ICE ACADEMY

Professional training in ice navigation

Pack ice in Northern Svalbard

SAILING IN POLAR WATERS

Training and consulting services
for seafarers and shipping companies.

2 years after the creation of the Latitude Blanche shipping company, its Ice Academy was opened in 2018.

As a specialist in polar water navigation, we offer training and consulting services to seafarers and shipping companies.

These trainings are not part of the STCW basic training and aim to put our expertise to work for you to develop your projects or to deepen your knowledge on specific points.

Our trainers have solid experience in several areas related to navigation in polar waters and ship operations in polar waters.

Fields of expertise

non-exhaustive list

Icebreaker assistance
viewpoint of icebreaker and/or assisted vessels
Preparing a ship and its crew for low temperatures and ice conditions
in relation to a specific area
Design of an ice-classified ship
preparation of technical specifications
Ice management
ice landscape analyses and planning of large and small scale travel
Maneuvring in ice
all types of vessels combined
Navigation in the Antarctic Peninsula and regulatory preparation
Winter navigation in the Baltic Sea and regulatory preparation
Navigation in the Svalbard Archipelago and regulatory preparation
Compliance of a ship with the Polar Code
study and/or follow-up processing of the file

Feel free to download our training manual based on the basic and advanced STCW internship programs for vessels operating in polar waters

The purpose of this manual is to collect the basics of ice navigation and to serve as a practical guide on board your ships.

DOWNLOAD THE WHITE PAPER

Sharing knowledge allows us to increase safety at sea.

ICE ACADEMY

SAILING IN POLAR WATERS

Fields of expertise

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