IMO and The Nautical Institute are jointly organizing the Polar Maritime Seminar. The Seminar will provide an update on Polar shipping developments, including vessel activity trends, regulations and governance.
Date: 31 October to 1 November 2022
Location: in-person event at IMO Headquarters in London
Registration: please register by 21 October 2022 using the following link: Registration form
Presentations will address trends in Arctic and Antarctic vessel activities, regulatory developments, Arctic Indigenous Community, developments in Polar ship design and construction, ice limitation methodology, underwater noise from ships, search and rescue, training and education, safe Polar navigation, fishing vessel safety, voyage planning, and insurers and inspections in the Polar regions.
Monday 31 October 10.00 – 11.00
Panel 1: Trends in Arctic and Antarctic Vessel Activity
Moderator: Mr. Drummond Fraser, Marine Safety Policy Advisor,
Transport Canada
1 Prof. Jackie Dawson, University of Ottawa, Canada
2
Ms. Lisa E. Kelley, Deputy Executive Director / Director of Operations and
Government Affairs, International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators
(IAATO)
3 Capt. Matthew Neill, Master of RRS Sir David Attenborough
11.30 – 12.15
Panel 2: Polar Regions Regulatory Developments
Moderator: Mr. Peter Oppenheimer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, USA
1 Mr. Sascha Pristrom, Polar Code Implementation Officer, IMO
2 Mrs. Patricia Ortúzar, Director, National Antarctic Programme, Argentina
12.15 – 13.00
Panel 3: The Arctic Indigenous Community: Update
Moderator: Mr. Duncan Depledge, Loughborough University, UK
1 Ms. Lisa Koperqualuk, President, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Canada
2 Mr. Kuupik Kleist, President, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Greenland
14.00 – 15.00
Panel 4: Developments in Polar Ship Design and Construction
Moderator: Mr. Rob Hindley, Head of Machinery & Structures, Aker Arctic
1
Ship Design Developments in the Polar Regions
Mr. Rob Hindley, Head of Machinery & Structures, Aker Arctic
2
Development of Future Fuels
Mr. Jon-Arve Røyset, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Coastal
Administration
3
Environmental Regulatory Developments at IMO
Mr. Loukas Kontogiannis, Technical Officer, Marine Environment
Division, IMO
15.00 – 15.45
Panel 5: Ice Limitation Methodology: POLARIS Review
Moderator: Mr. Michael Kingston, IMO Consultant
1
POLARIS Update
Mr. James Bond, Director, Polar Research and Ice Class Ships, American
Bureau of Shipping
2
POLARIS Update
Mr. Rob Hindley, Head of Machinery & Structures, Aker Arctic
16.15 – 17.00
Panel 6: Underwater Noise from Ships
Moderator: Mr. Sascha Pristrom, Polar Code Implementation Officer, IMO
1
Review of the 2014 IMO Guidelines for the Reduction of Underwater
Noise from Commercial Shipping to Address Adverse Impacts on
Marine Life
Ms. Michelle Sanders, Alternate Representative of Canada to IMO
2
Underwater Noise in the Arctic
Ms. Melanie Lancaster, Senior Specialist, World Wildlife Fund Arctic
Programme
1 November
09.20 – 10.15
Panel 7: Search and Rescue
Moderator: Mr. Ian Lancaster, Principal Advisor International, Maritime New
Zealand
1
Search and Rescue in the Antarctic
Ms. Barbara Hickey, Principal Advisor International, Maritime New Zealand
2
Search and Rescue in the Arctic
Mr. Knut Espen Solberg, Project Manager, Norwegian Space Agency
3
Lessons Learned from Arctic Search and Rescue Exercises
Mr. Benjamin Strong, Director, Amver Maritime Relations, United States
Coast Guard
10.15 – 11.15
Panel 8: Training and Education
Moderator: Mr. John Lloyd, Chief Executive, The Nautical Institute
1 Capt. Duke Snider (CEO Martech Polar)
2
Mr. Jarkko Toivola, Chief Maritime Specialist, Director, Waterways, Head of
Maritime Unit, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
3 Mr. Milton Baron-Perico, Technical Officer, Maritime Safety Division, IMO
11.45-12.45
Panel 9: Support Related to Safe Polar Navigation
Moderator: Mr. Peter Oppenheimer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (USA)
1
Ms. Pia Dahl Højgaard, Danish Hydrographic Commission, Arctic Regional
Hydrographic Commission (ARHC)
2
Mr. Keld Qvistgaard, Senior Ice Advisor, Greenland Ice Service – Danish
Meteorological Institute / Operations, International Ice Charting Working
Group (IICWG)
3
Dr. Sarah Grimes, Head, Marine Services Division Services Department
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Mr. David Wyatt, Maritime Specialist/Advisor, Marine Services Division,
Services Department, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
13.45 – 14.45
Panel 10: Fishing Vessel Safety
Moderator: Mr. Michael Kingston, Consultant, IMO
1 Mr. Cagri Kucukyildiz, Technical Officer, Maritime Safety Division, IMO
2 Mr. Ari Guðmundsson, Consultant, Pew Charitable Trusts (PEW)
3
Mr. Víctor Jiménez Fernández, Counsellor for Transport – Alternate
Permanent Representative of Spain to IMO (tbc)
4
Mr. Sverrir Konráðsson, Maritime Specialist, Icelandic Transport Authority
(ICETRA)
14.45 – 15.30
Panel 11: Voyage Planning
Moderator: Mr. Drummond Fraser, Marine Safety Policy Advisor, Transport Canada
1
Mr. James Bond, Director, Polar Research and Ice Class Ships, American
Bureau of Shipping
2 Dr. Sian Prior, Consultant, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
16.00 – 16.45
Panel 12: Insurers and Inspections in the Polar Regions
Moderator: Mr. Michael Kingston, Consultant, IMO
1
Representative of Lloyd’s Market Association’s Joint Hull Committee’s
Navigational Limits Sub-Committee
2
Mr. Martin John, Head of Survey, Certification and Manning, Danish
Maritime Authority.
