SAFETY FIRST: PURPOSE BUILT FOR THE POLAR CODE
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The SeaXplorer is purpose-built to comply with the International Maritime Organization’s Polar Code, in force since January 2017 for all new build and existing vessels entering Arctic and Antarctic waters.
The regulations are applicable (in general) above 60° north and below 60° south (see illustration). Your Yacht Manager will need to apply for a Polar Code certificate through a classification society.
The certificate has three categories: A, B and C, referring to different hazard levels – from all-season, 5-metre thick multi-year ice coverage to open water summer conditions away from the ice.
The SeaXplorer (DAMEN) is the world’s first private expedition yacht engineered to comply with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Polar Code category B with heavy ice Polar Class reinforcement.
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