• To enable the navigator to interpret ice and meteorological data and formulate a situation appraisal and risk analysis for passage planning.
• To enable the navigator to determine the specialized maneuvering strategies necessary for ice transit.
• To help the navigator to appreciate the benefits and hazards of icebreaker assistance and convoy operations.
• Guidance on special Ice navigation features in St. Lawrence, Baltic and Arctic water.
• To understand the difficulties of operation in extremely low temperatures and be able to take the requisite cold weather
  precautions.

Contents of the course

• Types of Ice, their formation and properties
• Canadian St. Lawrence and Baltic Ice Regulations (including Vessel Ice Class)
• Ice Broadcasts and Ice Charts (Egg Code), Ice numeral calculations
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  Passage Planning – considerations for ice
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  Navigation / Ship Handling in Ice
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  Ice Breaker assistance and convey operations
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  Communications and Messaging
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  Operations in extreme low temperatures & Cold Wx precautions
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  Exercises – interpretation of facsimile charts, passage planning, Navigation and ship handling in ice with varying thickness and ice concentration.