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Maritime government
05-16-2017 07:33:56
A new IMO film shows how the IMO Polar Code supports safe and environmentally friendly shipping in Arctic and Antarctic waters.
To make the new film, the IMO team visited the Ocean Diamond on a voyage in Antarctica, to find out for themselves what the Code means for ships like this. Mar Ocean DiamondCaptain Oleg Klaptenko confirmed that working in Polar waters was the final test of his vessel and his skills as a professional seaman.
“There are a number of sources of risk. Low temperature, poor visibility, very long polar night and pole day. Isolation from our home and from a human resource to help you. It also lacks a good, accurate and complete irrigation service, ”says Klaptenko.
The Polar Code came into force on 1 January 2017. It sets out mandatory standards covering the full range of design, construction, equipment, operation, training and environmental protection issues for cruise ships. pole.
These regulations go beyond existing IMO requirements such as those governing the prevention of pollution from vessels (MARPOL) and safety of life at sea (SOLAS). The broad safety and environmental regulations contained in these and other IMO norms still apply to shipping in polar waters.