The International Conference on Ice Class Vessels

4-5 July 2012, London, UK  Registration Now Open

Conference Overview

Recent years have seen a large increase in the number of vessels operating in polar and low temperature environments. This includes a broad range of vessel type; tankers, bulkcarries, LNG, container ships, multi-purpose ships, cruise ships and offshore support vessels.  Compliance with just the basic ice class rules and regulations may not be sufficient for safe and effective ship operation in these environments.

There are vast oil and gas resources around Siberia in the Barents and Kara sea as well as in the Alaskan Chukchi Sea. The receding ice in the Northern Sea Route and North West Passage offers new marine transportation options between the two major oceans and Europe, North America and Asia.

Vessels of any kind operating in ice-infested waters and low temperatures are exposed to a number of unique demands. Operation in first- and multi-year ice adds uncommon loads and forces to hull, propulsion system and appendages and calls for suitable built. Extremely low temperatures, bad weather and low visibility affect the ship and the crew in a multitude of ways, including materials, machinery, operational process and human factors.

Conference Content

RINA invites classifications societies, shipyards, operators, surveyors and designers and those with an interest in the full of possibilities operation in ice, to submit papers on:

• ICE / Polar Classification
• Structural design and equipment selection
• Materials, welding and coatings
• Propulsion and machinery systems
• Cargo & ship systems adaptation
• Ice accretion and de-icing arrangements
• Winterization
• Safety & environmental systems consideration
• Crew consideration / human factors
• Rescue and evacuation in remote and extreme conditions
• New Arctic shipping routes

Conference Program and Registration Form

Please click here to download the provisional Ice Class Vessels Conference Programme and Registration Form. Alternatively, click here for ONLINE DELEGATE REGISTRATION to this conference.

Register by 28 February and save money - Early Bird Registration fees (Inc VAT)

Polar Ship Operations Book

Delegates will be able to purchase at the conference a copy of the The Nautical Institute's new Polar Ship Operations publication at a special price of £18, which is a discount of 40% of the normal price of £30. This publication aimed at providing a comprehensive easy reference book for seafarers, shipowners and others who are planning to operate in that extreme environment. Click on the link for more details on the Polar Ship Operation publication.

Conference Venue

 The conference will be held at RINA Head Quarters; 10 Upper Belgrave Street, London, SW1X 8BQ

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Accommodation

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Sponsors and Exhibitors

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects enjoys a world-wide reputation for the outstanding quality of its international conferences, attracting speakers and delegates who are the acknowledged leaders in their fields.

A number of cost effective opportunities are available including various sponsorship packages, exhibition space and literature distribution.

If you would like to find out more about the promotional opportunities available or for any further information please contact the conference department on Tel: +(0) 20 7235 4622, Email:

Continual Professional Development

Attendance at the Ice Class Ships Conference qualifies as Continuing Professional Development.  Delegates in attendance will receive a CPD certificate.

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