1-WHY DO SHIPS HAVE ICE CLASS? To permit the safe operation of ships in ice-covered sea areas Visit: Shipbuilding Knowledge A-Z for more free topics on shipbuilding 2-WHO REQUIRE ICE CLASS QUALIFICATION? Coastal states with seasonal or year-round ice-covered oceans and seas Specific oceans and sea areas in the context of current and earlier commercial shipping developments for ice operation as well as applicable ice classes: BALTIC SEA: Bay and Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Finland – Finnish-Swedish Ice Class Rules (FSICR) Gulf of Finland (Russia territorial waters) – Russian Maritime Register (RMR) Ice Class Rules ARCTIC OCEAN: Barents, Kara, … Continue reading SHIP ICE CLASS