The first vessel to comply with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Polar Code, as approved by DNV GL, will host an advanced ice navigation system to ensure safe passage through challenging conditions in the Polar regions.
The Magne Viking will feature the sigma S6 Ice Navigator system. This system enables vessels operating in ice to differentiate between open water, ice pans, open water leads in ice fields and the ice ridges that impact operations in ice zones. Its high resolution image processing provides enhanced ice imaging, leading to superior detection and tracking.
In open water the sigma S6 Ice Navigator system has a proven ability to reliably detect small bergy bits and growlers that can significantly damage a vessel.
There are two of the systems installed on the Magne Viking: one is installed in a standard configuration on the bridge proving real-time high-resolution data imagery and target detection for navigational safety, while the second system interfaces with Viking’s Ice Management System, “COPD”.
The sigma S6 system operates across a wide range of sea states, weather, and daylight or nighttime conditions”, says Fraser Edison, Rutter Inc. President & CEO, “and improves crucial situational awareness for real time route planning and decision making in ice operations.”
sigma S6 Ice Navigator’s installation base includes many of the world’s ice breaker fleets, tankers, research vessels, bulk carriers and coast guard vessels from countries operating in Arctic and subarctic regions.
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