Maritime Shipping in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Safety Must Be Reflected in the State’s Transport Policy
The opening of the Arctic Sea routes ushers in many opportunities due to the melting of the Arctic Sea ice. The International Maritime Organization has introduced the Polar Code for shipping and training of seafarers. Follow up by regulatory authorities of incidents along with the Northern Sea Route...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e9eb31e78b41436587b13fdfee21bc21 2023-06-11T04:08:03+02:00 Maritime Shipping in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Safety Must Be Reflected in the State’s Transport Policy Jawahar V. Bhagwat 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2023.50.109 https://doaj.org/article/e9eb31e78b41436587b13fdfee21bc21 EN RU eng rus Northern Arctic Federal University http://arcticandnorth.ru/en/article_index_years.php?ELEMENT_ID=378631 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-2698 doi:10.37482/issn2221-2698.2023.50.109 2221-2698 https://doaj.org/article/e9eb31e78b41436587b13fdfee21bc21 Арктика и Север, Vol 50, Iss 50, Pp 89-102 (2023) transport policy arctic shipping northern sea route maritime safety search and rescue polar code Social Sciences H article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2023.50.109 2023-05-07T00:35:14Z The opening of the Arctic Sea routes ushers in many opportunities due to the melting of the Arctic Sea ice. The International Maritime Organization has introduced the Polar Code for shipping and training of seafarers. Follow up by regulatory authorities of incidents along with the Northern Sea Route and in-creasing ship casualties in the Arctic region have been analyzed, including the adequacy of existing regula-tions. The author’s opinion is that the inadequate oversight mechanism brings out a need for governments of the Arctic, especially in Russia, to examine the adequacy of measures undertaken, including regulation to implement the Polar code, associated infrastructure in the Arctic for safe navigation and the current state of search and rescue. The challenges in implementing the Polar Code and the necessity for independent maritime regulatory authorities and sharing information relating to the analysis of incidents are discussed. The practical significance of the article is in its use by policymakers and researchers working on transport policy and safety of Arctic navigation, and also for educational use at universities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northern Sea Route Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic and North 50 109 126 |
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The opening of the Arctic Sea routes ushers in many opportunities due to the melting of the Arctic Sea ice. The International Maritime Organization has introduced the Polar Code for shipping and training of seafarers. Follow up by regulatory authorities of incidents along with the Northern Sea Route and in-creasing ship casualties in the Arctic region have been analyzed, including the adequacy of existing regula-tions. The author’s opinion is that the inadequate oversight mechanism brings out a need for governments of the Arctic, especially in Russia, to examine the adequacy of measures undertaken, including regulation to implement the Polar code, associated infrastructure in the Arctic for safe navigation and the current state of search and rescue. The challenges in implementing the Polar Code and the necessity for independent maritime regulatory authorities and sharing information relating to the analysis of incidents are discussed. The practical significance of the article is in its use by policymakers and researchers working on transport policy and safety of Arctic navigation, and also for educational use at universities. |
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Maritime Shipping in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Safety Must Be Reflected in the State’s Transport Policy |
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Maritime Shipping in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Safety Must Be Reflected in the State’s Transport Policy |
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