He writes Dr. Nikos Mazarakis

In winter, if we sail in the Baltic Sea, the formation of sea ice can create serious safety issues for our sailing. It is therefore important to be informed from official sources about the ice cover and the quality of the ice. Finnish Meteorological Service Every autumn, it begins issuing ice charts every Monday and Thursday. However, when the ice cover expands significantly, the charts are issued on a daily basis. These charts depict the condition of the ice, the location of icebergs and restrictions on navigation due to ice.

The maps, if we have an internet connection on the ship, can be downloaded in pdf format by following the links below:

Color chart: http://cdn.fmi.fi/marine-observations/products/ice-charts/latest-full-color-ice-chart.pdf

B/W chart: http://cdn.fmi.fi/marine-observations/products/ice-charts/latest-black-and-white-ice-chart.pdf

If we do not have an internet connection, using the ship's email, we send an email to the address query@saildocs.com, leaving the subject blank and pasting one of the links above into the email body. Attention:

  1.  If our email has a signature, we should delete it!
  2. If the map address appears as a hyperlink in the email we send, we will receive an error message. The link in the email we send should be plain text and not a link!

By sending the email, after a while we will receive a response, where the ice map will be attached. The file size is approximately 1.4 MB.

If you have any questions or comments get in touch with us.

To download and print the instructions click here.

Download ice maps for the Baltic Sea
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