2016–2017 Talvi • Vinter • Wintern
Suomen talvimerenkulku Finlands vintersjöfart Finland´s Winter Navigation
Ohjeita talvimerenkulun toimijoille Insruktioner för aktörerna inom vintersjöfarten Instructions for winter navigation operators Arctia Icebreaking Ltd Swedish Maritime Administration
Icebreaker Call Sign Direct Mobile – GSM phone E-mail Icebreaker Callsign Telephone E-mail Urho OHMS +358 (0) 30 620 7500 +358 (0) 400 219681 [email protected] Ale SBPQ +46 (0) 10 478 6393 [email protected] Sisu OHMW +358 (0) 30 620 7400 +358 (0) 400 219682 [email protected] Atle SBPR +46 (0) 10 478 6373 [email protected] Otso OIRT +358 (0) 30 620 7300 +358 (0) 400 219680 [email protected] Frej SBPT +46 (0) 10 478 6363 [email protected] Kontio OIRV +358 (0) 30 620 7200 +358 (0) 400 592747 [email protected] Ymer SDIA +46 (0) 10 478 6383 [email protected] Voima OHLW +358 (0) 30 620 7650 +358 (0) 400 318156 [email protected] Oden SMLQ +46 (0) 10 478 6353 [email protected] Fennica OJAD +358 (0) 30 620 7700 +358 (0) 400 107157 [email protected] Baltica SJOY +46(0) 10 478 57 00 [email protected] Nordica OJAE +358 (0) 30 620 7800 +358 (0) 400 246551 [email protected] Scandica SKFZ +46(0) 10 478 57 71 [email protected] Polaris OJQT +358 94 245 0459 +358 4687 67900 [email protected] Thetis 5BMW4 +358 400 158 279 [email protected]
All icebreakers listen to VHF Channel 16 and MF 2332 kHz All icebreakers listen to VHF Channel 16 and MF 2332 kHz
Urho 1975 . Sisu 1976 Otso 1986 . Kontio 1986 Oden 1988 Atle, Frej & Ymer 1974-1977
Fennica 1993 . Nordica 1994 Voima 1954/1979
Ale 1973 Thetis 1983
Other partners in icebreaking cooperation: www.baltice.org Polaris 2016
Alfons Håkans AS Finnish Branch Icebreaker Call Sign Mobile – GSM phone E-mail Zeus OJHB +358 400 184 031 [email protected]
Zeus Table ofContents 10. LEGISLATION ANDREGULATIONS 9. CONTACT ANDFURTHER INFORMATION 8. ICEBREAKINGINTHELAKESAIMAA AREA 7. THEICESERVICE OFTHEFINNISHMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE 6. VESSELTRAFFICSERVICES VTS,GOFREPANDTURKURADIO 5. PILOT BOARDING INICECONDITIONS 4. NAVIGATION INICE 3. MASTER’SCHECKLIST 2. TRAFFICRESTRICTIONSANDEXEMPTIONS 1.1 1. GENERALINFORMATION The official texts are in Finnish andSwedishonly This isanunofficialtranslation, FTA takes no responsibility toitscorrectness. 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 4.5. 4.4. 4.3 4.2 4.1 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2
Baltic sea icebreaking web (bim web) Alfons håkans asfinnish branch Swedish maritime administration Arctia shipping ltd Finnish transport agency’swinternavigation unit Coastal fairway taken intouseinthegulfoffinland Temporary withdrawal ofthetraffic separation scheme Maritime safety radio communications, turkuradio Gofrep Vts Instructions for towage Instructions toassistedvessels Proceeding inice 4.2.3 4.2.2 4.2.1 Reporting Risks whennavigating inice Exemptions Equivalence between ice classes Imposing oftraffic restrictions Traffic restrictions 1.5.2 1.5.1 Reporting obligations by portsandshipping companies 1.4.1 Order ofassistance 1.3.1 Vessels entitled toicebreaker assistance Assistance of winternavigation The instructions andtheir objective ...... Vessels boundfor theLake Saimaa area Vessels boundfor thegulfoffinland Vessels boundfor thebay ofbothnia orseaofbothnia Shipping companies andagents Ports Securing transports critical for theemergency supply The publication finland’swinternavigation, compliance withinstructions ...... 10 10 19 19 19 18 18 19 16 18 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 17 11 9 9 6 6 8 8 8 8 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 5 2 2 2 7
English English The Finnish Transport Agencyhasentered agreements withArctia Icebreaking Ltd, Winter navigation assistanceisfree ofcharge. foreign trade orisbasedonacooperative agreement concluded withanotherstate. assistance outside Finnish waters, if assistance is necessary to safeguard Finnish The Finnish Transport Agency is also responsible for the availability of icebreaker sport Agency. Assistance inportareas istheresponsibility oftheportsinquestion. least 8metres deepchannelsections ortodestinations specified by the Finnish Tran to otherportsalong andbeyond theseapproach channelsisonly given inclass1,at 1 approach channelswithaminimum depthof8metres leading toaport.Assistance in Finnish waterswhentheice conditions sorequire. Assistance isprovided inall class the Finnish Transport Agencyisresponsible for theavailability oficebreaker assistance According to the Act on the ice classes of ships and icebreaker assistance ( 1.2 sured alsoinwinter, withshortwaiting times. functioning andsocio-economically viable andinternational competitiveness isen 2014–2022 thatFinnish foreign trade anddomestic waterbornetransport are smoothly The objective oftheseinstructions is,according toFinland’s maritime strategy icebreaking services according toitem 1.2. port shipments. The Finnish Transport Agencyisresponsible for theavailability of characteristics andwhich are mannedby competent crews for their importandex strive toengagemodernvessels withsufficient propulsion power andgood ice-going All parties are aware oftheir responsibility for theFinnish winternavigation and navigation incollaboration withtheindustry, shipping companies andcharterers. The Finnish Transport Agencyhaslaid down thefollowing instructions for winter 1.1 general instructions for winternavigation. The WinterNavigation Unit attheFinnish Transport Agencyhascompiled these 1. are basedonseparate agreements. Charges for towage inconnection withsalvage operations andotherrelated assistance Icebreaking services include theassistance ofvessels inice andthe related towing. coordinating icebreakers. vessel traffic services, Baltic Sea icebreaking organisations andthemasters ofthe of theicebreaking services andfollows upclient satisfaction incooperation withthe Transport Agency’sWinter Navigation Unit leads andmonitors theimplementation Alfons Håkans ASFinnish Branch andotherprivatetowing companies. TheFinnish Assistance ofwinternavigation The instructions andtheir objective General information 2 1121/2005 - - - ) 1.3 in theicebreaking service. Tugs towing barges are considered tobelong toice classIII,andare thusnotincluded for winternavigation. repeated writtenreports from icebreaker mastersaboutavessel being unsuitable delays for othertraffic, the prevailing iceconditions are exceptionally severe or not committed tocomply withthese instructions, thevessel causesunacceptable restrictions. tance ofavessel, even thoughthevessel meetsall requirements regarding traffic In individualcasestheHeadofWinterNavigation Unit canpostponetheassis in termsofitsdraught. the vessel, or thatthevessel doesnotmeettheice class requirements for example such thatthere iscausetobelieve thatnavigation inice will endangerthesafety of before theassistance starts,orwhosehull, engineoutput,equipmentormanning is vessel. Ajustified reason is for example a vessel whoseequipmentisnotoperational The masterofanicebreaker may for justified reasons refuse toassistamerchant • • • • where icebreaker assistanceisprovided: The vessel mustalsomeetthefollowing requirements whennavigating inan area on construction andengineoutputfor winternavigation. calling attherelevant port.Inaddition, vessels shall comply withtherequirements meet thetraffic restrictions thatthe Finnish Transport Agencyhasimposedon vessels icebreaker assistance (1121/2005).Icebreaker assistance isgiven tovessels which Provisions onicebreaker assistance are included intheActonice classesofships and the iceconditions or theicebreaker sorequire. the vessel hastousethemaximumenginepowerspecified for itsiceclass,if cooling-water isensured whennavigating inice; the cooling-water system istobedesignedandusedsothatthesupply of the ice; the propeller istobecompletely submerged andifpossible entirely below required for itsiceclass(betweentheupperandlower icewaterlines); when navigating inice,thevessel isalways tobeloaded tothedraught Vessels entitled toicebreaker assistance 1.3.1
with instructions The publication Finland’s WinterNavigation, compliance every year andinforms aboutthepublication inapress release. The Finnish Transport Agency poststheseinstructions onitswebsite The answer tothequestion is“ aker assistancepublished by thenational maritime authorities? Will you commit tocompliance withthegeneralinstructions onicebre asked thefollowing question: time of the winter season to a Finnish or Swedish assistance area will be During theicebreaking season 2016–2017all vessels arrivingfor thefirst The reason for apostponementcanfor example bethatthevessel has 3 yes ” or“ no ”.
