The Polar Code is the name commonly given to the International Code for Ships Operating in International Waters. This Code is an international regime that establishes shipping regulations in the two polar regions, the Arctic and the Antarctic, principally relating to ship design and the navigation of ice floes. For more information visit this site: https://www.victoralexandrovicholersky.com/international-marpol-regulations-for-shipping-in-the-northern-sea-route

1. An Introduction
POLAR CODE
to the
VICTOR OLERSKIY
Member of the Board of Directors at
Russian Fishery LLC

2. Victor Olerskiy
Risk Protection
The objective of the Polar Code is
the protection of the two polar re-
gions of the world from maritime
risks. It includes both regulations
and voluntary guidelines and
stems from previous documents
from the International Maritime
Organisation (IMO).
Code Enforcement
The Polar Code does not apply to
ships with sovereign immunity, to
fishing vessels or to vessels with
less than 500GT. A lot of the envi-
ronmental protections included
are not yet in force in the Arctic,
although they are in the Antarc-
tic, such as a MARPOL regulation
preventing Antarctic pollution by
heavy-grade oils. Arctic water pol-
lution prevention requirements
in the Polar Code have been criti-
cised by many as being too lax.
Existing Treaties
The Polar Code was developed
with existing treaties for environ-
mental protection and safety un-
der consideration. These include
SOLAS and MARPOL.
The Polar Code is the name commonly given to the International
Code for Ships Operating in International Waters. This Code is an
international regime that establishes shipping regulations in the two
polar regions, the Arctic and the Antarctic, principally relating to
ship design and the navigation of ice floes.

3. Victor Olerskiy

4. Victor Olerskiy
Learn more about MARPOL by visiting the blog
of Victor Olerskiy, Russia’s previous Deputy
Minister for Transport.