The main objective of the project is to define and study the factors affecting merchant ship ice navigation capability and efficiency on the basis of full scale observations. Observers are sent onboard to do notes on ice conditions, speed and power, ice navigation practices, icebreaker assistance, etc. This way a data base can be obtained for further analysis on the affecting factors.
Performance of Ice-Navigating Ships in the Northern Baltic in Winter 1993
1993
148 pages
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English