Limitations of Navigation by the FSCIR Ice Class A1 Ship in Polar Waters

The FSCIR A1 ice class ships are designed to navigate in non-Arctic waters, but they may operate in polar waters under specified ice conditions. This work took into consideration speed and ice conditions limiting movement of the ship in ice during independent voyage and with icebreaker escort. Same time, the safety of the ship was analysed, taking into account the ship's draft, so that the restrictions resulting from the width of the hull ice strengthening belt and the possibility of damage to the propeller were met.

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TransNav the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
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2026-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.12716/1001.20.01.04
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Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
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Limitations of Navigation by the FSCIR Ice Class A1 Ship in Polar Waters

Tadeusz Pastusiak
TransNav the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
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Limitations of Navigation by the FSCIR Ice Class A1 Ship in Polar Waters

Tadeusz Pastusiak
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Abstract

The FSCIR A1 ice class ships are designed to navigate in non-Arctic waters, but they may operate in polar waters under specified ice conditions. This work took into consideration speed and ice conditions limiting movement of the ship in ice during independent voyage and with icebreaker escort. Same time, the safety of the ship was analysed, taking into account the ship's draft, so that the restrictions resulting from the width of the hull ice strengthening belt and the possibility of damage to the propeller were met.

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