SKIP NOVAK

n November 2018, I wrote about the looming Polar Code Phase II for non-SOLAS vessels which is intended to regulate fishing vessels, small cargo vessels less than 500 gross tonnage and recreational craft in polar waters. It was a heads-up, nay warning, that if you were thinking of building a new yacht with the idea of venturing into high latitudes, best build to the highest spec available, the UK’s