IMO INFORMATION ON THE POLAR

CODE
IMO has adopted the International Code for Ships
Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) by means of
amendments to the International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), and the International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(MARPOL), and the International Convention on Standards
of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
(STCW).

The Polar Code entered into force on 1 January 2017 and

is is intended to cover the full range of shipping-related
matters relevant to navigation in waters surrounding the
two poles – ship design, construction and equipment;
operational and training concerns; search and rescue;
and, equally important, the protection of the unique
environment and eco-systems of the polar regions.

The following explanatory graphics and videos are

replicated from the IMO website. Further important
information is detailed on the Polar Code section of IMO's
website, including information on the second phase of the
Polar Code.
Training of Seafarers
Resolution MSC.416(97), adopted on 25 November 2016,
containing amendments to the STCW Convention, 1978 ,
including amended regulation I/1.1 adding definitions of
“Polar code” and “Polar waters”, amended regulation I/11
requiring continued seagoing service for masters and
officers for the continued professional competence for
ships operating in polar waters, amendments to chapter V
of the STCW Convention (Regulation V/4 on “Mandatory
minimum requirements for the training and qualifications
of masters and deck officers on ships operating in polar
waters”).

This led to the development of IMO model course on Basic

and Advanced Training for ships operating in polar waters
Chapter 1 provides the overall structure and
framework for Part I of the Polar Code, as well as
additional definitions not noted in the introduction,
the requirements for the issuance of Polar Ship
Certificates and surveys, and the general criteria
for determining ship performance standards and
operational assessments. These are set out in the
text of Chapter 1

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

POLLUTION PREVENTION

- 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 SHIP CERTIFICATES

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.

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).
The Kingdom of Denmark
 Denmark: 2 ships (tanker and AHTS Ship)
 Faroe Islands: 1 ship

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

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.

Norway

IMO
Name of Call Classific
numb Flag Date Shi
vessel sign ation
er
VADERO
9254 LAM
HIGHLAN NIS RINA Oil ta
977 K7
DER

RIGNATO 9224 LEH Gene

NOR RINA
R 116 J Cargo

KRONPRI
9739 3YY Other
NS NOR SDIR 29.11.2018
587 Q Offsh
HAAKON

Viking 9650 LAY Passa

NIS LR 13.01.2018
Sky 420 U7 Cruis

Viking 9725 LAW Passa

NIS LR 08.08.2018
Sea 421 P7 Cruis

Viking 9650 LAI

NIS LR 24.08.2018 Cruis
Star 418 W6

VIKING 9725 LAY

NIS LR Cruis
SUN 433 T7

HELMER 8716 LAH Rese

NOR DNVGL 05.06.2019
HANSSEN 655 V Vesse

H.U.SVER 8921 LCM Uregis Other

DNVGL 06.06.2018
DRUP II 925 O trert Offsh

JOHAN 8915 LDG Other

NOR DNVGL 25.03.2019
HJORT 768 J Offsh

KRISTINE
9062 LGW Other
BONNEVI NOR DNVGL 18.03.2019
934 S Offsh
E
STRILBOR 9158 Offsh
LIZB NOR DNVGL
G 666 Supp

9199 LAW Offsh

Tor Viking NOR DNVGL 06.07.2018
622 L Supp

Passa
MIDNATS 9247 LEF
NOR DNVGL 30.04.2019 Gene
OL 728 O
Cargo

9260 LME Rese

G.O. SARS NOR DNVGL 16.11.2018
316 L Vesse

9257 LMF Chem

NORSEL NIS DNVGL 02.01.2019
591 Q3 tanke

9268 LAE Gene

KYA NIS DNVGL
837 T5 Cargo

OLYMPIC
9340 LIS Offsh
COMMAN NIS DNVGL 25.07.2019
609 U3 Supp
DER

SKANDI
9383 LAL Other
MONGSTA NOR DNVGL 06.11.2018
871 P offsh
D

GEOGRAP 9267 LAH Rese

NIS DNVGL 31.07.2019
H 388 K8 Vesse

SIEM 9417 LDZ Offsh

NOR DNVGL 11.07.2018
PEARL 684 H Supp

SIEM 9417 LFA Offsh

NOR DNVGL 08.06.2018
EMERALD 701 G Supp
LOKE 9423 LEU Offsh
NIS DNVGL 07.08.2019
VIKING 815 X3 Supp

SIEM 9417 LAX Offsh

NIS DNVGL
DIAMOND 749 K3 Supp
SKANDI 9435 3YL Offsh
NOR DNVGL 22.03.2019
VEGA 715 A Supp

