Ship recycling is an industry in which steel and other materials suitable for reuse are dismantled. There are several methods for scrapping a ship, the best known of which is the method of beaching. Ships that have reached the end of their service life usually go to the countries of the Asian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan). In these countries, the rights of workers and their safety, as well as the protection of the environment, have been neglected. Although the problem of disposal of hazardous materials on land has been known for a long time and appropriate measures have been taken and regulations issued, they have not been applied everywhere with regard to ships. In order to set requirements for the environmentally sound disposal of ships, the International Maritime Organization has adopted a convention to this effect. This paper gives a brief overview of the ship recycling industry, presents the relevant legislation, guidelines and requirements for its implementation, and presents the preparation analysis and the process of issuing the relevant international certificate using a real example of a ship. The paper describes a case study, shows the principle of work, preparation, analysis and issuance of a hazardous materials certificate.