Polar Code Part IA - Safety Measures

Chapter 1: General
Chapter 2: Polar Water Operation Manual
Chapter 3: Ship structure
Chapter 4: Subdivision and stability
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

Polar Code Part IB

Additional Guidance Regarding the Provisions of the Introduction and Part I-A

Polar Code Part IIA: Pollution Prevention Measures

 - Chapter 1: Prevention of Pollution by Oil
 - Chapter 2: Control of pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk
 - Chapter 4: Prevention of pollution by sewage from ships
 - Chapter 5: Prevention of pollution by garbage from ships

Polar Code Part II B

Additional Guidance Regarding the Provisions of the Introduction and Part II-A

Arctic States

All vessels subject to the Safety requirements (Part I-A) of the Polar Code are required to have onboard a Polar Ship Certificate (PSC) issued by, or on behalf of, a maritime administration providing evidence of compliance. A PSC sets out the operational limitations of the vessel, taking into consideration low temperatures, ice, and high latitudes.

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Canada

As of 20 January 2021, Transport Canada and its Recognized Organizations, under the authority of the Government of Canada, have issued thirty-one1 Polar Ship Certificates under the provisions of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) since the implementation of the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code).

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The Kingdom of Denmark

• Denmark: 2 ships (tanker and AHTS Ship)
• Faroe Islands: 1 ship

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Finland

 2 ships: Icebreakers MSV Fennica and MSV Nordica, owned and operated by Arctia Ltd. (Polar Code certified with PC3 notation)

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Iceland

The Icelandic Transport Authority has not yet issued any Polar Ship Certificates pursuant to the provision of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). The reason is that no SOLAS ships are currently registered on the Icelandic Ship Register one Polar Ship Certificate.

