ISO 30003:2009

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 30003
First edition
2009-10-01
Ships and marine technology — Ship
recycling management systems —
Requirements for bodies providing audit
and certification of ship recycling
management
Navires et technologie maritime — Systèmes de management de
recyclage des navires — Exigences pour les organismes assurant
l'audit et la certification de management de recyclage des navires

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ISO 2009
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 1
4 Principles for certification bodies. 2
5 General requirements. 4
6 Structural requirements . 6
7 Resource requirements. 7
8 Information requirements . 10
9 Process requirements . 14
10 Management system requirements for certification bodies. 28
Annex A (informative) Guide for process to determine auditor time. 33
Annex B (normative) Criteria for auditing organizations with multiple sites. 36
Annex C (normative) Auditor education, work and audit experience and training durations . 40
Annex D (normative) Auditor competence requirements . 41
Bibliography . 43

Foreword
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ISO 30003 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 8, Ships and marine technology.
This first edition of ISO 30003 cancels and replaces ISO/PAS 30003:2008.

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Introduction
This International Standard is intended for use by bodies that carry out audit and certification of ship recycling
management systems. Certification of ship recycling management systems is a third-party conformity
assessment activity (see ISO/IEC 17000:2004, 2.4). A body performing this activity is therefore a third-party
conformity assessment body; the term used in this International Standard is certification body (3.1). This
wording should not be an obstacle to the use of this International Standard by bodies with other designations
that undertake activities covered by the scope of this International Standard. Indeed, this International
Standard should be usable by any body involved in the assessment of ship recycling management systems.
NOTE 1 Certification of a ship recycling management system is sometimes also called registration, and certification
bodies are sometimes called registrars.
NOTE 2 A certification body can be non-governmental or governmental (with or without regulatory authority).
NOTE 3 This International Standard can be used as a criteria document for accreditation or peer assessment or other
audit processes.
Certification of ship recycling management systems should be delivered by certification bodies who have
demonstrated competence to do so. One means of demonstrating competence for the certification bodies and
accreditation bodies is available from the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).
This International Standard defines the minimum requirements of a certification body and its associated
auditors, recognizing the unique need for insight and knowledge when auditing and certifying a client
organization.
Requirements for ship recycling management systems can originate from a number of sources, and this
International Standard has been developed to assist in the certification of ship recycling management systems
that fulfil the requirements of ISO 30000.
As such, this International Standard:
⎯ provides harmonized guidance for the accreditation of certification bodies applying for ISO 30000
certification/registration;
⎯ defines the rules applicable to the audit and certification of a ship recycling management system
complying with the management system for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling facilities
requirements (or other sets of specified ship recycling management systems requirements);
⎯ provides the customers with the necessary information and confidence about the way certification of their
waste and other material handling or service companies has been granted.
Certification of management systems for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling facilities of an
organization is one means of providing assurance that the organization has implemented a system for ship
recycling management in line with its policy.
This International Standard specifies requirements for certification bodies. Observance of these requirements
is intended to ensure that certification bodies operate ship recycling management systems certification in a
competent, consistent and reliable manner, thereby facilitating the recognition of such bodies and the
acceptance of their certifications on a national and international basis. This International Standard should
serve as a foundation for facilitating the recognition of ship recycling management systems certification in the
interests of the international community.
Certification of a ship recycling management system provides independent verification that the ship recycling
management system of the organization:
a) conforms to specified requirements;
b) is capable of consistently achieving its stated policy and objectives;
c) is effectively implemented.
Certification of a ship recycling management system thereby provides value to the organization, its customers
and interested parties.
This International Standard aims to provide the basis for recognition of the competence of certification bodies
in their provision of ship recycling management system certification. This International Standard can be used
as the basis for recognition of the competence of certification bodies in their provision of ship recycling
management system certification (such recognition may be in the form of notification, peer assessment, or
direct recognition by regulatory authorities or industry consortia).
Certification activities involve the audit of an organization's ship recycling management system. The form of
attestation of conformity of an organization's ship recycling management system to a specific standard (for
example ISO 30000) or other specified requirements is normally a certification document or a certificate.
It is for the organization being certified to develop its own ship recycling management systems (including
ISO 30000 ship recycling management system, other sets of specified management system requirements,
quality systems, environmental management systems or occupational health and safety management
systems) and, other than where relevant legislative requirements specify the contrary, it is for the organization
to decide how the various components of these shall be arranged. The degree of integration between the
various ship recycling management systems components will vary from organization to organization. It is
therefore appropriate for certification bodies that operate in accordance with this International Standard to take
into account the culture and practices of their clients in respect of the integration of their ship recycling
management system within the wider organization.

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 30003:2009(E)

Ships and marine technology — Ship recycling management
systems — Requirements for bodies providing audit and
certification of ship recycling management
1 Scope
This International Standard contains principles and requirements for bodies providing the audit and
certification of ship recycling management systems according to management system standards and
standards such as ISO 30000.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/IEC 17000, Conformity assessment — Vocabulary and general principles
ISO 19011, Guidelines for quality and/or environmental management systems auditing
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 17000 and the following apply.
3.1
certification body
third-party conformity assessment body
NOTE See ISO/IEC 17000:2004, 2.5.
3.2
certified client
organization whose ship recycling management system has been certified/registered by a qualified third party
3.3
management system consultancy and/or associated process and operation assessment
participation in designing, implementing or maintaining a ship recycling management system and in
conducting process and operation assessments including:
a) preparing or producing manuals or procedures;
b) giving specific advice, instructions or solutions towards the development and implementation of a ship
recycling management system;
c) conducting internal audits;
d) conducting process and operation assessment and analysis
NOTE Arranging training and participating as a trainer is not considered consultancy provided that, where the course
relates to ship recycling management systems or auditing, the course is confined to the provision of generic information
that is freely available in the public domain, i.e. the trainer does not provide company-specific solutions.
3.4
multiple-site organization
organization that provides ship recycling services or directly related services (e.g. pre-cleaning, removal of
certain materials or wastes, preparation of ship for later dismantling and recycling) from more than one
location
4 Principles for certification bodies
4.1 General
4.1.1 The principles given in this clause are the basis for the subsequent specific performance and
descriptive requirements in this International Standard. It does not give specific requirements for all situations
that can occur. These principles should be applied as guidance for the decisions that might need to be made
for unanticipated situations.
4.1.2 The overall
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