Implementation of the Polar Code and its effect on the shipbuilding contract

摘要

This paper will describe some learning of practitioners involved inapplication of IMO Polar Code to new construction ships for Polaroperations considering ship-owners and ship-operators perspectives:where Lloyd’s Register staff have acted in an advisory capacity to shipownersand ship-operators for preparation of an operational assessmentto define technical specification requirements as well as a first step ofprocess to create an onboard Polar Water Operations Manual (PWOM)and shipbuilder perspectives where Lloyd’s Register staff have acted inan advisory capacity to shipbuilders on technical specificationrequirements where a Polar Ship Certificate is to be specified for a newconstruction ship. And the paper will conclude with a summary of adesirable, or optimal, process for consideration of Polar Codecompliance in a technical specification for a new construction shipdrawing on the previous sections including insights from practitionerlearning from ship-owner and ship-operator as well as shipbuilderperspectives.