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English English order ofassistance. effective assistance convoys or by approving aproposal by theporttochange the assistance order duetotraffic or fortechnical reasons by for example forming danger, which are always assistedfirst.Themasteroftheicebreaker may alsochange The general rule isthatvessels are notprioritized, withtheexception ofvessels in 1.4 instructions inthepublication. Winter Navigation 2016–2017”inadvance, andthatthey accept andcomply withthe This question isasked toensure that vessels’ crews have read thepublication “Finland’s A negative answerwill affect theprovision ofassistanceinthefuture. of theWinterNavigation Unit for possible furthermeasures. port of arrival regarding the negative answer. The agent shall then contact the Head the WinterNavigation Unit. Themasterofthevessel shall contact theagentat A negative answer will be noted and the Vessel Traffic Services will alert the Head of the question by HelsinkiTraffic. bound for Finnish portsintheGulfofFinland andtheLake Saimaa area will beasked Bothnia orthe Archipelago Seawill beasked thequestion by Turku Radioandvessels question by e-mail, AIStext messageorby VHFphone.Vessels bound for theGulfof The vessels which have notsubmitted their answer inadvance will beasked the operating inthe area. authorities. Shipping companies cansendacombined answerfor all their vessels by e-mail toTurku Radio: The answers can besentin advance from thevessel or by theshipping company 1.5 1.4.1 Order ofassistance 1.5.1 Ports Reporting obligations by ports andshipping companies Securing transportscritical for theemergency supply from theNational Emergency Supply Agencytoprioritize thesetransports. the essential industry, theinstances in question have torequest permission If delays become critical for Finland’s emergency energy orfood supply or to Finnish ports. The answer “no”will affect theprovision offuture icebreaker assistance The answer “yes” doesnotincurany expenses for thevessel. last traffic restrictions have been lifted. restrictions are imposed for the port in question, and continue until the traffic situation. The reporting obligations startwhen the firstwinter traffic to theicebreakers once aweek andalways whenthere are changesinthe Ports orship agents submit preliminary notifications ontheir vessel traffic [email protected] 4 , which forwards theinformation tothe
the endofJanuary. Themaximum restriction duringanaverage winter isIA2,000dwt. Gulf ofFinland: The strictestrestriction duringanormal winterisIA,IB2,000dwt. mewhat laterthanintheSeaof Bothnia although therestrictions are aboutthesame. In theArchipelago Sea restriction is IA,IB2,000dwt. are normally imposedinJanuary-February. Duringanaverage winterthemaximum Sea ofBothnia: the cargo restriction of2,000tonnes. ber. Themaximum restriction IA4,000dwthasbeenapplied in combination with the portsinnorthernpartofBay ofBothnia are normally imposedinDecem Bay ofBothnia in force canbefound onthewebsite: except for therelaxations, which enterintoforce immediately. Thetraffic restrictions The restrictions onassistance enterintoforce five (5)days aftertheir dateofissue, 2.2 2,000 tonnesofcargo tobeloaded orunloaded orboth. on cargo for theportinquestion: For example, vessels musthave aload ofatleast that casetherestrictions have usually beensupplemented by anadditional restriction and theamountofcargo onboard ifextremely difficult ice conditions so require. In The Finnish Transport Agencymay alsotake intoaccount theship’s engineoutput and deadweight. Thetraffic restrictions are basedontheHelcom recommendations. cerning assistance onthebasisofweather andice conditions, andtheship’s ice class and tospecificports.The Finnish Transport Agencydecidesonthe restrictions con Transport Agency may restrict the provision of icebreaker assistance inspecificareas and for reasons arising from concentrating the traffic in certain areas, the Finnish Transport Agencyimposestraffic restrictions forthewinterports. Forsafety reasons When theice situation becomes more difficult,theWinter Navigation Unit atthe Finnish 2.1 2. 1.5.2 Imposing oftraffic restrictions Traffic restrictions Traffic restrictions and exemptions Shipping companies andagents the vessel’s Finnish agent. countries concerning iceconditions andtrafficshould bedirected to time before thevessels enterice-covered waters.Inquiriesfrom foreign Finland’s WinterNavigation isforwarded toall oftheir vessels ingood The shipping companies oragentsmustalsoensure thatthepublication and smoothtraffic. as oftenpossible. This isinorder toensure timely icebreaking services about vessel timetables intoPortNet andtoupdatechangesinthedata The shipping companies ortheir agentsare requested toenterdata : Thefirst restrictions –ice classIandII,deadweight 2,000dwt– for Thefirst restrictions -I,II2,000 dwt-have normally been imposedat Thefirst restrictions -ice classI and IIdeadweight 2,000 dwt- : Thefirst restrictions I,II2,000dwthave beenimposed so www.baltice.org 5 - - -
English English • • • fta.fi Applications for exemptions shall besentby e-mail totheaddress: • • • • assistance hasbeenrestricted, therighttoicebreaker assistance if: vidual cases,onapplication, grant aship thatissailing toaportoranarea towhich and Icebreaker Assistance (1121/2005),theFinnish Transport Agencymay inindi In accordance with section 10, subsection 3, of the Act on the Ice Classes of Ships 2.4 Exemptions EN_corr_20_Dec_2010.pdf http://www.finlex.fi/data/normit/36442-Vastluettmaar_TRAFI_31299_03_04_01_00_2010_ class ofavessel canbefound onthewebsite: classification societies, andonthedatadocumentsneededto confirm the ice Information ontheequivalence ofFinnish ice classestotheice classesofrecognized 2.3 Equivalence betweeniceclasses on the 2003/2004 -2015/2016canbefound inthetable atthebackofthis publication and Referential statistics on the dateswhen restrictions have been imposed/lifted in maximum restriction IA2,000dwt. Lake Saimaa area least three working days before thevessel arrives totheassistance area. Applications for exemption shall besubmitted totheFinnish Transport agency at vessels carryingtransit goods. Exemptions are always granted for onevoyage only. Exemptions are not,asarule, granted tovessels 20years ofageormore, norto vided intheActonCriteriafor Charges Payable totheState(150/1992). For adecision madeuponanapplication for exemption a charge iscollected aspro • • • • • year ofbuild. engine output,and deadweight, ice class, IMO number, ship’s name, ETA, reason for application for exemption, time whentheformer assistance restrictions were valid. raised andthearrivalofvessel isnotconsiderably delayed from thepoint of no more thanaweek, already ontheday whentheassistance restrictions were the vessel hasstarteditsvoyage, which undernormalconditions would last more thanfive (5)per cent below the required deadweight; the ship would otherwisebeentitled toassistance butitsdeadweight isnot production shutdown inafactory; or it isaquestion ofaspecial transport, urgent energy supplies orthethreat ofa ice conditions have temporarily eased; .The application shall include; W inter-navigation : Theminimum restriction applied hasbeenI,II1,300dwtandthe
