The first Polar Ship Certificate was issued by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). The document was released by Murmansk Branch on 22 December, 2016 in the port of Murmansk to the ...

Ships constructed before 1 January 2017 will be required to meet the relevant requirements of the Polar Code by the first intermediate or renewal survey, whichever occurs first, after 1 January 2018.

New ship structural standards and marine safety equipment have been developed that are relevant to operating in remote, polar waters. A Polar Ship Certificate issued by the flag state (nation ...

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would add a new Polar Ship Certificate to the list of existing certificates required to be c ... Adding the Polar Ship Certificate to the List of SOLAS Certificates and ...

Category A includes ships designed for operation in polar waters in “medium first year ice” (defined as ice with not more than one winter’s growth, between 70 to 120 cm thick).

The technical document by the International Maritime Organization covers ship designs, equipment, operations, search and rescue, marine pollution prevention and crew training for passenger vessels ...