NEW INFORMATION ON PROHIBITING THE USE OF ASBESTOS ON BOARD SHIPS
Circular Ref: 0(22)65
Issue Date: 13 Dec 2022
Please be advised that The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-eighth session (24 November to3 December 2010), approved new Guidance on information on prohibiting the use of asbestos on board ships (MSC.1/Circ.1374 superseding MSC.1/Circ.1374. ) with the aim of raising awareness about the dangers involved among parties concerned.
The new circular allows asbestos-containing gaskets in good condition, if installed between 1 July 2002 and 1 January 2011, instead of removal, The revised guidance is attached below.