6 winternavigation@ - - 3. Master’schecklist their own safe navigation. to delayed icebreaker assistance. Vessels are, however, atall times responsible for INFO, VTS/GOFREPorfrom theicebreakers. Failure tofollow thewaypoints may lead sisted for aslong aspossible. Vessels obtain thewaypoints for ice navigation viaICE easily andsafely inice conditions andinorder toenable vessels tonavigate unas the assistance route. Thewaypoints are setinorder tohelpvessels navigate more In ice-covered areas thecoordinating icebreaker provides waypoints, which indicate *Waypoints • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Before enteringice-covered waters ting inice. Check thewaypoints* provided by theicebreaker/VTS/GOFREP whennaviga speed. Avoid colliding withloose ice floes at high speedandcheck your open-water Check thatcooling waterisavailable whennavigating inice. propel-ler iscompletely submerged. Ensure thatballast hasbeenloaded tominimum ice classdraught andthatthe neglect inthis respect will causeassistance tobedelayed. bility thatthey may come intocontact withtheicebreaker’s towing notch.Any Move theanchorsasternorlift themontodeck,ifthere iseven aslight possi Test the searchlights inadvance. ice-free. Keep thepilot ladderinasheltered place and,before use,make sure thatitis conditions are covered by adequatetarpaulins toprevent icing. Check thatanchor, mooringandotherequipmentwhich may beusedinice Check thatthesoundingandair pipes oftheballast tanksare emptied ofwater. Check thatthepipes ondeckare drained ofwater. is usedby theicebreaker operating inthearea. Check thatyour VHFradio isoperative, andfindoutinadvance which channel Start listening tothedaily ice reports well inadvance. possible delays causedby ice. Make sure thatthere issufficientsupply of fresh waterandbunker incaseof Ensure thatthevessel’s ice classification certificate is available. on inice Make sure thatthevessel’s ISMmanualincludes instructions for safe navigati 7 - - - -
English English 4.2 Reporting an increased riskofcollision between theships involved. towage, ships cannotal-ways keep anadequatedistance toeachother. This entails free waters.Whennavigating inbroken ice fields, sailing in convoy orpreparing for During winternavigation ships are exposed togreater risksthanwhensailing inice- 4.1 4. Navigation inice ICE INFOprovides vessels withtheadvance instructions ofthecoordinating icebreaker. Report: Call channel: Call sign: Reporting position: other purposethantransportinFinnish territorialwaters. Finnish ports or anchorage and waiting areas, or if the ship is used for some in Finnish territorialwatersorinlandwaterways, whenarrivingtoorleaving Chapter 7 Section 1(2), a valid insurance cover is mandatory for ships navigating assisted issolely responsible for itsnavigation. UndertheFinnish Maritime Act, Assistance and advice are offered toa ship atits ownrisk and the ship being provided by these. icebreaking servicesinconnection with or basedontheicebreaking services or contracting parties usedby theFinnish Transport Agency toproduce the icebreaker assistance.Norcantheresponsibility belaid onthesubcontractors charterer or carrier within the scope of, in connection with or resulting from or otherloss orcostcausedtoaship, itscrew, itspassengers,cargo, its The Finnish Transport Agency will notassumeany liability for delay, damage farther tothesouth. * Ifrequired duetotheice conditions, theposition for reporting canbetransferred E-mail: Language: 4.2.1 Risks whennavigating inice
Vessels boundfor theBay ofBothnia orSeaofBothnia of Bothnia inwhich traffic restrictions apply, shall reportas follows: Vessels bound for Finnish orSwedish ports in theBay of Bothnia or Sea
[email protected] Swedish orEnglish - speed - destination andETA - nationality - nameofvessel VHF channel78(orphone+46(0)31699100) ICE INFO when passinglatitude 60°00’N*
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give anadvance report toBothnia VTS20nautical miles before Nordvalen Lighthouse Vessels boundfor aFinnish orSwedish portintheQuarkorBay ofBothnia shall the icebreaker. instructions, waypoints, aswell astheposition, nameandVHFworking channel of on ithasreceived from thecoordinating icebreaker tothevessels, i.e.navigational (63° 32,15’N20°46,60’E)onVHFchannel67.Bothnia VTSforwards theinformati 4.2.3 4.2.2 Vessels bound for theLake Saimaa area Vessels boundfor theGulfofFinland VHF: 60(80) fax: +358(0)204485394 e-mail: phone: +358(0)204485387or485388 Helsinki traffic: GOFREP Traffic Centres, contactinformation: ting are alsofound onthe report totheGOFREPTraffic Centre inquestion. Instructions for repor Vessels of300GTormore sailing in theGulfofFinland are required to to Saimaa VTS: vessels’ reply concerning compliance withtheseinstructions by e-mail The ship agentsmustsendtheadvance information ofthevessels andthe TURKU RADIO). icebreaker ( waypoints aswell astheposition, nameandVHFworking channelofthe the coordinating icebreaker tothevessels, i.e. navigational instructions, The GOFREP Traffic Centre forwards the information ithas received from VHF: 74(10) fax: +78123807020 e-mail: phone: +78123807021or81 St.Petersburg traffic: VHF: 61(81) fax: +3726205766 e-mail: phone: +3726205764or777 Tallinn traffic: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] see item 6: VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE VTS, GOFREP AND
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English English • • • • • 4.4. • • • • 4.3 • • • via A ship navigating inice withoutassistance mustfollow theinstructions given tained ontheagreed VHFworking channel,aswell ason channels16andMF assisted vessel intheconvoy andacontinuous listening watchshall bemain A careful watchshall bekept for signalsfrom theicebreaker orany other the topofmast. During hoursofdarkness,icebreakers display afixed blue all-around light at tions given by thecoordinating icebreaker. VTS/GOFREP informs andmanagesthetraffic in accordance withtheinstruc A vessel stuckinice mustnotify theicebreaker ofitsposition withoutdelay. monitor boththe local VTStraffic channelandthe icebreaker channel. the traffic inan ice field. Becauseof this, vessels are required tosimultaneously ponsible for theicebreaker assistance provided tovessels andfor coordinating management andinformation intheir respective area. Theicebreaker isres The vessel traffic services (VTS/GOFREP) are responsible forthe vessel traffic engine output. icebreaker assistance. For this reason thevessel mustalways have sufficient also expected tobeable tonavigate inthin ice inabroken ice channelwithout proceed intheice withoutassistance for aslong aspossible. Thevessel is the authorities ortheshipping company. Having reported tothe icebreaker doesnotexempt the vessel from reporting to Operational Management ofthecurrent