M3000-1.4.7

Navigation near ice - ice reporting and ice accretion

M3000-1 · Navigation · M3000-1.4 Ship Manoeuvring

Covers the Master's legal duty to report dangerous ice under SOLAS V/31, the content of an ice report, and the management of ice accretion as an acute stability threat requiring active command decisions.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA Master (Yachts less than 3000 GT) examination syllabus (updated June 2026). Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.