Mejlaender Larsen Tromso 311008

Role of IACS in Arctic
shipping
Past, present and future role of IACS and individual

classification societies in Arctic shipping
Morten Mejlænder-Larsen, DNV Maritime

Symposium on Coastal State Regulation of Marine Shipping, Tromsø 31 October 2008
Content
 DNV focus on Arctic
 The Class Concept
 IMO Guideline for ships operating in
Arctic ice-covered waters
 IACS
- IACS organisation
- Relation between Class Societies and
IACS
- Implementation of IACS Unified
Polar Rules
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DNV-Arctic Focus
 25% of known oil and gas resources
located in the cold areas
 Russia has become the largest
exporter of oil and a major exporter
of gas
 Increased export of oil and minerals
from ice infested waters
 Ship operations in Cold Climate will © Photo Arnstein Moen
require:
- specially designed ships and
equipment
- crew with experience
 Implementation of Polar Class rules,

referred to in the IMO Guideline
R=PxC
North Sea/World wide Arctic
R R
Ex. Maritime Risk:  Grounding Additional risk

 Collision with other vessel  Collision with installation
 Contact  Collision during Ship To Ship (STS)
 Fire/explosion approach
 Structural failure  Accidental oil spill during loading/unloading
The ice is melting.....
-but less ice, higher risk
Year- round
Navigation
Suez
Canal
Distance (Nautical Miles) Hamburg to
Yokohama:
Northern Sea Route ~ 6,920
Suez Canal ~ 11,073
Panama Canal ~ 12,420 Strait of Malacca
Cape of Good Hope ~ 14,542 INSROP (1999)
Slide 5
Ice Rule Development in DNV
 1871, §19 First Rules including
requirements for ice-reinforcement:
- Frames: Additional frames in the bow
region.
- Plate thickness: Increased thickness in
bow
 1960, Several ice classes introduced, in
conformity with Finnish-Swedish ice
regulations
 1988, Rules for ”Vessels for Arctic and
Icebreaking Service” implemented into
the DNV Rules for Classification of
Ships
 2008, Polar Classes implemented into
the DNV Rules for Classification of
Ships, based on IACS Unified
•”Fram” was built to survive arctic drift by Fridtjof Nansen,
who used the ship on his expedition 1893 to 1896. Requirements for Polar Ships
Scope of classification
Based on published rules,
the classification process
consists of:
 Approval of design
 Attendance at the construction to
verify that the vessel is constructed in
accordance with the classification
rules
 Upon satisfactory completion of the
above, a certificate of classification
will be issued
Scope of classification
 Once in service, periodical class
surveys are carried out
 Class rules do not cover every
piece of structure or item of
equipment on board a vessel, nor
do they cover operational
elements.
DNV classification services in Cold Climate
WINTERIZED ARCTIC (material °C, extreme °C) Human
Normally factors
Mandatory Built to ARCTIC or ICEBREAKER class
required Requirements to CP propeller, or diesel/electric Comfort class
Two engine rooms for Power, AUX, and heating - Noise
Helicopter landing facilities - Vibrations
Class/Statutory Ice Class Life saving and navigation equip certified for low - Indoor climate
(basic) Baltic/Arctic temperatures
WINTERIZED COLD (material °C, extreme °C)

Hull strength/fatigue Ice strengthening
Built to BALTIC or ARCTIC ice class
Corrosion - Rudder/ stock
Requirements to location of safety equipment
Coating - Hull
- Propeller/ shaft Requirements to steel grades, DAT(-xx) notation
Machinery
SOLAS/MARPOL/LL ME output
Sea chest arr.
Ballast water anti WINTERIZED BASIC
freezing
Arrangements for anti-icing and de-icing
Heating of spaces with important equipment
Arrangements and location of generator
capacity
Winterisation
Hydro
 Winterisation for health

- Physical effects such as fatigue,
frostbite, hypothermia
 Winterisation for safety

- Safety-critical equipment and
systems
 Winterisation for operability

- Systems to maintain the
functionality of desired operations
IMO Guidelines for Ships Operating in Arctic
Ice-Covered Waters
 Prompted by the disaster of Exxon Valdez
(1989), IMO started working on a unified code
for navigation in polar waters
 Goal: Harmonize regulations for Arctic
Shipping in polar waters
 In 2002 the Marine Safety Committee (MSC)
and the Marine Environment Committee
(MEPC) approved Guidelines for ships
operating in Arctic ice-covered waters
(MSC/Circ.1056 –MEPC/Circ.399).
 Still voluntary, however the guideline represent
an important step towards improved regulatory
framework for shipping in ice-infested waters
The IMO Arctic Guidelines
 PART A: Construction provisions
- Structures (reference to IACS Unified Requirements for Polar ships)
- Substructures and stability
- Accommodation and escape measures
- Directional control systems
- Anchoring and towing arrangements
- Main machinery
- Auxiliary machinery systems
- Electrical installations
 PART B: Equipment
- Fire fighting
- Life saving appliances
- Navigational equipments
 PART C: Operational
- Operational guidelines
- Crewing
- Emergency equipment
 PART D Environmental protection and damage control
- Environmental protection and damage control
IACS Unified Requirements UR I1-I3
 UR I1
- Specify application of structural and machinery requirements
- Provide descriptions of polar classes to convey differences with respect to operational capability and strength
- No requirements included in UR I1
- Applicable to any ship opeating in ice-infested polar waters, including Icebreakers
 UR I2
- Structural requirements to enable polar class ships to withstand global and local ice
loads, as well as temperature, characteristic of their polar class
- Plating, framing, plated structures and hull girder
- Material requirements, corrosion/abrasion allowances
- Hull appendages, stem and stern frames
 UR I3
- Propeller ice interaction loads
- Structural requirements for propeller, machinery components and system
 Implemented into DNV Rules from March 2008
IACS
International Association of Classification Societies