icebreaking company. and othermattersofrelevance. Any damage sustained mustbe reported tothe the icebreaker’s log bookalong withtheprevailing ice and weather conditions must beinformed aboutthis immediately. Theincidentshall berecorded in If thevessel sustains orissuspectedtohave sustained damage,theicebreaker off for as long asthe vessel remains stationary. If thevessel stopsduetothe ice conditions, thesearchlight must beswitched possible. sisted vessel shall take all possible measures tostophis vessel asquickly as when itsignificantly reduces itsspeed. Insuchcases,themasterofas one upontheother, which are lit whenthe icebreaker stopsunexpectedly or Finnish icebreakers are equippedwith two rotating red warning lights, installed reduces itsspeed. without delay onthededicatedassistance channelifitstopsorsignificantly In order toavoid collisions, avessel inconvoy shall inform theicebreaker manoeuvring capabilities mustbereported totheicebreaker withoutdelay. times. Any problems arisingintheassisted vessel relating toenginepower or The vessel’s propulsion machinery shall beready for rapid manoeuvres atall 2332 kHz. Instructions toassistedvessels Proceeding inice expect tobeassisted. A vessel thatdoes notfollow theinstructions given by theicebreaker cannot ICE INFO,VTS,GOFREPandby theicebreakers 10 andshould strive to - - - - 1. 4.5. Instructions for towage below: Notch towing is applied whentheicebreaker andthetowed vessel are connected as Notch towing been designedtowithstandthestresses oftowing. over two wires which are tobefastened tothemerchant vessel’s bitts which have bow isbrought intothetowing notchoftheicebreaker. Theicebreaker will alsohand The methodnormally usedisnotchtowing. This meansthatthemerchant vessel’s Towage 4. 3. 2.
ally thevessel should trytostay inline withtheicebreaker. During towage, thevessel intow mustusemanualsteering.Bysteeringmanu shall beready for rapid manoeuvres atall times. ding toinstructions from theicebreaker. Thevessel’s propulsion machinery A vessel towed by anicebreaker may useitspropulsion machinery only accor time. Theicebreaker decideswhenavessel istaken intotow. The vessel shall beprepared tomake fast orcastoffthetowing wire atany effective assistance. In difficult ice conditions, towing may betheonly meansofensuringsafe and 11 - -
English English masts oftheicebreaker. When proceeding straight ahead thevessel should keep itsmastsinline withthe the rudderensures safe towage, helpsavoid accidents andincreases towage speed. icebreaker, itactsasan active ruddersteeringintherightdirection. Proper useof If thetowed vessel hassufficientengine power and follows theinstructions ofthe icebreaker The hull ofthe towed vessel is always acting as an active rudder ofthe is acting astherudderofwhole combination. turned enoughintheoppositedirection oftheone normally used,asthevessel’s hull If theicebreaker asksthevessel tohelpwithalteringthecourse, the helmhastobe Altering course its speed. rudder problems, theicebreaker should benotified immediately, sothatitcan reduce If thevessel cannotkeep theengineoutputashigh asrequired oritisaffected by 12 Special measures for safe towing: without towage, inorder toavoid damagetothefendering attheicebreaker notch. ces permitting, theassistance ofvessels equippedwithice knives will becarriedout plate which presents a sharp edge against the notch at certain draughts. Circumstan Some merchant ships have anice knife fittedabove thebulb.This ice knife isa vertical master oftheicebreaker makes thefinal decisiononthetowage. sible, thevessel isonly assistedwhenthis canbecarriedoutwithouttowage. cases where anunsuitable bow complicates thetowage ormakes itvirtually impos The shapeofthevessel’s bow greatly influences thetowage. Theprinciple isthatin Factors complicating towage: in advance before theassistance. contact with the towing notch, they must be pulled back or lifted onto the deck well If theship’s anchors are located ontheoutsideofhull andcould thuscome into of thebulbandhull oftheicebreaker isatleast two (2)meters. Vessels withabulbousbow should betrimmedsothatthedistance between thetop An ice knife ice An 13 The - -
English English of theVTScentres are 24h/day all year round. TheVTScentres forward information coastal fairway intheGulfofFinland isusedduringwinter. Theoperational hours exceptional ice conditions, impose speed limits in a water area or fairway when the tions. Whennecessary, theVTSauthoritymay temporarily, onaccount offor example traffic withacapability tointeract with traffic and to respond tochanging trafficsitua caused totheenvironment by vessel traffic. VTSsupervisesandmanagesthe vessel centres to increase the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to prevent damage According to theVessel Traffic Service Act( 6.1 VTS 6. • • • • • • • • 5. names andVHFworking channelsoftheicebreakers. about for example othertraffic, ice conditions, waypoints as well asthepositions, Searchlights are required atnight-time toensure safe navigation. king thevessel. Vessel mustfollow thepilot’s instructions whenheisembarkingordisembar A complete stopmay berequired. position. Vessel mustobey orders oftheicebreaker whenapproaching pilot boarding The pilot may arrive by pilot boatorhydrocopter inicyconditions. icing. Place pilot ladder(normally) 1.5mabove sealevel. Keep pilot laddersinasheltered place andondeckaslong aspossible toavoid the pilot boarding position andonwhich sideofthe vessel thepilot isboarding. open waterseason.Ifrequired, thelocal VTScentre provides information about The pilot boarding position may deviate from itsactualposition duringthe ( Pilots are ordered through Finnpilot’s Pilot Order Service https://www.pilotorder.fi Pilot boarding iniceconditions and TURKURADIO Vessel trafficservicesVTS,GOFREP ) 14 623/2005 ) itistheobjective oftheVTS
- - 6.2 GOFREP coastal fairway shall have apilot onboard. the ice stays intact and safety hazards are avoided. Practically all vessels usingthe the vessels. Vessels mustcomply withthespeedlimit, so thatthechannelthrough limits andthemeeting andovertaking prohibitions applied inthecoastal fairway to the coastal fairway, iftheice condition atopenseasorequires. VTSreports thespeed The icebreaker assistance intheGulfofFinland istransferred either partly orwholly to 6.5 daily ice reports oftheMeteorological Institute. and Turku Radio.Furthermore, information aboutthis isgiven inconnection withthe properly usingthese.Vessels are informed aboutthis through theGOFREPSystem can temporarily bewithdrawn iftraffic, duetothe ice conditions, cannotbemanaged The traffic separation schemesintheGulfof Finland,SeaofÅlandandtheQuark 6.4 its VHFworking channel. part ofthereport Navigational warning. Turku Radioalsoprovides information on any exceptional situations inwinternavigation atleast once aday at1033UTC, as Meteorological Institute twice aday at1033and1833UTC andinforms vessels of part ofthereport Position oficebreakers. Turku Radioreads theice report ofthe once aday at0803UTC. Turku Radioalsoinforms about thevalid waypoints as During theicebreaking seasonTurku Radioreports thepositions oftheicebreakers 6.3 year round. conditions intheGulfofFinland. Theoperational hoursofGOFREPare 24h/day all traffic and provide advice andinformation about navigational hazards and weather TRAFFIC, HELSINKITRAFFICandST. PETERSBURGTRAFFICmonitor thevessel monitor thecompliance withtherules oftheroad atsea.Thetraffic centres TALLINN to increase navigational safety, improve theprotection ofthemarineenvironment and GOFREP Coastal fairway taken intouseintheGulfofFinland Temporary withdrawalofthetrafficseparation scheme Maritime safety radiocommunications, isamandatoryship reporting system intheGulfofFinland. Itsobjectives are 15 Turku Radio
