IMO Update: Shipping in polar waters
Development of an international code of safety for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code). IMO is developing a draft mandatory International Code of safety for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code), to cover the full range of design, construction, equipment, operational, training, search and rescue and environmental protection matters relevant to ships operating in the inhospitable waters surrounding the two poles. The work is being co-ordinated by the Sub-Committee on Ship Desgin and Construction (SDC) - formerly the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE). At its first session (20 to 24 January 2014), the SDC…
IMO Tackles Shipping in Polar Waters
Development of an international code of safety for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code), IMO is developing a draft mandatory International Code of safety for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code). The work is being coordinated by the Sub-Committee on Ship Desgin and Construction (SDC) - formerly the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE). During 2013, the DE sub-Committee made significant progress in further developing the draft Polar Code, in particular with the finalization of a draft chapter on environmental protection.
