Polarcode increases safety in Polar waters

: Johanna Yliskylä-Peuralahti, Katariina Ala-Rämi, Risto Rova, Eva Pongracz, Tanja Kolli

Publisher: Northern Dimension Institute

: 2015

: ND Newsflash

: 3/2015

: www.northerndimension.info/news/nd-newsflash/nd-newsflash-no-3-2015-nov/422-polarcode-increases-safety-in-polar-waters

Maritime transport and economic activity is expected to increase in the
Arctic. Arctic sea and water areas are environmentally extremely
sensitive. To prevent environmental risks, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a Polar Code,
which is to enter in force on January 1, 2017. The code is an
international binding norm addressed to vessels sailing in Northern
Arctic waters and waters surrounding the Antarctica. The code presumes
more rigorous safety and environmental regulations for vessels sailing
in waters surrounding the two poles.