Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARINE AND COASTAL LAW
Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 674-699Publisher
MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBL
DOI: 10.1163/15718085-12341376
Keywords
International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code); Arctic passages; marine environment; marine safety; goal-based standards
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- National Social Science Foundation of the National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science of P.R. China [12CFX094]
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In the context of the melting icecap and the growing shipping activity in the Arctic, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) spent several years preparing polar navigation rules aimed at providing appropriate safety and environmental protection standards. The rules underwent several transformations before emerging as the binding International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code). The Polar Code is expected to enter into force on 1 January 2017. This paper examines the formation and development of the Polar Code and its principles and provisions, expounds upon the unique characteristics of the Code, and discusses expected future practices.
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