Polar Code definition

Polar Code means the International Code for ships operating in polar waters, consisting of an introduction, part I-A and part II-A and parts I-B and II-B, as adopted by resolutions MSC.385(94) and MEPC.264(68), as may be amended, provided that:.1 amendments to the environment-related provisions of the introduction and chapter 4 of part II-A of the Polar Code are adopted, brought into force and take effect in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of the present Convention concerning the amendment procedures applicable to an appendix to an annex; and.2 amendments to part II-B of the Polar Code are adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee in accordance with its Rules of Procedure.
Polar Code means the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, as defined in SOLAS regulation XIV/1.1;
Polar Code means the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, consisting of an introduction, part I-A [(the provisions of which should be treated as mandatory under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974)] and part II-A [(the provisions of which shall be treated as mandatory under the relevant Annexes of the present Convention) and part I-B [(the provisions of which should be treated as recommendatory)] and part II-B [(the provisions of which shall be treated as recommendatory)], as adopted by resolutions [MEPC….(…) and MSC….(…)] as may be amended by the Organization, provided that: .1 amendments to [the environment-related provisions of] the introduction and chapter 5 of part II-A of the Polar Code are adopted, brought into force and take effect in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of the present Convention relating to amendment procedures applicable to an appendix to an annex. .2 amendments to part II-B of the Polar Code are adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee in accordance with its Rules of Procedure. 20 Polar waters includes both Arctic waters and the Antarctic area, as defined in the Polar Code." Regulation 2 – Application 2 The existing regulation is replaced by the following:

Examples of Polar Code in a sentence

  • Wendy Laursen, “MH370, Polar Code Spark SAR Rethink,” Maritime Executive, October 12, 2015.

  • Anderson, “Polar Shipping, The Forthcoming Polar Code and Implications for the Polar Environments,” Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, v.

  • Masters, chief mates and officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships operating in polar waters shall hold a certificate in basic training for ships operating in polar waters, as required by the Polar Code.

  • Ice class should be consistent with the definition set out in the International Code for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code), (resolutions MEPC.264(68) and MSC.385(94)).

  • The key principles for developing the Polar Code have been to use a risk-based approach in determining scope and to adopt a holistic approach in reducing identified risks.


More Definitions of Polar Code

Polar Code means the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, as defined
Polar Code means the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, consisting of an introduction, parts I-A and II-A and parts I-B and II-B as adopted by IMO Resolutions MSC.385(94) and MEPC.264(68) F15;
Polar Code means the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, including all amendments made to that Code up to and including those adopted by IMO Resolution MEPC.264(68) on 15 May 2015 which came in to force on 1 January 2017;
Polar Code means the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, as defined in SOLAS regulation XIV/1.1..43 Polar waters means Arctic waters and/or the Antarctic area, as defined in SOLAS regulations XIV/1.2 to XIV/1.4."
Polar Code means the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, consisting of an introduction, parts I- A and II-A and parts I-B and II-B, adopted by resolutions MSC.385(94) and MEPC.264(68), as may be amended, provided that:
Polar Code means the latest edition of the International Code for Ships operating in polar waters published by the international maritime organization, as amended.
Polar Code means the International code for ships operating in polar waters, consisting of an introduction, part I-A and parts I-B, as adopted by resolutions MSC.385(94) and MEPC.264(68);