Troms 9439 LAZ Rese

NOR DNVGL 03.01.2018
Pollux 022 R Vesse

MAGNE 9423 LEV Gene

NOR DNVGL
VIKING 839 B Cargo

Brage 9475 LEV Offsh

NOR DNVGL 14.11.2018
Viking 791 H Supp

NORMAN
9447 LDR Offsh
D NOR DNVGL 03.05.2019
952 H Supp
PROSPER

NORMAN 9447 LDR Offsh

NOR DNVGL 12.06.2019
D DROTT 964 O Supp

KL
9482 Offsh
BROFJOR LFGI NOR DNVGL 26.10.2018
354 Supp
D

REM 9521 LGC Offsh

NOR DNVGL 07.06.2019
HRIST 655 K Supp

KL
9470 LFX Offsh
SANDEFJ NOR DNVGL 26.10.2018
466 C Supp
ORD
KL
9470 LGF Offsh
SALTFJO NOR DNVGL 26.10.2018
478 T Supp
RD

9590 3YU Offsh

Stril Polar NOR DNVGL 09.02.2018
565 W Supp

SEA 9656 LAE Offsh

NIS DNVGL 05.06.2019
SUPRA 668 W8 Supp

NORTH 9643 LDA Offsh

NOR DNVGL
POMOR 465 D Supp

NORTH 9654 LDG Offsh

NOR DNVGL
CRUYS 098 E Supp

9666 LEH Offsh

Stril Luna NOR DNVGL 19.08.2019
546 E Supp

Troms 9694 LKN Offsh

NOR DNVGL 10.02.2019
Arcturus 000 L Supp

Ro/Ro
9370 LAD
FRAM NIS DNVGL 18.04.2018 Passa
018 A7
Ferry

SEABED
9682 LFIP Rese
CONSTRU NIS DNVGL
148 3 vesse
CTOR

Polarsyss 9690 Offsh

LIER NOR DNVGL 06.07.2018
el 949 Supp

ISLAND 9722 LDN Offsh

NOR DNVGL 05.06.2019
CLIPPER 871 W Supp
NORTH 9742 LMZ Offsh
NOR DNVGL 05.11.2018
BARENTS 766 N Supp

SPITSBER 9434 LFE

NIS DNVGL 08.05.2019 Passa
GEN 060 K3

ROALD
9813 LAZ
AMUNDSE NIS DNVGL 25.06.2019 Cruis
072 P7
N

Gene
GEIR 9390 LFF
NOR DNVGL 24.05.2019 cargo
TORE H 393 H
ntain

NORBJØR 9197 LAO Gene

NIS DNVGL 14.01.2019
N 404 U7 Cargo

9401 LAG Gene

CYGNUS NIS ClassNK
855 O8 Cargo

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).

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*
o Port of registry: Göteborg

(Gothenburg)
o IMO number: 7912020

o Shipowner: Skattegården Hangelösa

AB
o Call sign: SCDI

o Gross tonnage: 674

o Ship type: Other

* Previously: Freya af Goẗ eborg

 Name of vessel: Bonito, (SFNG)
o IMO-no: 9255270

o Gross tonnage 15980

o Ship type: Tanker for chemicals & oil

products
o Ice class (1A*)

 Name of vessel: Oden, (SMLQ)

o IMO-no 8700876

o Gross tonnage 9605

o Ship type: Ice-Breaker

o Solas-II-2
The United States (last updated 26 January 2021)

Destingt
Issu
ive Class Ice
Vessel Fla e Ship
IMO numbers Socie Clas
Name g Dat Type
or ty s
e
Letters
20-
OCEAN 94373 WDG437 US DNV Othe
Nov E3
GIANT 35 9 A GL r
-18
MAERS 27-
92784 1235135 US Tank
K ABS Aug IB
92 WHKM A er
PEARY -19
GLOBA
2-
L 89008 973792 US NO Othe
ABS Feb
SENTIN 66 KGSU A NE r
-18
EL
SLNC 16-
94189 US DNV Othe
MAGOT Jan E3
75 A GL r
HY -20