English English Internet: e-mail: fax: phone: FINLAND 00101 HELSINKI P.O. Box 503(ErikPalménin aukio1) The Ice Service oftheMeteorological Institute Contact information: teorological Institute’s website: Useful information aboutice intheBaltic Seacanalsobefound ontheFinnish Me the ice situation, ice winterforecasts andany otherexpert questions related toice. In addition, the Ice Service oftheMeteorological Institute answers questions about www.baltice.org Ice chartsandice reports are available free ofcharge atBIMWeb onthe website: stitute. Theorders are subjecttoacharge andcanbedelivered by mail, fax ore-mail. Ice charts,ice reports andice forecasts canbeordered from theMeteorological In Radio Vega The ice report isread daily at12:45in given abouttraffic restrictions, ship routesandadvance notification obligations. information abouttheoperational areas oftheicebreakers. Announcements are also The daily ice chartandice report include adescription ofcurrent ice conditions and based onthedataitcollects andanalyses. developments onadaily basis,and issuesice charts,ice reports andice forecasts The Ice Service oftheFinnish Meteorological Institute monitors ice conditions and 7. Meteorological Institute The IceServiceOfFinnish . . http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/ice-conditions [email protected] +358 295393413 +358 295393464(Eriksson,Marnela,Niskanen, Tollman, Vainio,)
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- - 8. Icebreaking intheLake Saimaa area e-mail: phone: 53300 LAPPEENRANTA, Finland Sulkuvartijankatu 15 Saimaa VTS e-mail: phone: FINLAND 53100 LAPPEENRANTA Raatimiehenkatu 23 Winter Navigation Unit The Finnish Transport Agency in theLake Saimaa area: Contact information for mattersinconnection withicebreaking Canal (uptoJuustila) isthe responsibility ofRussianicebreakers. Icebreaker assistance intheBay ofVyborg andtheapproach channeltotheSaimaa e-mail, please sendyour contact information totheaddress: informs operators intheLake Saimaa area by e-mail. Ifyou wanttoreceive notices by force canalsobefound onthewebsite: Notices toMariners,onFTA’s website andinthenewspapers.Thetraffic restrictions in the Saimaa canal will be opened and closed can be found in the Finnish version of ice reports of theFinnish Meteorological Institute. Information aboutthedateswhen Joint information aboutice conditions andtraffic restrictions are given daily inthe ice conditions inthearea. closed totraffic from theendofJanuarytobeginning ofAprildependingonthe be given atthebeginning andendofthetraffic season.The Saimaa Canalisnormally also basedontheHelcom recommendations. Restrictions differing from thesemay area as in the approach channels to Kotka and Hamina and the traffic restrictions are in theSaimaa Canal andLake Saimaa area. Thesametraffic restrictions apply inthe The Finnish Transport Agency’s office in Lappeenranta manages icebreaker assistance [email protected] [email protected] +358 206373745 +358 295343326or400650824(Senior Officer)
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English English FINLAND 00160 HELSINKI Laivastokatu 10 Arctia Icebreaking Ltd Arctia Icebreaking Ltdresponds toinquiriesconcerning icebreaker operations. 9.2 internet: e-mail: phone: FINLAND 00521 HELSINKI P.O. Box 33 Winter Navigation Unit FinnishAgency Transport Winter Navigation Management navigation isalsoavailable onthewebsite address:information to thee-mail youinformation If want to by receive e-mail. please send your notices by contact e-mail, press releases canbefound onthewebsite: The Winter Navigation Unitinforms aboutexceptional situations andcurrent matters. All Unit. related matterscanbedirected totheFinnish Transport Agency’sWinterNavigation Inquiries directly concerning traffic restrictions, exemptions, ice conditions andother 9.1 9. Internet: e-mail: Service numbertothe operational management(24h):+358468767050 Arctia Icebreaking Ltd Finnish Transport Agency’s WinterNavigation Unit Contact andfurther information www.fta.fi/winternavigation [email protected] +358 295343328 +358 295343322 +358 295343000 www.arctia.fi [email protected] assistance areas etc.) (information abouticebreakers, crew changing dates, [email protected]. Senior Maritime Officer (traffic Officer restrictions) Maritime Senior Head of Winter Navigation Unit exchange (08:00–16:15) Livi news Winter-navigation
18 . The Winter Navigation Unitalsosends Useful information on winter . 9.3 TRAFI_31299_03_04_01_00_2010_EN_corr_20_Dec_2010.pdf http://www.finlex.fi/data/normit/36442-Vastluettmaar_ ice classes ofships: societies andondocumentsinformation required for the determination ofthe Finnish ice classes equivalent to the class notations of recognized classification TRAFI_31298_03_04_01_00_2010_EN_corr_20_Dec_2010.pdf http://www.finlex.fi/data/normit/36441-36441-Jaaluokkamaaraykset_ in ice (ice classregulations andtheapplication thereof): Regulations onthestructural designandengineoutputrequired ofships for navigation Act onCriteriafor Charges Payable totheState( tance (1308/2009) Act ontheAmendmentofIce ClassesofShips andIcebreaker Assis Act ontheIce ClassesofShips andIcebreaker Assistance ( 10. Legislation andregulations in force andotherusefulinformation concerning winternavigation. area, anice report, thepositions andassistance plansoficebreakers, traffic restrictions www.baltice.org Mariners are well advisedtoseekinformation aboutwinternavigation onthewebsite: 9.5 Internet: e-mail: service number(24h): phone: FINLAND 20100 TURKU Linnankatu 36C18 Alfons Håkans ASFinnish Branch 9.4 Alfons Håkans ASFinnish Branch Internet: e-mail: phone: SWEDEN SE-601 78Norrköping Ice-breaking Division Swedish Maritime Administration Swedish Maritime Administration Baltic SeaIcebreaking Web (BIMWeb) . The website includes a daily ice chart covering the whole Baltic Sea www.sjofartsverket.se [email protected] +46 104786258manager +46 104784757,director +46 771630000,exchange (08:00-16:40) +46 771 632525,operating centre (24h) www.alfonshakans.fi [email protected] +358 5063304 +358 2515500 19 150/1992
