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[email protected] TABLE OF CONTENT ICE GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ANNEX 1 - CATEGORIES OF SHIPS OPERATING IN POLAR WATERS ........................................................................................................... 71 ANNEX 2 - IACS POLAR CLASS DESCRIPTIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 73 ANNEX 3 - FINNISH SWEDISH ICE-CLASS RULES ........................................................................................................................................... 77 ANNEX 4 - MAPS OF THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC REGIONS (WORD ATLAS AND NSIDC) ...................................................................... 81 ___________________ The following documents have been used in the compilation of terms and information: Polar Code Latest version: MSC 94/21/Add.1, annex 6 (Resolution MSC.385(94)) Guidelines for ships operating in polar water 2010 Edition Guidelines for ballast water exchange in the Antarctic Treaty area MEPC 56/23, annex 4 Other instruments The Antarctic Treaty Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty IACS Unified Requirements for Polar Class Ships Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Annex VI to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty - Liability Arising From Environmental Emergencies (ENGLISH, FRENCH and SPANISH) The following termbases and glossaries have been consulted (among others): METEOTERM, WMO SEA-ICE NOMENCLATURE, UNTERM PORTAL DISCLAIMER The information provided in this Glossary is provided "as is", without representations or warranties of any kind, either express or implied, in particular as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information provided. IMO is not responsible for the content of third-party web sites and the information in this Glossary does not imply any expression or opinion or judgement by IMO, nor should it be construed as an endorsement or recommendation on the part of IMO. 2 ICE GLOSSARY ARABIC IMOTerm CHINESE OTHER INFORMATION ENGLISH TERM FRENCH TERM SPANISH TERM Record (including definitions, references, source, and Number hyperlinks, etc.) RUSSIAN Text of Agreement in English 14807 اتفاق حفظ الدببة القطبية Agreement on Accord relatif à la Acuerdo sobre la Conservation of Polar conservation des conservación de los Bears ours blancs osos polares Соглашение о сохранении белых медведей Submerged ice found attached to underwater 14224 جليد المخطاف ؛ جليد القاع ؛ جليد َالغمر ؛ جليد anchor ice glace de fond hielo de fondo objects (such as the channel bed and aquatic ﻻصق ؛ جليد راسخ ground ice vegetation). донный лед (International Glossary of Hydrology, WMO/UNESCO, 1992) The Secretariat of the Antarctic and Southern 27788 تحالف أنتاركتيكا والمحيط الجنوبي Antarctic and Southern Association Coalición del Océano Ocean Coalition Antarctique et océan Antártico y Austral Ocean Coalition (ASOC), which includes over Austral 南极和南 大洋 联合会 100 environmental organizations around the ASOC ASOC world, is based in Washington, DC. коалиция Антарктики и Южного океана Website: http://www.asil.org/ The Antarctic area means the sea area south of 30092 المنطقة القطبية الجنوبية Antarctic area zone de l’Antarctique zona del Antártico latitude 60º S 南极地区 MARPOL, Chapter I, Regulation 1.11.7 район Антарктики A type of water in the seas surrounding 30093 مياه قاع المنطقة القطبية الجنوبية Antarctic bottomwater eaux antarctiques de agua de fondo fond antártica Antarctica with temperatures ranging from 0 to 南极底层水 -0.8°C, salinities from 34.6 to 34.7 PSU, and a density near 27.88. This is the densest water in Антарктические придонные воды the free ocean. METEOTERM 3 ARABIC IMOTerm CHINESE OTHER INFORMATION ENGLISH TERM FRENCH TERM SPANISH TERM Record (including definitions, references, source, and Number hyperlinks, etc.) RUSSIAN UNTERM 23466 الدائرة القطبية الجنوبية Antarctic Circle cercle (polaire) círculo polar antarctique antártico 南极圈 Южный полярный круг A deep eastward flowing current that encircles 20799 التيار حول القطب الجنوبي Antarctic Circumpolar courant Corriente Current circumpolaire Circumpolar