Ice Academy
Navigating polar waters
Training and consulting services for seafarers and shipping companies operating vessels in polar waters.
- STCW
- Polar waters certificates
- Polar Code
- IMO regulations
- Ice management
- Ice reading
Our expertise
The first French ship operator
certified for polar navigation training
With more than twenty years in Arctic and Antarctic ice, Latitude Blanche has built unique expertise in polar navigation.
Today we pass it on to seafarers and shipping companies through training courses and consulting assignments dedicated to operating safely in icy waters.
“The first French ship operator certified for polar navigation training”
Mer et Marine
Who is it for?
Training designed for
those who sail through ice
Our training and consulting services are aimed at all professionals involved in operating ships in polar regions.
- Officers and crewsof ships operating in the Arctic or Antarctic
- Shipping companies and shipownerslooking to make their polar operations safer
- Agencies, charterersand expedition organizers
- Training organizationslooking to add an ice module
Our know-how
Our areas
of expertise
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- Icebreaker assistanceIcebreaker assistance
From the point of view of the icebreaker or of the ships it escorts.
- Preparing a ship and her crewPreparing a ship and her crew
For low temperatures and ice, depending on the area of operation.
- Designing an ice-class shipDesigning an ice-class ship
Drafting the specifications.
- Ice managementIce management
Reading an icescape and planning the voyage on both a large and a small scale.
- Maneuvering in iceManeuvering in ice
All types of ships.
- Antarctic PeninsulaAntarctic Peninsula
Navigation and regulatory preparation.
- The Baltic Sea in winterThe Baltic Sea in winter
Winter navigation and regulatory preparation.
- Svalbard archipelagoSvalbard archipelago
Navigation and regulatory preparation.
- Polar Code compliancePolar Code compliance
Assessment and follow-up of your case.
Latitude Blanche · Ice AcademyWhite paper
on polar navigationSTCW · polar waters
Our white paper
on polar navigationSTCW · polar waters
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Our white paper
on polar navigation
Our training manual, based on the STCW basic and advanced training programs for ships operating in polar waters, brings together the essentials of ice navigation and serves as a practical guide on board your ships.
Sharing knowledge helps us make the seas safer.
Download the white paperIce Academy
A question about our
polar training?
Our team works with you to build the training or consulting program best suited to your ships and crews.
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Latitude Blanche, the seafaring side
A 55 m ship with an ice-strengthened hull, repowered in 2024.A French shipping company, born of a passion for the polar regions.Deck, engine, hospitality and galley: seafaring careers under the French flag.