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English Icebreaker assistanceinthe 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Information onicenavigation intheseaport Russian Federation andapproaches tothem(hereafter, General rules). Federation», General rules for ships navigation andanchorage atseaportsofthe Federal law ofApril30,1999No. 81- Russian Federation andonchangingparticular legal actsoftheRussian Federation», according totheFederal law ofNovember 8,2007No.261- Bylaws of the sea port “Bolshoy port St.-Petersburg” (hereafter, Bylaws) were developed of Transport ofRussia,December 12,2011No.311 BYLAWS oftheseaport“Bolshoy portSt.-Petersburg”, validated Byorder of Ministry Instructions tomerchant vessels for winter2016–2017. official texts are inRussianonly This isanunofficial translation, FTA takes no responsibility toitscorrectness. The of Finland. Russian Ports oftheeastern partofGulf these dataare published inweb by 20:00LT ondaily basis. is deteriorated andthere are thechanges intime andice convoys order then sis. Thesedataare published atweb portalwww.pasp.ru. Whentheice situation convoyed ships are determined by theHarbourMasterby 10:00 LT ondaily ba The time and order of ships proceeding through the ice as well as the number of hours priorarrivalatCMPtotheHarbourMaster tion meeting point (CMP)istobesent72hourspriorandthenconfirmed 24 Information ofship’s ExpectedTime ofArrival(ETA) totheice convoy forma tern PartoftheGulfFinland. Master inorder toco-ordinate theice-breaking service totheships intheEas The Ice Operations Headquarters(IOH)issetupby theorder oftheHarbour Channel for all ships theone-way traffic isestablished onthechannel. When anice cover isformed within Kronstadt Fairway andSaint Petersburg Sea Harbour Master. start andcompletion ofice-breaking service toships are announced by the in Nevskaya bay andendswhentheice drifting from theNeva river isover. The The ice navigation intheseaportisannounced whentheice formation starts and CMPannouncement enterintoforce. not laterthan14 days before theexpected datetheice navigation restrictions restrictions and theCMPlocation ispublished in the web portalwww.pasp.ru to theseGuideandestablishes theCMPlocation. Anotice for theice navigation cement applicable for thevessel ice classnotation according toAppendixNo1 adjacent waters,theHarbourMasteristopublish theIce Restriction Announ Depending ontheforecast ofice situation development intheseaportand ФЗ «Merchant shipping code oftheRussian
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Russian Russian 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 14. 13. 12. cure suchvessel toentertheport. date ofarrivalat CMP, theHarborMaster istoexercise prompt actions topro any vessel bewaiting for the ice breaking service more than14days from the for theperiodofnotless than14 days from thetime ofarrivalatCMP. Should The vessel istobestuffed with sufficient stockof freshwater, provision andfuel be madeby theice-breaker only. The ice-breaking operation around thevessel gotstuckintheice isallowed to nel directed by theice-breaker engagedinice-breaking service. The vessels which are included intotheice convoy are tochangetheVHFchan of theice condition upontheir way. VTS ofpassingthecontrol way point oftherecommended route andtoreport to VTSdirections6. Thevessels proceeding by their own power shall inform the technical characteristics theships may proceed by their own power according With reference totheactualice conditions intheportwatersand thevessels directions. ceed totheWest inthearea Northoffthe axis of Fairway No1according toVTS The vessels leaving theportare towait for theformation ofice convoy topro directions. to entertheportinarea southoffthe axis Fairway No1according toVTS tersburg entrance buoy from theWest are towait for theice convoy formation The ships which arrived by their own power orintheice convoy toSaint Pe The time ofvessel’s arrivalatCMP with section 4ofpresent Guidebaseduponthefollowing criterion: The formation ofice convoys issetupby theHarbourMasterinaccordance ice-breakers notengagedinice-breaking service. individual ice-breaking assistance, which isarranged uponavailability ofthe convoys. Thevessel which isnotcapable toproceed inice convoy may askan The ships are guidedthrough theice by portandliner ice-breakers inice necessary. ice-breaker shall ensure manualmodeofthemain enginecontrol whenever ceeding inice conditions toandoutoftheseaportwheninice convoy with service by therequest oftheship owners (theship’s Captain). All ships pro capable toproceed toCMPby their own power are provided withice-breaking consulting withregional Vessel Traffic Service (VTS).The ships which are not The ships boundtothe seaportare toproceed toCMPby their own power Maritime Register ofShipping. than 15years ofage,withhave anIce Safety Certificate, issued by theRussian not tobeapplied toship’s withgross tonnagemore than30000andnotolder The Ice Restrictions referred toinAppendixNo5ofthepresent Guideare to assisttheships to communicate withtheice breaker. according todirection ofice-breaker’s Captain. Whenever necessary theVTSis Upon arrivalatCMPtheship istocontact by VHFwithice-breaker andact • • • The ice restrictions The priorityorder established by TheGeneral Rules the seaport The submission time of the request for the ship to enter or leave
- - - - - Limitations oficenavigation regime intheEasternpartofGulfFinland gister ofShipping. (Appendix1) The list ofships’ Ice Classisgiven intheclassification oftheRussianMaritime Re Ice situation thickness more than thickness 30-50 cm thickness 15-30 cm thickness 10-15 cm Solid ice cover Solid ice cover Solid ice cover Solid ice cover 50 cm out assistance assistance orwith with icebreakers navigate inice Ships allowed to Ships ofIce Class3 Ships ofIce Class2 Ships ofIce Class1 Ships ofIce Class Arc4 andhigher and higher and higher and higher - assistance only with icebreakers navigate inice Ships allowed to Class 2andIce Class 1andIce Not Ice Class Ships ofIce Ships ofIce Ships ofIce Class 3 Class 2 Class 1 Ships gate inice lowed tonavi Ships notal ships, Ice Class Not Ice Class Not Ice Class Not Ice Class ships, Tows ships, Tows 1, Tows Tows
