Canada

Transport Canada Marine Safety Publications (Arctic Specific)

• Arctic Ice Regime Shipping System (AIRSS) Standard
• Arctic Ice Regime Shipping System – Pictorial Guide
• User Assistance Package for the Implementation of Arctic ice Regime Shipping System (AIRSS)
• Guidelines for Passenger Vessels Operating in the Canadian Arctic
• Survival in Cold Waters
• Arctic Waters Oil Transfer Guidelines
• How to Meet STCW Requirements for Masters, Deck Officers, and other Crew members of Certain Canadian Ships Operating in Polar Waters, Ship Safety Bulletin 01/2018

Transport Canada Acts and Regulations (Arctic Specific)

• Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/A-12/
• Arctic Shipping Safety and Pollution Prevention Regulations: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2017-286/index.html
• Shipping Safety Control Zones Order: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/C.R.C.,_c._356/index.html
• Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Services Zone Regulations: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2010-127/index.html

Other

• Transport Canada Arctic Shipping Website: https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/debs-arctic-menu-303.htm
• Canadian Ice Service’s Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/ice-forecasts-observations/latest-conditions.html
• Manual of Ice (MANICE): https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/debs-arctic-menu-303.htm
• Ice Glossary: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/ice-forecasts-observations/latest-conditions/glossary.html
• Ice Navigation in Canadian Waters: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/folios/00913/docs/ice-navigation-dans-les-galces-eng.pdf
• Notices to Mariners (NOTMAR): https://www.notmar.gc.ca/index-en.php
• Notices to Shipping: https://www.notmar.gc.ca/index-en.php
• Weather, climate and hazards: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather.html
• Canadian Aids to Navigation System (2011)
• Thirty Day Forecast, Canadian Ice Service
• Understanding and Identifying Old Ice in Summer, National Research Council of Canada
• Winter Navigation on the River and Gulf of St. Lawrence: Practical Notebook for Marine Engineers and Deck Officers (TP 14335)
• Guidelines for Assessing Ice Operational Risk (TP 15383)
• Cold Weather Marine Survival Guide (TP 11690)
• Marine Survival Handbook for Cold Regions (TP 11969)
• Navigational Warnings (NAVWARNS)
• Arctic Voyage Planning Guide
• Arctic Canada Sailing Directions