Το αίτιο γ΄αυτή την ανάρτηση είναι, στην Ελλάδα τι γίνεται με το θέμα άσβεστου στα πλοία??
Τούρκικες κατασκευές έχουν κάνει και Έλληνες , τι έχει γίνει σε αυτά τα πλοία? Τα έλεγξε κανείς?
Καπετάνιος, μου έλεγε ότι, σε δικαστήριο που έγινε στον Πειραιά, ο ίδιος αναφέρθηκε στο πλοίο του που είναι γεμάτο άσβεστο, και ούτε καν του έδωσαν σημασία. Ο δε δικηγόρος του, του έλεγε ότι όποια αναφορά στο θέμα, για πιθανές αποζημιώσεις, δεν θα έχει αποτέλεσμα.
Άρα, που βρίσκεται η Ελλάδα σε αυτό το θέμα?????
Σύμφωνα με την διεθνή γραμματεία για την απαγόρευση του υλικού, οι παρακάτω χώρες συμμετέχουν στην απαγόρευση του άσβεστου, συμπεριλαμβανομένης και της Ελλάδας, αλλά όχι της γείτονος.
Κρίνοντας από το σχόλιο του Καπετάνιου μάλλον στα χαρτιά έχει μείνει..
Current Asbestos Bans and Restrictions
(Revised Mar 8, 2010)
National Asbestos Bans:1
| Argentina | Denmark | Ireland | New Caledonia | Slovenia |
| Australia | Egypt | Italy | Norway | South Africa |
| Austria | Estonia* | Japan | Oman | Spain |
| Bahrain | Finland | Jordan3 | Poland | Sweden |
| Belgium | France | Korea (South) | Portugal* | Switzerland |
| Brunei | Gabon | Kuwait | Qatar | Taiwan |
| Bulgaria | Germany | Latvia | Romania | United Kingdom |
| Chile | Greece* | Lithuania* | Saudi Arabia | Uruguay |
| Croatia2 | Honduras | Luxembourg | Seychelles | |
| Cyprus* | Hungary* | Malta* | Singapore | |
| Czech Republic* | Iceland | Netherlands | Slovakia* |
1 Exemptions for minor uses are permitted in some countries listed; however, all countries listed must have banned the use of all types of asbestos. Additionally, we seek to ensure that all general use of asbestos, i.e. in construction, insulation, textiles, etc., has been expressly prohibited. The exemptions usually encountered are for specialist seals and gaskets; in a few countries there is an interim period where asbestos brake pads are permitted.
2Croatia banned asbestos as of January 1, 2006. Six weeks later, the Ministry of Economy, under political and commercial pressure, forced the Ministry of Health to reverse its position with the result that the manufacture of asbestos-containing products for export was permitted again.
3An immediate ban on amosite and crocidolite was imposed on August 16, 2005; a grace period of one year was allowed for the phasing out of the use of tremolite, chrysotile, anthophyllite and actinolite in friction products, brake linings and clutch pads. After August 16, 2006, all forms of asbestos will be banned for all uses.
* January 1, 2005 was the deadline for prohibiting the new use of chrysotile, other forms of asbestos having been banned previously, in all 25 Member States of the European Union; compliance with this directive has not been verified in countries with an asterisk (*). As of May 2009 there are 27 Member States, with Romania and Bulgaria joining the EU in 2007.
Chemtanker newbuilding loaded with asbestos
- Monday 21 June 2010
Turkish-built vessel ridden with the toxic substance in thousands of gaskets and other seals
A CHEMICAL tanker newbuilding delivered by a Turkish yard to German owners last year was riddled with asbestos in thousands of gaskets and other seals, in contravention of a global ban on the use of the highly toxic substance in shipbuilding for the last eight years.
The use of the asbestos was only discovered some months later, and led to the replacement of all of the packings on the vessel by a team of specialists clad in protective clothing and breathing apparatus.The case centres on the 2009-built, 8,400 dwt
In an email to Lloyd’s List, the yard suggested that its client had procured the parts itself, and insisted that it carefully checks any parts it purchases. Essberger counters that while it procured the vessel’s engines, the yard was responsible for the purchase of the components in question, which appear to be of Turkish provenance.
Until recently, asbestos was widely used everywhere for numerous industrial purposes, thanks to its low cost, resistance to heat and corrosion, tensile strength and excellent insulation properties. It also improves significantly the structure of substances such as coatings and adhesives.
Many countries have moved to outlaw it, given mounting evidence that it can induce lung cancer, mesothelioma and a type of pneumoconiosis known as asbestosis. However, production is still common in many places, including China, India and Russia.
More than 300 kinds of material at one time commonly used in shipbuilding contained asbestos. But amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea convention, carried in December 2000 and entering into force in July 2002, expressly prohibited its use on all ships, irrespective of country of construction.
A source close to the situation said that the ship was yesterday given the all clear, after work carried out in Essberger’s own facilities, which may have cost around 10% of the original costs. Essberger’s lawyers are considering legal options.
The source added that the clean-up was not easy in technical terms: “The problem is you have to drain systems. The ship was in operation, so all systems were filled with heavy fuel oil. By the time we opened the systems, the oil had cooled down, so we had lots of black sticky shit to drain into the bilge. Then the bilges have to be cleaned.”
There were also the costs of taking the ship out of service, while maintaining the accommodation of the crew while the ship’s systems were down.
Ereğli said in the email: “We have used the equipment that was procured by our clients, with which the contracts contain strict confidentiality clauses. Therefore, we are not at any liberty to disclose any information, whether it be in favour and/or against, as this will lead to serious legal consequences for all involved.
“However, we, as Ereğli Shipyard, apply a very strict policy of careful scrutinisation in procuring material, in case it needs to be procured by us, and may not be in compliance with valid building standards.”
According to the Lloyd’s List Intelligence database,
Simon Rickaby, a past president of the Institute of Marine Engineering and a seagoing engineer, said that he was not aware of this particular case.
“I would find it disappointing in this day and age, when there are good substitutes, if shipyards are still resorting to using asbestos, which is proven to have long-term health issues for mariners.”
Nautilus assistant general secretary Marcel van den Broek said that seafarers were in particular danger when it came to exposure to asbestos as their vessel was not only their work place, but also their place of residence, increasing the possible exposure time.
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