The first meeting of the Arctic Council’s Arctic Shipping Best Practice Information Forum
The meeting took place 5-6 June 2017 at Lloyd’s Register Office, 71 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4BS
Documents:
- Notice on caution required when using nautical charts in Arctic waters
- Arctic Council Communication Strategy
- Meeting’s Registrations (30 May)
- Presentation for the IMO: Outcome from the Inaugural meeting of the Arctic Shipping Best Practises Information Forum (Anita Mäkinen)
| Meeting summary | Meeting agenda | Registrations |
| Meeting report (Final) | Meeting agenda (Final) | List of registration (Final) |
The purpose of the Arctic Shipping Best Practice Information Forum is to support effective implementation of the Polar Code by making publicly available at a web portal hyperlinks to information relevant to all those involved in safe and environmentally sound Arctic shipping, including vessels owners/operators, regulators, classification societies, marine insurers, and indigenous and local communities.
Examples of information that the planned web portal would hyperlink to are:
• Arctic Voyage Planning Guides (e.g., Canada’s Arctic Voyage Planning Guide);
• Sea ice information (e.g., U.S. National Ice Center’s Current Daily Ice Analysis);
• Marine insurance guidance (e.g., UK P&I Club’s Arctic Shipping: P&I Insurance FAQ);
• Industry guidelines for safe operations (e.g., the Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators Wildlife Guidelines);
| Information Papers submitted | |
| Insurance industry - position paper | Download |
| AECO Information paper | Download |
| WWF/CCU Submission | Download |
| ESA Polar Code Decision Support System | Download |
| Arctic Coast Guard Forum | Download |
| Navigation in Ice - The Natutical Institute | Download |
| Danish Maritime Authority - Information Paper | Download |
| ICC - Arctic Shipping Forum Information Paper | Download |
| International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG) / JCOMM Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI) - Information Paper |
Download |
| A summary of how IALA expects to advance safe and environmental sound Arctic navigation and suggested information to be considered for the Information Forum web portal. |
Download |
| USA - Example of hyperlinks | Download |
| WMO - Information Paper | Download |
| Presentations from the meeting | |
| Arctic States: Denmark | Download |
| Permanent Participants/Indigenous Peoples: ICC | Download |
| Arctic Council Observers: Republic of Korea | Download |
| Industry: Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators | Download |
| Intergovernmental Organizations: International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities |
Download |