Amendment of IMO's Guidelines for the development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials regarding Ship Recycling Convention (RESOLUTION MEPC.405(83)) Tec No.:TEC- 1353 (952kb) Contact:Green Certification Department Issued:2 Jul 2025 At the eighty-third session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83), amendments to the guidelines for the development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM), as required under the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, were discussed and were subsequently adopted on 11 April 2025 as RESOLUTION MEPC.405(83) "AMENDMENTS TO THE 2023 GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INVENTORY OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (RESOLUTION MEPC.379(80))". A summary of the amendments to the Guidelines is provided below. ･ The amendments to the "2023 Guidelines for the Development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials" adopted on 7 July 2023, clarifying the thre