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Russian Russian www.pasp.ru BIM (Baltic Icebreaking Management).Italsomay befound attheaddress: Ensure thatyour Officers alsostudytheinstructions andthe training DVDissued by • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Before enteringice-covered waters: Captain’s checklist 20 days asminimum. Be sure thatship’s supplies offuel,fresh waterandprovisions are enoughfor Test emergency alarms. Test water pumpsandemergency equipments. speed. Avoid colliding withloose ice floes in high speed,check your open-water Check thatcooling waterisavailable whennavigating inice. Check thatthepropeller iscompletely below thewatersurface. Any neglect inthis respect will causeassistance tobedelayed. sibility thatthey may come intocontact withtheice-breaker’s towing notch. Move theanchorsasternorplace themontodeckifthere iseven aslight pos Test the searchlights inadvance. ice covered. Keep thepilot ladderinasheltered place and,before use,make sure itisnot conditions, are covered by adequatetarpaulins (toprevent icing). Check thatanchorwheelsandotherequipment,which may beused inice water. Check thatthesoundingandair pipes oftheballast tanksare emptied of Check thatthepipes ondeckare drained ofwater. by theicebreakers operating inthearea. Check thatyour VHFradio isoperative, findoutinadvance thechannelused location andnamesoftheicebreakers from your Agentsinadvance. Request themostupdatedice chartavailable, convoy formation point (CFP) Comply withSafety ManagementSystem’s procedures andchecklists. or www.baltice.org - Information oniceoperations bylaws_of_the_sea_port_of_vyborg http://www.pasp.ru/xii._svedeniya_ob_organizacii_plava1 Vyborg: www.pasp.ru/bylaws_of_the_seaport_of_vysotsk http://www.pasp.ru/d/26909/d/law180367_0_20150503_141326_53955.pdf Vysotsk: bylaws_of_the_sea_port_of_primorsk http://www.pasp.ru/xii._svedeniya_ob_organizacii_plava2 Primorsk: http://www.pasp.ru/bylaws_of_the_seaport_of_ust-luga Ust-Luga: bylaws_of_the_seaport_of_the_sea_po http://www.pasp.ru/xii._svedeniya_ob_organizacii_plava St. Petersburg: and Vyborg canbefound from thelinks below: More information regarding theportsofSt.Petersburg, Ust-Luga,Primorsk,Vysots e-mail: Tel. The IceOperations Headquarters –24h(All Russianports) e-mail: fax: Tel. Harbour MasterOffice,Sea Port“Bolshoy portofSt. Petersburg” – icebreaker assistance andwaiting icebreaker obtainable on: icebreaker assistance aswell asinformation aboutvessels positions currently under The information aboutCMP, Icebreaker assistance, ice operations andareas of
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The estonian icebreaking service
Procedure for icebreaking Regulation No. 265 of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications of 23 December 2003 This Regulation is established on the basis of § 50 (1) of the Maritime Safety Act (RT I 2002, 1, 1; 61, 375; 63,387).
1. Scope 1. The Regulation provides for the procedure for icebreaking and communication between port authorities, masters, ship agents and the Maritime Administration during the organisation of icebreaking. 2. The purpose of the Regulation is, in the event waterways become ice covered, to ensure that vessel traffic bound to and from the ports referred to in clause 3(1) of the Regulation is organised in a way that is as safe and effective as pos- sible during icebreaking period.
2. Period of icebreaking The beginning and the end of icebreaking works are established by the Director General of the Maritime Administration proceeding from the ice conditions.
3. Ports serviced by icebreakers 1. Ports that are serviced by state icebreakers are Muuga Harbour, harbours of Tallinn and Kopli Bay, Paldiski North Harbour, Paldiski South Harbour, Kunda Harbour and Sillamäe Harbour. The service area of these ports excludes the port water area. Pärnu Harbour is serviced from the open sea up to a point with coordinates 58°21’,4N and 24°27’,0 E. 2. The port authority may, in concordance with the Maritime Administration, per- form ice-breaking independently using port’s technical and financial resources for that purpose. 3. When organising icebreaking, the port authority shall be guided by the requi- rements established in legislation to ensure safe vessel traffic and inform the Winter Navigation Section of the Maritime Administration (hereinafter Winter Navigation Section) of the process of icebreaking. 4. Organisation of icebreaking
1. Icebreaking shall be organised by the Maritime Administration. 2. The Director General of the Maritime Administration may by his directive con- vene the Ice Information Centre as an advisory body. 3. The directives of the Director General of the Maritime Administration concer- ning the organisation of icebreaking shall be published in “Notices to Mari- ners”, via NAVTEX and on the homepage of the Maritime Administration.
Assistance of winter navigation
5. Restrictions Taking into account the real situation of the existing ice conditions, the Director General of the Estonian Maritime Administration may, during the period of winter navigation, establish restrictions upon the ships which are assisted by icebreaker service, taking into account their ice class, the power of their main engines, or other details if necessary. Likewise, the Director General has the right to stop icebreaker operations in any port, informing about it the owner of the port concerned, the master of the ship concerned, and the ship agent concerned, and ensuring the departure of ships which have finished their operations in port, the real situation of the existing ice conditions permitting.
6. Ordering the service of icebreaker 1. The Winter Navigation Section is operationally responsible for icebreaking service: phone: +372 620 5707 fax: +372 620 5766 e-mail: [email protected]
2. In order to request for icebreaker services through ship’s agent or, in the absence of an agent, through the shipowner, the master of a ship in need of icebreaker shall submit the following information to the Winter Navigation Section at least 12 hours before a planned departure from a port or 24 hours before the arrival at a defined assembly point: 1. date of sending the order; 2. name of the ship; 3. call sign; 4. flag state; 5. length overall (m); 6. breadth of ship (m); 7. maximum draught and draught when navigating in ship convoy (m); 8. depth moulded (m); 9. gross tonnage (GT); 10. main propulsion power (kW) and the number of main engines; 11. speed in normal conditions (ice conditions excluded) (knots); 12. displacement when navigating in convoy; 13. classification society; 14. ice class; 15. dangerous cargo; 16. port of departure; 17. port of destination; 18. date of the arrival at assembly point or departure from port; 19. time of the arrival at assembly point or departure from port; 20. name and signature of ship’s agent of shipowner; 21. contact information on ship’s agent or shipowner. 3. The masters of passenger ships performing regular service in ports serviced by an icebreaker shall submit the order through ship’s agent or, in the absence of the agent, through the shipowner to the Winter Navigation Section at least 12 hours before the need for icebreaking service.
4. Ship’s agent or, in the absence of the agent, the shipowner shall confirm or specify the request for icebreaker assistance at least 4 hours before the time of arrival specified in the order, confirming also the preparedness of tugs and pilots if necessary.
5. In the event the ship is not ready to go to sea by the specified date or a necessary tug or pilot is absent, the Winter Navigation Section may cancel the order. A new order shall be placed in accordance with the requirements set forth in this section.
6. In the event the term of icebreaking assistance is delayed, the Winter Navigation Section shall inform the ship’s agent or, in the absence of the agent, the shipowner at least 3 hours before the term specified in the order about the reasons for delay and a new term if possible.
