Obligations on sighting ice

 

Under regulation 31 of chapter V of SOLAS-74, master who meets dangerous ice is bound to inform about this to ships near the vicinity and the authorities.

 

As per regulation 32, an ice danger message is to be transmitted. It should contain:

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The kind of ice observed

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The position of ice when last observed

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The time and UT when the ice last observed.

 

 

 

Updated: September 17, 2007