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Norway

Name of vessel	IMO number	Call sign	Flag	Classification	Date	Ship type
VADERO HIGHLANDER	9254977	LAMK7	NIS	RINA		Oil tanker
RIGNATOR	9224116	LEHJ	NOR	RINA		General Cargo
KRONPRINS HAAKON	9739587	3YYQ	NOR	SDIR	29.11.2018	Other Offshore
Viking Sky	9650420	LAYU7	NIS	LR	13.01.2018	Passanger/Cruise
Viking Sea	9725421	LAWP7	NIS	LR	08.08.2018	Passanger/Cruise
Viking Star	9650418	LAIW6	NIS	LR	24.08.2018	Cruise Ship
VIKING SUN	9725433	LAYT7	NIS	LR		Cruise Ship
HELMER HANSSEN	8716655	LAHV	NOR	DNVGL	05.06.2019	Research Vessel
H.U.SVERDRUP II	8921925	LCMO	Uregistrert	DNVGL	06.06.2018	Other Offshore
JOHAN HJORT	8915768	LDGJ	NOR	DNVGL	25.03.2019	Other Offshore
KRISTINE BONNEVIE	9062934	LGWS	NOR	DNVGL	18.03.2019	Other Offshore
STRILBORG	9158666	LIZB	NOR	DNVGL		Offshore Supply ship
Tor Viking	9199622	LAWL	NOR	DNVGL	06.07.2018	Offshore Supply ship
MIDNATSOL	9247728	LEFO	NOR	DNVGL	30.04.2019	Passanger/General Cargo
G.O. SARS	9260316	LMEL	NOR	DNVGL	16.11.2018	Research Vessel
NORSEL	9257591	LMFQ3	NIS	DNVGL	02.01.2019	Chemical/Oil tanker
KYA	9268837	LAET5	NIS	DNVGL		General Cargo
OLYMPIC COMMANDER	9340609	LISU3	NIS	DNVGL	25.07.2019	Offshore Supply
SKANDI MONGSTAD	9383871	LALP	NOR	DNVGL	06.11.2018	Other offshore
GEOGRAPH	9267388	LAHK8	NIS	DNVGL	31.07.2019	Research Vessel
SIEM PEARL	9417684	LDZH	NOR	DNVGL	11.07.2018	Offshore Supply
SIEM EMERALD	9417701	LFAG	NOR	DNVGL	08.06.2018	Offshore Supply
LOKE VIKING	9423815	LEUX3	NIS	DNVGL	07.08.2019	Offshore Supply
SIEM DIAMOND	9417749	LAXK3	NIS	DNVGL		Offshore Supply
SKANDI VEGA	9435715	3YLA	NOR	DNVGL	22.03.2019	Offshore Supply
Troms Pollux	9439022	LAZR	NOR	DNVGL	03.01.2018	Research Vessel
MAGNE VIKING	9423839	LEVB	NOR	DNVGL		General Cargo
Brage Viking	9475791	LEVH	NOR	DNVGL	14.11.2018	Offshore Supply
NORMAND PROSPER	9447952	LDRH	NOR	DNVGL	03.05.2019	Offshore Supply
NORMAND DROTT	9447964	LDRO	NOR	DNVGL	12.06.2019	Offshore Supply
KL BROFJORD	9482354	LFGI	NOR	DNVGL	26.10.2018	Offshore Supply
REM HRIST	9521655	LGCK	NOR	DNVGL	07.06.2019	Offshore Supply
KL SANDEFJORD	9470466	LFXC	NOR	DNVGL	26.10.2018	Offshore Supply
KL SALTFJORD	9470478	LGFT	NOR	DNVGL	26.10.2018	Offshore Supply
Stril Polar	9590565	3YUW	NOR	DNVGL	09.02.2018	Offshore Supply
SEA SUPRA	9656668	LAEW8	NIS	DNVGL	05.06.2019	Offshore Supply
NORTH POMOR	9643465	LDAD	NOR	DNVGL		Offshore Supply
NORTH CRUYS	9654098	LDGE	NOR	DNVGL		Offshore Supply
Stril Luna	9666546	LEHE	NOR	DNVGL	19.08.2019	Offshore Supply
Troms Arcturus	9694000	LKNL	NOR	DNVGL	10.02.2019	Offshore Supply
FRAM	9370018	LADA7	NIS	DNVGL	18.04.2018	Ro/Ro-Passanger Ferry
SEABED CONSTRUCTOR	9682148	LFIP3	NIS	DNVGL		Research vessel
Polarsyssel	9690949	LIER	NOR	DNVGL	06.07.2018	Offshore Supply
ISLAND CLIPPER	9722871	LDNW	NOR	DNVGL	05.06.2019	Offshore Supply
NORTH BARENTS	9742766	LMZN	NOR	DNVGL	05.11.2018	Offshore Supply
SPITSBERGEN	9434060	LFEK3	NIS	DNVGL	08.05.2019	Passanger
ROALD AMUNDSEN	9813072	LAZP7	NIS	DNVGL	25.06.2019	Cruise ship
GEIR TORE H	9390393	LFFH	NOR	DNVGL	24.05.2019	General cargo/Bulk/Container
NORBJØRN	9197404	LAOU7	NIS	DNVGL	14.01.2019	General Cargo
CYGNUS	9401855	LAGO8	NIS	ClassNK		General Cargo

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The Russian Federation

 As at the end 2020, on behalf of the Russian Maritime Administration, namely the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (hereinafter - RS) has been issued 118 Polar Ship Certificates for ships under the flag of the Russian Federation and ships to the RS class with total gross tonnage 1059607.

They are:

• 21 Certificates has been issued for Category A ships (GT 162380)
• 70 Certificates - for Category B ships (GT 152241)
• 24 Certificates - for Category C ships (GT 79618)

The type of ships, for which have been issued the Polar Ship Certificates are

• General cargo ships (23)
• Oil tankers (20)
• Passenger ships (4)
• Icebreakers (7)
• Salvage/tug-salvage ships (7)
• Supply ships (7)
• Research ships (12)
• Fish-transport ships (3)

The ships, for which has been issued the Polar Ship Certificates, have different ice classes of RS, which is equivalent to Category A, B and C ships as its defined by Polar Code and which are operated in polar waters.

Ships, which have not ice class or ice strengthening, have been issued the Polar Ship Certificates as for Category C ships with the relevant restriction of navigation (open water or separate ice).

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Sweden

 As of August 19 2019, the Swedish Transport Agency, under the authority of the Government of Sweden, has issued one Polar Ship Certificate under the provision of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, and another two has been issued by classification societies, through delegation from the Swedish Transport Agency.