7. The following order of priority shall be applied to service ships with icebreakers: 1) liners; 2) other ships on the basis of the time of arrival or departure specified in the order and the written confirmation by the harbour master of the port of destination that is serviced by icebreakers. Formation of ship convoy and navigation in convoy 1. Ship convoy (hereinafter convoy) shall be formed at a specified assembly point on the edge of ice or in an anchorage area of a port on the basis of received orders. If necessary, the master of the icebreaker may require the master of a ship to provide additional information on ship or cargo. The order of ships in convoy, as well as the need for towing, shall be specified by the master of the icebreaker. 2. Ships that are recognised as seaworthy by a classification society or the flag administration and have an ice class and propulsion power within the established limits shall be included in a convoy. 3. Ships that need icebreaker assistance to navigate in ice shall wait for the icebreaker at a point specified by the master of the icebreaker and shall not start navigating in ice without the permission from the master of the icebreaker. 4. The coordinates of assembly points shall be broadcast in TALLINN RADIO, via traffic channel TALLINN TRAFFIC and via NAVTEX. 5. The Winter Navigation Section shall provide ship’s agent or, in the absence of the agent, the shipowner with the following information at their request: 1) point of formation of convoy; 2) time of formation of convoy; 3) other relevant information and specifications; 4) additional information in the event the icebreaker is delayed. 6. Instructions and orders for navigation and communication in convoy shall be given by the master of the icebreaker. 7. The masters of ships navigating in convoy shall fulfil the orders from the master of the icebreaker and be ready to work astern without any delay or perform any other manoeuvre. 8. Ships navigating in convoy shall not pass each other without permission from the master of the icebreaker, except in order to avoid direct collision. 9. A ship that is assisted in close-coupled towing or is towed by the icebreaker shall not manoeuvre without permission from the master of the icebreaker. A ship towed by the icebreaker shall be ready to let go of the towing line and work full astern without delay. 10. In the event of a leakage or other damage, the master of a ship navigating in convoy shall immediately inform the master of the icebreaker thereabout. 11. The master of the icebreaker may refuse to assist a ship whose master ignores his orders, and shall inform the master of the ship thereabout. After such an incident, the master of the icebreaker has the right to leave such a ship in a safe place. 8. Ice-bound ships 1. Ships that have become ice-bound when trying to navigate in ice without permission from the master of the icebreaker shall be assisted when possible. 2. In the event of an emergency situation on board such ships, all possible assistance to save lives shall be rendered. Rescuing the ships and cargo shall be treated as property rescue operation.
9. Icebreaking assistance outside icebreakers service area Icebreaker assistance outside the service area of icebreakers (water area between the established assembly points and the port of destination serviced by icebreakers) shall be provided for an additional fee according to the agreement between the Maritime Administration and the shipowner. Average dates for setting Restrictions to navigation 2003/04 2015/16
IA, IB 2000 IA 4000 IA, IB 2000 No Port/Restriction I, II 2000 IA, IB 2000 IA 2000 IA 4000 IA 2000 IA, IB 2000 - I, II 2000 IC, II 3000 2000 (t) IC, II 3000 restrictions Tornio, Kemi, Oulu 21.12. 2.1. 7.1. 19.1. 12.2. 14.2. 26.4. 4.5. 4.5. 11.5. 16.5. Raahe 2.1. 15.1. 17.1. 28.1. 17.2. 18.2. 22.4. 30.4. 14.4. 6.5. 13.5. Kokkola 10.1. 17.1. 24.1. 8.2. 20.2. 25.2. 16.4. 18.4. 20.3. 21.4. 29.4. Pietarsaari 10.1. 17.1. 24.1. 8.2. 20.2. 25.2. 15.4. 18.4. 20.3. 20.4. 28.4. Vaasa 11.1. 18.1. 27.1. 14.2. - - - 11.4. 10.3. 7.4. 22.4. Kaskinen 21.1. 30.1. 12.2. 23.2. - - - 2.4. 24.3.* 16.4. 8.4. Pori 20.1. 19.2. 2.3. 1.3. - - - 25.4. 4.4. * 3.4. 8.4. Rauma 20.1. 19.2. 2.3. 1.3. - - - 18.4. 4.4. * 3.4. 8.4. Uusikaupunki 23.1. 28.2. 2.3. 1.3. - - - 24.3. 4.4. * 3.4. 8.4. Naantali 26.1. 20.2. 1.3. - - - - - 7.4. 2.4. 6.4. Turku 26.1. 20.2. 1.3. - - - - - 7.4. 2.4. 6.4. Hanko 26.1. 20.2. 1.3. - - - - - 3.4.* 15.3. 1.4. Koverhar 26.1. 6.2. 1.3. - - - - - 3.4.* 15.3. 1.4. Inkoo, Kantvik 26.1. 18.2. 24.2. 25.2. - - - 21.3. 29.3. 23.3. 3.4. Helsinki 26.1. 14.2. 24.2. 3.3. - - - 27.3. 3.4. 23.3. 4.4. Sköldvik 30.1. 13.2. 17.2. 28.2. - - - 31.3. 12.3. 25.3. 6.4. Loviisa 16.1. 22.1. 12.2. 24.2. - - - 31.3. 30.3. 17.3. 11.4. Kotka 16.1. 22.1. 12.2. 24.2. - - - 31.3. 30.3. 17.3. 11.4. Hamina 16.1. 22.1. 12.2. 24.2. - - - 31.3. 30.3. 17.3. 11.4.
* IA,IB 1300 / IC,II 2000 In this table Kalajoki is following Raahe's or Kokkola's restrictions Arctia Icebreaking Ltd Swedish Maritime Administration
Icebreaker Call Sign Direct Mobile – GSM phone E-mail Icebreaker Callsign Telephone E-mail Urho OHMS +358 (0) 30 620 7500 +358 (0) 400 219681 [email protected] Ale SBPQ +46 (0) 10 478 6393 [email protected] Sisu OHMW +358 (0) 30 620 7400 +358 (0) 400 219682 [email protected] Atle SBPR +46 (0) 10 478 6373 [email protected] Otso OIRT +358 (0) 30 620 7300 +358 (0) 400 219680 [email protected] Frej SBPT +46 (0) 10 478 6363 [email protected] Kontio OIRV +358 (0) 30 620 7200 +358 (0) 400 592747 [email protected] Ymer SDIA +46 (0) 10 478 6383 [email protected] Voima OHLW +358 (0) 30 620 7650 +358 (0) 400 318156 [email protected] Oden SMLQ +46 (0) 10 478 6353 [email protected] Fennica OJAD +358 (0) 30 620 7700 +358 (0) 400 107157 [email protected] Baltica SJOY +46(0) 10 478 57 00 [email protected] Nordica OJAE +358 (0) 30 620 7800 +358 (0) 400 246551 [email protected] Scandica SKFZ +46(0) 10 478 57 71 [email protected] Polaris OJQT +358 94 245 0459 +358 4687 67900 [email protected] Thetis 5BMW4 +358 400 158 279 [email protected]
All icebreakers listen to VHF Channel 16 and MF 2332 kHz All icebreakers listen to VHF Channel 16 and MF 2332 kHz
Urho 1975 . Sisu 1976 Otso 1986 . Kontio 1986 Oden 1988 Atle, Frej & Ymer 1974-1977
Fennica 1993 . Nordica 1994 Voima 1954/1979
Ale 1973 Thetis 1983
Other partners in icebreaking cooperation: www.baltice.org Polaris 2016
Alfons Håkans AS Finnish Branch Icebreaker Call Sign Mobile – GSM phone E-mail Zeus OJHB +358 400 184 031 [email protected]
Zeus suomeksi på svenska in english
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Utgivare: Trafikverket Postadress: PB 33, 00521 Helsingfors
Publisher: Finnish Transport Agency Address: P.O. Box 33, FIN-00521 Helsinki
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