Understanding the materials, energy, water and other resources being consumed to produce
products and services is an important start point for systematically looking at how the industrial
systems and processes can be re-designed, costs reduced and new opportunities grasped.
6.2 UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS: ISO 14000 SERIES

 To implement pollution prevention for all types of waste discharges the respect littoral
states must have an Act that can support their actions. In US it’s the EPA while in
Malaysia is The Environmental Act 1976.

 The government supports initiatives taken from private sector to enhance pollution
prevention services in order to protect its coastline from being polluted, that could
disrupt vegetation and living and non living organisms.
 ISO 14000 is a family of standards related to environmental management that exists to help
organizations

 To help organization to minimize on their operations/process.

 Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmentally oriented

requirements, and

 Continually maintain and improve in the above.

 The major objective of the ISO 14000 series of norms is:

 To promote more effective and efficient environmental management in organizations

and to provide useful and usable tools
 As with ISO 9000, ISO 14000 acts both as an internal management tool and as a way of
demonstrating a company’s environmental commitment to its customers and clients.

 Prior to the development of the ISO 14000 series, organizations voluntarily constructed their
own Environmental Management System (EMS), but this made comparisons of
environmental effects between companies difficult and therefore the universal ISO 14000
series was developed.

 An EMS is defined by ISO as: “part of the overall management system, that includes
organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes
and resources for developing, implementing, achieving and maintaining the environmental
policy’ (ISO 1996 cited in Federal Facilities Council Report 1999)
6.3 COMPLYING WITH EMAS (THE ECO-MANAGING AND AUDIT SCHEME OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION)

ISO 14001 and EMAS

In 2010, the latest EMAS Regulation (EMAS III) entered into force; the scheme is now
globally applicable, includes key performance indicators and a range of further
improvements.

Currently, more than 4,500 organisations and approximately 7,800 sites are EMAS
registered.
Development of EMAS
The first EMAS Regulation (EMAS I) was adopted in 1993 and became operational in 1995. It
was originally restricted to companies in industrial sectors.

With the first revision of the EMAS Regulation in 2001 (EMAS II), the scheme opened to all
economic sectors including public and private services.

In addition, EMAS II was strengthened by the integration of the environmental management
requirements of ISO 14001; by adopting a new EMAS logo to signal engagement to
stakeholders; and by considering more strongly indirect effects such as those related to financial
services or administrative and planning decisions.
 The latest revision of EMAS came into effect on 11 January 2010 (EMAS III).
With the introduction of EMAS III, the scheme is globally applicable and no
longer limited to EU Member States.

 With EMAS III the EU also introduced obligatory Key Performance Indicators
(KPI) in order to harmonize reporting on environmental performance. The number
of EMAS registered organizations increased from 2,140 in 1997 to 4,659 in 2011.
EMAS Key Performance Indicators
The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme provides core indicators or Performance
Indicator (KPIs) with which registered organizations can measure their environmental
performance and monitor their continual environmental improvement against set targets.
Key Benefits of Indicators
Environmental performance can be reviewed and tracked regularly, which provides a basis for
managerial decision-making leading to performance improvements

Performance can also be compared against competitors to arrive at a benchmark

The use of indicators leads to consistent monitoring and reporting throughout a (potentially
globally dispersed) organisation

External stakeholders gain an understanding of an organisation’s environmental protection

practices and are able to express opinions and suggest improvements
 However, EMAS is the most credible and robust environmental management
instrument on the market, adding several elements on top of the requirements of the
international standard.

 EMAS organizations acknowledge that active employee involvement is a driving force and
a prerequisite for continuous and successful environmental improvements.

 Most EMAS organizations introduce employee participation schemes at all levels of the
organization to anchor the environmental management and audit system in the organization
successfully.
Indicator Set According To EMAS

EMAS III requires registered organizations to report on key performance indicators in 6 key
environmental areas:
•Energy efficiency
•Material efficiency
•Water
•Waste
•Biodiversity
•Emissions
6.4 DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENT: ECO-MAPPING

ISO 30000:2009 – Ship and marine technology

Ship recycling management systems.

ISO 30000:2009 specifies requirements for a management system to enable a ship recycling
facility to develop and implement procedures, policies and objectives in order to be able to
undertake safe and environmentally sound ship recycling operations in accordance with national
and international standards.

The management system requirements take into account the relevant legal requirement, safety
standards and environmental elements that the ship recycling facility needs to identify and
comply with in order to carry out safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.
PROCESS APPLIES IN ISO 30000:2009
Accepting a ship for recycling by the facility.
Assessing the hazards on-board the ship.
Identifying and complying with any applicable notification and import requirements for
ships to be recycled.
Carrying out the recycling process in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
Conducting required training.
Ensuring the availability of social amenities (e.g. First aid, health checks, food and
beverages).
Storage and processing of materials and wastes from the ship.
Waste stream and recycling stream management, including contractual agreements.
Documentation controls for the process, including any applicable notification of the final
disposal of the vessel.
That All

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