Amendment of IMO's Guidelines for the development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials regarding Ship Recycling Convention (RESOLUTION MEPC.379(80)) Full-text PDF:TEC- 1312 (29kb) Contact:Ship Management Systems Department Issued:27 Nov 2023 As announced in ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-1309 dated on 12 October 2023, with respect to the restriction of the use of cybutryne as anti-fouling system since January 2023, amendments to the Guidelines for the Development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (Res. MEPC.269(68)) have been adopted at MEPC.80 in July 2023, and RESOLUTION MEPC.379(80) "2023 GUIDELINE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INVENTORY OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" has been issued adding cybutryne to hazardous materials to be listed in the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM), the development of which is required in the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009. ClassNK "Guidelines for the Inventory of Hazardous Materials" has