------------------------- Anslutna organisasjoner -------------------------- Det Norske Maskinistforbund / Norge - Finlands Maskinbefälsförbund / Finland Maskinmeistarafelagið / Færøerne - Maskinmestrenes Forening / Danmark Sjöbefälsföreningen / Sverige - VM - felag velstjora og málmtaeknimanna / Island Improved communication • All Polar Code publications should be in clear and concise language. • Data from successful voyages in the Arctic should be collected and shared for lessons learned and training purposes. • Improved and harmonized communications systems are needed. Improved education • Increased shipping in the Arctic means there will be more navigators without Arctic experience sailing in Arctic waters. Maintaining mandatory training is therefore crucial, and all navigators in Arctic waters should receive courses in ice navigation. • Requirements for ice navigations courses should be higher with a focus on specific competencies, but also on independent thinking and risk assessment. Practical training should be weighed over PowerPoint presentations and course requirements should be specific enough to ensure consistent teaching regardless of country and course provider. • Experience and ability to read the situation and act accordingly is one of the most important parameters for safety in Arctic shipping. It should be considered to introduce requirements for mariners with no Arctic experience to join crews with Arctic experience in order to ensure practical training. It could also be considered to introduce graduated ice certificates so that mariners with sufficient practical experience are allowed to sail outside surveyed routes while those with only theoretical experience are not. Nordiska Maskinbefälsfederationen Nordic Engineer officers’ federation +47 24 14 83 70 post@dnmf.no www.nmfnordic.com
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