Welcome to the

Arctic Shipping Best Practice Information Forum's

Web-Portal

Forum Participants

Forum Participation is for those dedicated to improving safe and environmentally sound marine operations in the Arctic as demonstrated by expertise and experience in Arctic shipping and/or related issues..

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Arctic State Administration pages

The Forum includes a section with information that each Arctic State and their relevant agencies consider important for operators, flag states, and other interested parties, to consider when applying Polar Code requirements.

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POLAR CODE CHAPTERS: EXPLANATION AND SUBMISSIONS

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

Polar Code Part IIA: Pollution Prevention Measures

Polar Code Part II B

CONTACT

Contact Forum Organizers

OTHER INFORMATION

Covid-19 Guidance

Operational Documents

Other Information

IMO Polar Code Information

To submit information for the web-portal, click this link and fill in the form. The information will be reviewed and added to the web-portal consequently - and the submitter contacted via e-mail.

The International Maritime Organization’s adoption of the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) prompted the Arctic Council’s Working Group on the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) to establish of the Arctic Shipping Best Practice Information Forum (Forum). The aim of the Forum is to raise awareness of the Polar Code amongst all those involved in or potentially affected by Arctic marine operations and to facilitate the exchange of information and best practices on Polar Code implementation among Forum participants.

Forum participation is open to Arctic States, Permanent Participants, and Arctic Council Observers as well as any widely-recognized professional organization dedicated to improving safe and environmentally sound marine operations in the Arctic as demonstrated by expertise and experience in Arctic shipping and/or related issues.

The principal product of the Forum is a Web portal which provides links to authoritative information that are indispensable to the effective implementation of and compliance with the Polar Code. Organized by the chapters of the Polar Code, the Web portal links to information submitted by Forum participants and vetted according to agreed criteria by the Forum’s Steering Committee, In addition, the Web portal contains links to information provided by administrations of the eight Arctic States (Canada, Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden and the United States of America).

PAME gratefully acknowledges funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers.
NCM

Disclaimer: Although Forum participants strive to ensure that the links selected for this Web portal reflect authoritative, accurate, and current information, neither the Arctic States, the Arctic Council, or the PAME Working Group make any guarantees about the information on or hyperlinked at the web portal and disclaim any and all liability for errors or omissions.

ARCTIC STATE INFORMATION

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