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REGULATIONS OF
THE POLAR CODE
Jorma Kmrinen, Chief Adviser
Regulation and Development
Transport Operators and Technology
Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi)
10th ARCTIC PASSION SEMINAR
Aker Arctic, Helsinki
12 March, 2015
Responsible traffic.
Bravely together.
IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
SAFE OPERATIONAL ICE CONDITIONS FOR SHIPS ICE STRENGTHENED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FSICR
CONCLUSIONS
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The code has not yet been adopted by the IMO. The MSC 94
Meeting adopted the safety regulations of the Polar Code in
November 2014. MEPC 68 will adopt environmental
regulations of the Polar Code in May 2015. The Polar Code
would then come into force in the beginning of 2017.
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IMPORATNT DEFINITIONS
THE ANTARCTIC POLAR AREA
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IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
SHIP CATEGORIES
Category A ship means a ship designed for operation in
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IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
RELATED TO ICE CONDITIONS
Ice free waters means no ice present. If ice of any kind is present
this term shall not be used
Sea ice means any form of ice found at sea which has originated
from the freezing of sea water
Ice of land origin means Ice formed on land or in an ice shelf, found
floating in water
First-year ice means sea ice of not more than one winter growth
developing from young ice with thickness from 0.3-2.0 meter. Thin
First Year ice, the thickness is 30 to 70 cm.
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IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
POLAR SERVICE TEMPERATURE
Polar Service Temperature (PST) means a temperature
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CHAPTER 1 GENERAL
CHAPTER 2 POLAR WATER OPERATIONAL MANUAL
CHAPTER 3 SHIP STRUCTURE
CHAPTER 4 STABILITY AND SUBDIVISION
CHAPTER 5 WATERTIGHT AND WEATHERTIGHT INTEGRITY
CHAPTER 6 MACHINERY INSTALLATIONS
CHAPTER 7 FIRE SAFETY/PROTECTION
CHAPTER 8 LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS
CHAPTER 9 SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
CHAPTER 10 COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER 11 VOYAGE PLANNING
CHAPTER 12 MANNING AND TRAINING FAMILIARITY
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Ice conditions
Tankers
Passenger ships
Other
Ice Free
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Open waters
Not applicable
Other waters
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For each ice regime encountered the Risk Index Values are
RIO = (C1xRIV1)+(C2xRIV2)+(C3xRIV3)+(CnxRIVn)
Where C1Cn are the concentrations (in tenths) of ice
types within the ice regime
RIV1RIVn are the Risk Index values corresponding to
the ships ice class
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Medium First
Year Ice
Medium First
Year Ice 2nd
Second Year
Ice
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New Ice
Ice Free
Ice Class
Category
A
PC1
PC2
PC3
PC4
PC5
PC6
PC7
IA Super
IA
IB
IC
Not ice
strengthened
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
-1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
-1
-2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
2
2
2
2
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
2
2
2
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
2
1
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
1
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
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Category C
(below PC7)
Operation Permitted
Operation Not Permitted
Operation Not Permitted
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IA Super
IA
IB
IC
Grey-white ice
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SAFE OPERATIONAL ICE CONDITIONS FOR SHIPS ICESTRENGTHENED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FSICR FIRST-YEAR ICE REGIME (MSC 94/INF.13)
Table 11. Safe operation of ships in first-year ice regime for the Finnish-Swedish ice classes, when
icebreaker assistance is provided or the ice concentration is less than 100 %.
Ice class
IA Super
hi up to about 100 cm
IA
hi up to about 80 cm
IB
hi up to about 60 cm
IC
hi up to about 40 cm
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SAFE OPERATIONAL ICE CONDITIONS FOR SHIPS ICESTRENGTHENED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FSICR MORE DIFFICULT ICE CONDITIONS (MSC 94/INF.13)
Table 12. Estimated allowable winter ice conditions for ice class IA in higher than thin first-year ice
conditions. Contact speed with ice should be reduced to below 1 kn, if collision with ice thicker than
medium first year ice cannot be avoided. The beam of the assisting icebreaker should be wider
than the beam of the assisted ship. Two icebreakers may be used to meet this requirement.
Ice conditions
Medium first year ice
Medium first year ice, second
stage
Thick first year ice
Second year ice
Light multi-year ice
Heavy multi-year ice
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SAFE OPERATIONAL ICE CONDITIONS FOR SHIPS ICESTRENGTHENED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FSICR MORE DIFFICULT ICE CONDITIONS (MSC 94/INF.13)
Table 13. Estimated allowable winter ice conditions for ice class IA Super in higher than first-year
ice conditions. Speed restriction for the ship when operating independently is [1-2] kn, if collision
with multi-year ice cannot be avoided.The beam of the assisting icebreaker should be wider than
the beam of the assisted ship. Two icebreakers may be used to meet this requirement.
Ice conditions
Medium first year ice
Medium first year ice, second
stage
Thick first year ice
Second year ice
Light multi-year ice
Heavy multi-year ice
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as well as oil cargo tanks (separation from the outer shell by a distance of
not less than 0.76 m)
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CONCLUSIONS
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed the
The Polar Code has been developed to supplement the existing IMO
The Polar Code will come into force in the beginning of 2017.
The Polar Water Operational Manual (PWOM) contains additional
Operational limitations for operation in polar waters are given in the Polar
Ship Certificate (ice conditions, temperature and high latitudes).
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Responsible traffic.
Bravely together.