Evaluation of the Polar Code in different environments and for different maritime activities in the two polar regions

• Main Authors: Karahalil, Meric, Ozsoy, Burcu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2020
• Subjects: Oceans; Shipping; Governmental; Arctic; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Polar Science; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2733/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2733/1/A202004001.pdf

Because of the decrease in sea ice coverage, maritime activities in the polar regions have increased steadily over the years and several issues related to maritime activities have arisen. It is essential to understand these challenges because they could have serious political, environmental, and economic consequences. Although there are significant geographical and legal differences and differences in the types of activities between the Arctic and the Antarctic, a single International Maritime Organization Polar Code covers both regions. In this analysis, changes in polar regions are introduced, and the differences between the Arctic and Antarctic are discussed. The differences in maritime activities in the two polar regions are then discussed, and the Polar Code is evaluated in terms of these differences.