2010-02-26 TRAFFIC RES TRAFFIC

RESTRICTIONS TO NAVIGATION

SWEDEN KARLSBORG – SKELLEFTEHAMN: minimum 4000 dwt and ice class 1A HOLMSUND – ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, ÅNGERMANÄLVEN: minimum 2000 dwt ice class 1A HÄRNÖSAND – SUNDSVALL: 2000dwt, ice class 1A. STOCKA – SKUTSKÄR: minimum 2000 dwt and ice class 1B HARGSHAMN – HALLSTAVIK: minimum 1300 dwt and ice class 1C, or mini- mum 2000 dwt and ice class 2 LAKE MÄLAREN: minimum 1300 dwt and ice class 1B or minimum 2000 dwt and ice class 1C STOCKHOLM – KALMAR: minimum 1300 dwt and ice class 1C, or minimum 2000 dwt and ice class 2 GÖTA RIVER, TROLLHÄTTE CANAL, LAKE VÄNERN: minimum 1300 dwt and ice class 1B or minimum 2000 dwt and ice class 1C

Alterations valid from February 27: HOLMSUND: minimum 3000 dwt and ice class 1A HUDIKSVALL – SKUTSKÄR: minimum 2000 dwt and ice class 1A

TRICTIONS HARGSHAMN, HALLSTAVIK, GRISSLEHAMN: minimum 2000 dwt and ice class 1C

THE QUARK, WESTERN PART: Transit traffic prohibited ÖREGRUNDSGREPEN and KALMARSUND: Transit traffic not advisable Coastal from STRÖMSTAD to BERGKVARA: Traffic for low powered vessels not advisable

FREJ assists in northern Bay of Bothnia ATLE assists in The Quark YMER assist in northern Sea of Bothnia BALDER VIKING assists in southern Sea of Bothnia TOR VIKING and VIDAR VIKING assists in southern Sea of Bothnia and Ålands Sea

BALTICA assists in northern Kalmarsund ALE, SCANDICA and tug DYNAN assist in Lake Vänern and Göta River

FINLAND TORNIO, KEMI, , RAAHE: minimum 4000 dwt and ice class 1A KOKKOLA, PIETARSAARI: minimum 3000 dwt and ice class 1A VAASA, KASKINEN: minimum 2000 dwt and ice class 1A PORI, RAUMA, UUSIKAUPUNKI : minimum 2000 dwt and ice class 1B TURKU, NAANTALI, HANKO, KOVERHAR: minimum 2000 dwt ice class 1B, or minimum 3000 dwt ice class 1C

SMHI Ice Service E-mail [email protected] Phone +46 (0) 11 495 85 33 Fax +46 (0) 11 495 80 53

INKOO, KANTVIK, , PORVOO: minimum 2000 dwt and ice class 1A LOVIISA, KOTKA and HAMINA: minimum 2000 dwt and iceclass 1A

Alterations valid from March 1: KOKKOLA, PIETARSAARI: minimum 4000 dwt and ice class 1A

Minimum load and discharge, valid from March 1 : TORNIO, KEMI, OULU, RAAHE, KOKKOLA, PIETARSAARI: 2000 ton

KONTIO and OTSO assist in northern Bay of Bothnia URHO assists in central Bay of Bothnia, FENNICA in southern Bay of Bothnia ZEUS assists in southern Sea of Bothnia and in , VOIMA and NORDICA assist in Gulf of

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VESSELS NOT SUITABLE FOR WINTER NAVIGATION, RIVER VESSELS AND TUGS WITH BARGE CAN NOT EXPECT GOVERNMENTAL ICE- BREAKER ASSISTANCE.

VESSELS BOUND FOR PORTS SUBJECT TO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS IN SHALL, WHEN PASSING GOTSKA SANDÖN, 58-25N 19-10E, REPORT TO ICEINFO ON VHF CHANNEL 65.

ARRIVAL REPORT IS TO BE MADE TO ICEINFO, ON VHF CHANNEL 16, WHEN THE SHIP IS WELL MOORED, INCLUDING SHIP’S NAME, ETD AND NEXT PORT OF DESTINATION. DEPARTURE REPORT IS TO BE MADE TO ICEINFO , ON VHF CHANNEL 16, LATEST 6 HOURS BEFORE DEPARTURE.

SMHI Ice Service E-mail [email protected] Phone +46 (0) 11 495 85 33 Fax +46 (0) 11 495 80 53