the continent of Antarctica. As such, the ACC is antarctique Antártica 南极绕极流 the world's only current that completely ACC encircles the globe. Referred to as the "West Антарктическое циркумполярное Wind Drift" in the early years of navigation. течения UNTERM 4 ARABIC IMOTerm CHINESE OTHER INFORMATION ENGLISH TERM FRENCH TERM SPANISH TERM Record (including definitions, references, source, and Number hyperlinks, etc.) RUSSIAN The most important barrier for the Antarctic is 9117 الجبھة القطبية الجنوبية Antarctic Convergence convergence convergencia antarctique antártica the Antarctic Convergence (often termed the Polar Front"), the major oceanographic and" التقارب القطبي الجنوبي Antarctic Polar Front front polaire Frente Polar biogeographic boundary that separates the APF antarctique Antártico 南极锋； 南极 辐合带 Antarctic environment from that of the rest of the world. This has an average position at about полярный фронт 50-55°S. A second major oceanographic feature is the Antarctic Divergence, close to Antarctica at about 65°S. (Source: UNEP) UNEP Report Antarctic Divergence divergence divergencia antártica антарктическая дивергенция 29596 A major oceanographic feature of Antarctica is antarctique the Antarctic Divergence, close to Antarctica at about 65°S. However, the most important barrier for the Antarctic is the Antarctic Convergence (often termed the "Polar Front"), the major oceanographic and biogeographic boundary that separates the Antarctic environment from that of the rest of the world, and which has an average position at about 50-55°S. UNEP Webpage 5 ARABIC IMOTerm CHINESE OTHER INFORMATION ENGLISH TERM FRENCH TERM SPANISH TERM Record (including definitions, references, source, and Number hyperlinks, etc.) RUSSIAN The Antarctic ozone hole is an area of the 29576 فجوة اﻷوزون في القطب الجنوبي Antarctic ozone hole trou d'ozone agujero en la capa antarctique de ozono de la Antarctic stratosphere in which the recent (since about 1975) ozone levels have dropped to as الفجوة الجنوبية Southern hole Antártida trou d'ozone austral low as 33% of their pre-1975 values. The ozone agujero en la Антарктическая озоновая дыра hole occurs during the Antarctic spring, from ozonosfera de la September to early December, as strong Antártida westerly wind start to circulate around the continent and create an atmospheric container. In this container over 50% of the lower stratospheric ozone is destroyed. (Source: NASA) Antarctic Polar Frontal zone du front polaire zona del frente polar MEPC 56/23, annex 4 Zone de l'Antarctique antártico The Antarctic Treaty was signed in Washington 321 معاھدة القارة القطبية الجنوبية Antarctic Treaty Traité sur Tratado Antártico l'Antarctique on 1 December 1959. The total number of 南极条约 Parties to the Treaty stands at 48. Договор об Антарктике AT Webpage The provisions of the Antarctic Treaty apply to 29263 المنطقة التي تشملھا معاھدة القطب الجنوبي Antarctic Treaty Area zone du Traité sur Zona del Tratado l'Antarctique Antártico the area south of 60° South Latitude. (Antarctic район действия Договора об Treaty, Article VI, Geographical coverage). Антарктике 6 ARABIC IMOTerm CHINESE OTHER INFORMATION ENGLISH TERM FRENCH TERM SPANISH TERM Record (including definitions, references, source, and Number hyperlinks, etc.) RUSSIAN The Antarctic Treaty System comprises the 27397 نظام معاھدة القطب الجنوبي Antarctic Treaty Système du Traité Sistema del Tratado System sur l'Antarctique Antártico Antarctic Treaty itself and the following related Система Договора об Антарктике agreements: ATS Régime du Traité sur - Protocol on Environmental Protection to the l'Antarctique Antarctic Treaty (Madrid, 1991) - Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS, London, 1972) - Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR, Canberra, 1980) Antarctic waters means those waters which are 29445 مياه قطبية جنوبية Antarctic waters eaux antarctiques aguas antárticas south of 60° S. 南极水域 антарктические воды BAS Webpage 29599 القارة القطبية الجنوبية Antarctica Antarctique (l') Antártida Антарктика World Atlas Webpage Антарктида Mass of air in the Arctic regions, very cold in the 30097 ھواء المنطقة القطبية الشمالية Arctic air