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International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters

Index International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters

The International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters or Polar Code is an international regime adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2014. [1]

9 relations: Arctic Ocean, Certification, Freight transport, Ice navigation, International Maritime Organization, Mediterranean Sea, Polar regions of Earth, Shuttle tanker, SOLAS Convention.

Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans.

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Certification

Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization.

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Freight transport

Freight transport is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo.

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Ice navigation

Ice navigation is a specialist area of navigation involving the use of maritime skills to determine and monitor the position of ships in cold waters, where ice is a hazard to the safety of navigation.

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International Maritime Organization

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) until 1982, is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa and on the east by the Levant.

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Polar regions of Earth

The polar regions, also called the frigid zones, of Earth are the regions of the planet that surround its geographical poles (the North and South Poles), lying within the polar circles.

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Shuttle tanker

A shuttle tanker is a ship designed for oil transport from an off-shore oil field as an alternative to constructing oil pipelines.

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SOLAS Convention

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is an international maritime treaty which sets minimum safety standards in the construction, equipment and operation of merchant ships.

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Redirects here:

Polar Code, Polar code (maritime).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Code_for_Ships_Operating_in_Polar_Waters

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