ICE%2D1A

Class notation for ships operating in ice conditions of 0.8 m level ice thickness.

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Purpose

The notation verfies that the vessel has sufficient strength, engine power and equipment to operate in the specified northern Baltic ice conditions or similar areas. Baltic Ice Classes are owned and have been developed by Finnish and Swedish authorities. DNV ice class ICE-1A is accepted by the authorites as being equivalent to the Finnish Swedish Ice Class 1A.

Benefits

You get a vessel which can operate in the Northern Baltic or similar areas in the winter season. Assistance from Ice Breakers is assumed when navigating in ice-bound waters.

Features

DNV’s Baltic rules are applicable to ships operating in broken channels made by icebreakers in first-year ice or in open waters with small ice floes. The following areas are subject to requirements:

  • Hull – ice belt

  • Machinery output

  • Shaft – System

  • Propeller

  • Mooring

  • Heating of ballast tanks

  • Sea chest

  • Rudder and steering gear

  • Corrosion protection

Process

Newbuilding plan approval and site survey in accordance with relevant parts of the Rules. Approval is carried out at responsible approval centre. Site survey is carried out at the building yard and its suppliers.