Sailing in ice conditions

Sailing in Ice Conditions

Icebreaker, Kronshtadt

Ice conditions can be set by the instructor in any sailing area included in the simulator. The Ice Navigation module developed jointly with the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute allows training in the crew procedures used when:

• mooring to Single Point Mooring (SPM);
• proceeding in broken ice;
• proceeding along the solid ice edge, bumping against the edge;
• proceeding in open pack ice, in ice holes and in patches of ice-free water;
• following the icebreaker (training in watch service procedures for maintaining the place in the convoy, maintaining communication between the ship, icebreaker and other ships in convoy);
• proceeding along the channel in a convoy;
• using radar information while sailing in ice conditions;
• using the ice chart in the ECDIS.

Sunrise reflection on the ice surface

Crude oil tanker mooring to SPM

Convoy

Instructor screen

The accurate modelling of the ship-ice interaction (such as hydrodynamic interaction with the ice surface, especially within the ice field; hull friction with the edge of the ice field, and bumping into the ice field), high quality visualization of various ice surface types, nocturnal conditions, visibility effects and reflections, ensure the maximum realism and training efficiency.

Current ice pressure on the vessel hull and its change history are shown on the Ice Load Monitor which allows critical pressure value to be defined and provides an alarm when it is exceeded.