Asbestos Management & Handling...
Asbestos is found in a vast array of situations, from loose asbestos packing between floors and in partition walls to sprayed asbestos on structural beams and girders, pipework lagging, boilers, heat exchangers and more.
If the vessel is found positive with ACM in critical equipment & its only possible to remove asbestos while in dry-dock. Since the vessel may not be scheduled for immediate dry-docking, a Asbestos Management Plan(AMP) shall be prepared and submitted to Flag state for an exemption for a period of not more than 3 years.
If it's practical to isolate the equipment/machinery containing ACM, It's better suggested to remove the Asbestos As soon as it's detected. Submit the relevant records of the removal of Asbestos by professionals to the RO and update the IHM Part-1 accordingly.
