Course Description

• Types of Ice and Terminology
• National and regional requirements
• Ice class for Ship
• Ice Climatology
• Basic hull design with respect to Ice Navigation
• Interpreting Ice Charts
• Preparations for entering Ice
• Passage Planning for Ice Navigation
• Ship Handling in Ice covered waters
• Working with Ice breakers
• Anchoring, docking and undocking
• Human factors affecting crew performance in ice condition
• Simulator exercise for navigation in ice waters