 Dedicated to safe ships and clean seas, IACS members make a
unique contribution to maritime safety and regulation through
technical support, compliance verification and research and
development.
 More than 90% of the world's cargo carrying tonnage is covered by
the classification design, construction and through-life compliance
rules and standards set by the ten Member Societies and one
Associate of IACS.
IACS Member Societies
IACS organisation chart
IACS Council
EG/LAW EG/GBS Permanent Secretariat
Quality Committee Quality Secretariat
General Policy Group
On hold, until
EG/FSA EG/NCSR EG/Data EG/Coating EG/ILO further notice
Hull Panel Machinery Panel Statutory Panel Survey Panel
EG/ISM ISPS
Project team Project team Project team Project team
IACS bodies explained
 Council  Small Groups [SG]
- The Council is the political governing body - A working group, established by Council to
of the Association and consists of one deal with a specific task.
representative of each Member Society.
 Expert Groups [EG]
 General Policy Group [GPG] - A working group, established by Council or
- The GPG is the technical governing body of GPG to advise on a specialised area of
the Association and consists of one work of classification societies.
representative of each Member Society
 Panels
 Permanent Secretary - A Permanent working group established by
- Is the chief administrative officer of the Council or GPG related to specific areas of
Association and shall be responsible for the the technical work of classification
efficient day to day running of the societies.
Permanent Secretariat
 Project Team
 Permanent Secretariat - A temporary working group established
- Provides administrative support to the under a Panel to deal with specific tasks.
members and management support to the
Chair  Quality Committee
- Is the governing body of the Quality System
 Quality Secretariat
Certification Scheme.
- Responsible for the assessment of each
- The Quality Committee shall consist of one
member with respect to compliance with
representative from each Member.
QSCS.
Areas of competence of IACS Panels
Hull Panel Machinery Panel Statutory Panel Survey Panel
 Strength Machinery  Subdivision, stability Survey, reporting

 Materials/Welding Electric systems and load lines and certification
 Wave data/Sea loads Computers  Fire protection and Certification of
 DSA safety materials and
Polar Ship Machinery
 Drilling units  Bulk liquid, gases equipment
 Polar ships and marine pollution New construction
 Hull damage  Exhaust emission survey requirements
 Containers control  PR 1A (ToC)
 Mooring/Anchoring  ISM Code  PR 2 (EWS)
 RoRo Safety  ISPS
 Life saving
appliances
 Bridge equipment etc.
 ILO
Note 1: Each Panel is composed of one member from each Society

Note 2: Panel Chairmen participate in some GPG meetings
Note 3: Panel Chairmen and their secretariats are financed by IACS members
GUIDELINES FOR SHIPS OPERATING
IN ARCTIC ICE-COVERED WATERS
Ice Class Notations
Baltic Polar Class
PC1 Year-round operation in all Polar waters
PC2 Year-round operation in moderate multi-year ice

conditions
PC3 Year-round operation in second-year ice which

may include multi-year inclusions
PC4 Year-round operation in thick first-year ice which

may include old ice inclusions
PC5 Year-round operation in medium first-year ice

which may include old ice inclusions
1.0 m first year ICE-1A* PC6 Summer/autumn operation in medium first-year
ice ice which may include old ice inclusions
0.8 m first year ICE-1A PC7 Summer/autumn operation in thin first-year ice
ice which may include old ice inclusions
0.6 m first year ICE-1B
ice -PC1 to PC6 may be assigned additional notation ICEBREAKER
0.4 m first year ICE-1C

ice
Ice Class Notations
KV Svalbard
Baltic Polar Class

conditions


Photo: FMA

ice which may include old ice inclusions Photo: Silja Line
0.6 m first year ICE-1B MS NordNorge


ice
Ice Class Notations
Baltic Polar Class

conditions



ice which may include old ice inclusions
0.6 m first year ICE-1B

ice
Ship-shaped offshore units
 Mobile Offshore Units
Floating  Drill and production ships
Offshore  Floating production
 FPSO, FSO
Offshore Ship
Stena StatoilHydro
Prirazlomnoye
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Role of IACS in Arctic

Past, present and future role of IACS and individual

Morten Mejlænder-Larsen, DNV Maritime

 Implementation of Polar Class rules,

North Sea/World wide Arctic

Ex. Maritime Risk:  Grounding Additional risk

 Structural failure  Accidental oil spill during loading/unloading

WINTERIZED COLD (material °C, extreme °C)

 Winterisation for health

 Winterisation for safety

 Winterisation for operability

- Structural requirements for propeller, machinery components and system

 Implemented into DNV Rules from March 2008

International Association of Classification Societies

EG/LAW EG/GBS Permanent Secretariat

Quality Committee Quality Secretariat

General Policy Group

Hull Panel Machinery Panel Statutory Panel Survey Panel

Project team Project team Project team Project team

 Strength Machinery  Subdivision, stability Survey, reporting

Note 1: Each Panel is composed of one member from each Society

PC2 Year-round operation in moderate multi-year ice

PC3 Year-round operation in second-year ice which

PC4 Year-round operation in thick first-year ice which

PC5 Year-round operation in medium first-year ice

0.4 m first year ICE-1C

PC2 Year-round operation in moderate multi-year ice

PC3 Year-round operation in second-year ice which

PC4 Year-round operation in thick first-year ice which

PC5 Year-round operation in medium first-year ice

0.6 m first year ICE-1B MS NordNorge

0.4 m first year ICE-1C

PC2 Year-round operation in moderate multi-year ice

PC3 Year-round operation in second-year ice which

PC4 Year-round operation in thick first-year ice which

PC5 Year-round operation in medium first-year ice

0.4 m first year ICE-1C

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