• Name of vessel: Freya av Skattegården*
  • Port of registry: Göteborg (Gothenburg)
  • IMO number: 7912020
  • Shipowner: Skattegården Hangelösa AB
  • Call sign: SCDI
  • Gross tonnage: 674
  • Ship type: Other
    * Previously: Freya af Göteborg
• Name of vessel: Bonito, (SFNG)
  • IMO-no: 9255270
  • Gross tonnage 15980
  • Ship type: Tanker for chemicals & oil products
  • Ice class (1A*)
• Name of vessel: Oden, (SMLQ)
  • IMO-no 8700876
  • Gross tonnage 9605
  • Ship type: Ice-Breaker
  • Solas-II-2

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The United States (last updated 26 January 2021)

Vessel Name	IMO	Destingtive numbers or Letters	Flag	Class Society	Issue Date	Ice Class	Ship Type
OCEAN GIANT	9437335	WDG4379	USA	DNV GL	20-Nov-18	E3	Other
MAERSK PEARY	9278492	1235135 WHKM	USA	ABS	27-Aug-19	IB	Tanker
GLOBAL SENTINEL	8900866	973792 KGSU	USA	ABS	2-Feb-18	NONE	Other
SLNC MAGOTHY	9418975		USA	DNV GL	16-Jan-20	E3	Other

Arctic Council Observer States

All vessels subject to the Safety requirements (Part I-A) of the Polar Code are required to have onboard a Polar Ship Certificate (PSC) issued by, or on behalf of, a maritime administration providing evidence of compliance. A PSC sets out the operational limitations of the vessel, taking into consideration low temperatures, ice, and high latitudes.

 

Italy

Ship name	IMO	Gross  Tonnage	Type of vessel	Polar Category (Category A, B or C)	Ice Class (Polar Ice Class or Other)	Certificate issued on	Expiry date of certificate	NOTE
AIDACARA	9112789	38557	Passenger Ship	C	E1 / Ice 1C	22.09.2020	30.06.2021	Constructed according to Finnish- Swedish ice rules (1C). Ice thickness 0.4 m.
LAURA  BASSI	9114256	4028	Research Ship	A	PC5	20.12.2020	19.05.2021

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United Kingdom

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a marine guidance note (MGN 632 (M+F)) providing updated guidance and clarification for aspects of MARPOL Annex V, polar code and merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships) regulations 2020. (9/21/20): Link.

The United Kingdom ship registry has issued no Polar Code certificates, however the wider registry group of UK overseas territories and crown dependencies have reported the issue of 6 certificates (excluding Cayman, Anguilla and Montserrat who have yet to respond). Please see below the list of certificates issued since 2019:

Ship	Country	IMO	GT	Type	Ice Class	Expiry	Notes
Caribbean Princess	Bermuda	9215490	112894	Passenger	None	18/03/2021	Issued by BSMA
Coral Princess	Bermuda	9229659	91627	Passenger	None	22/12/2020	Issued by BSMA
Piano Land (Ex Oriana)	Bermuda	9050137	69840	Passenger	None	31/03/2019	Issued by LR
Pacific Princess	Bermuda	9187887	30312	Passenger	None	27/07/2020	Issued by BSMA
	Isle of Man		1684	Commercial Yacht	1D	Not given
Fugro Gauss	Gibraltar	7824883		Research/Survey Vessel	E2 (equiv. to 1B)	08/06/2020	DNV-GL

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Japan (updated February 1^st 2021)

	Name	IMO number	Type of ship	Gross tonnage		Ice Class （A/B/C）	Issued by
1	Umitaka- maru	9231078	Training ship	3.391	Loa 93.0 x B 14.90 x D 8.9 m	C	Japan
2	Hakuho-maru	714700	Research vessel	3.991	Loa 100.0 x B 16.20 x D 8.9 x ｄ 6.0 ｍ	C	Japan
3	other			1.059		C	NK
4	Mirai	6919423	Research vessel	8.706	Length 128.5m*Beam 19.0m*depth 10.5m, draft 6.9m	C	NK
5	Grace Dahlia	9540716	LNG Carrier	141.671	Loa 299.98 x Lpp 286.5 x B 52.0 x D 28.0 m	C	NK

 

Other States

All vessels subject to the Safety requirements (Part I-A) of the Polar Code are required to have onboard a Polar Ship Certificate (PSC) issued by, or on behalf of, a maritime administration providing evidence of compliance. A PSC sets out the operational limitations of the vessel, taking into consideration low temperatures, ice, and high latitudes.