Polar Class
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Polar Class refers to the ice class assigned to a ship by a classification society based on the Unified Requirements for Polar Class Ships developed by the International Association of Classification
The 2012-built South African polar research vessel S. A. Agulhas II is one of the few vessels rated PC 5 or higher.
The 2020-built SH Minerva is a small expedition cruise ship with Polar Class 5 rating.
The Finnish LNG-powered icebreaker Polaris, built in 2016, is rated Polar Class 4 with an additional notation "Icebreaker(+)" denoting additional strengthening.
The Polar Class 3 icebreaking research vessel Kronprins Haakon is operated by the Norwegian Polar Institute.
Ice class
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Ice class refers to a notation assigned by a classification society or a national authority to denote the additional level of strengthening as well as other arrangements that enable a ship to navigate
Polar Class
…Polar Class (PC) refers to the ice class assigned to a ship by a classification society based on the Unified Requirements for Polar Class Ships developed by the International Association of…
MS Viking XPRS, a ship in Finnish–Swedish ice class 1A Super, in Helsinki harbour during wintertime
Product tanker Ternvik escorted to the port of Oulu by the Finnish icebreaker Sisu. During the winter months, ships calling Finnish or Swedish ports are given icebreaker escort based on their Finnish–Swedish ice class and traffic restrictions.
Russian nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy, class Icebreaker9