Jahrgang 82 
Nr. 5% 
Montag, den 09.03.2009 
E 
Restrictions to Navigation 
At least dwt/hp Ice Class Begin 
1600 kW IC * 01.03. 
1600 kW } 01.03. 
1600 kw 15.01. 
3000 dwt \ 23.02. 
2000 dwt IA 16.02. 
2000 dwt IA and IB 03.02. 
2000 dwt IA and IB 23.02. 
1300 / 2000 dwt | IA and IB/IC and Il 23.02. 
1300 dwt land II 23.02. 
1300 / 2000 dwt | IA and IB/IC and Il 03.03. 
2000 / 3000 dwt IA and IB / IC 03.03. 
required 05.01. 
required 21.01. | 
required 05.01. 
required 14.02. 
1A 23.02. 
Estonia 
‚rbour/District 
Sillamäe 
Kunda 
Däarnu 
‚ornio, Kemi, Oulu and Raahe 
Kokkola and Pietarsaari 
Vaasa 
Kaskinen 
Dori, Rauma and Uusikaupunki 
nkoo, Kantvik and Helsinki 
D20rvoo 
Loviisa, Kotka and Hamina 
Vyborg and Vysotsk 
Primorsk 
St. Petersburg 
Ust-Luga 
Karlsborg, Luleä, Haraholmen and 
Skelleftehamn 
Holmsund, Ängermanälv 
Aundvik, Husum, Örnsköldsvik 
Härnösand, Sundsvall 
Hudiksvall, Iggesund, Söderhamn, 
Norrsundet, Gävle, Skutskär 
Lake Mälaren 
Lake Vänern, Trollhätte-Canal 
Ainland 
Russia 
Sweden 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
ıB 
IB 
IC 
IC/H 
07.02. 
28.02. 
16.02. 
16.02. 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
1300 dwt 
IC/Z1H 
I 
08.01. 
03.03. 
Information of the Icebreaker Servic<3 
Estonia 
Tugs and barges are not assisted to Pärnu. 
Icebreaker: EVA-316 is assisting to Pärnu Bay. TARMO assists in the ports Kunda and Sillamäe. 
Finland 
The Saimaa Canal is closed for traffic. 
Icebreaker: OTSO, KONTIO and SISU assist in the northern Bay of Bothnia. URHO and FENNICA assist in 
Ihe southern Bay of Bothnia. VOIMA assists in the eastern Gulf of Finland, 
Norway 
Navigation in Langärsund (Kragero) is temporarily closed. 
Russia 
Tow boat-barges are not assisted to St. Petersburg, Primorsk and Ust-Luga. 
Icebreaker: Low-powered vessels to St. Petersburg can be assisted at need by port icebreakers MUDJUG, 
VAN KRUZENSTERN and KAPITAN ZARUBIN, in the port Primorsk by icebreaker KAPITAN SOROKIN. 
_ow-powered vessel in the ports Vyborg and Vysotsk by icebreakers KAPITAN IZMAILOV and TOR. Low- 
powered vessels in port Ust-Luga are assisted by icebreaker YURI LISYANSKI. 
Sweden 
Vessels not suitable for winter navigation, river vessels and tugs with barge can not expect governmental 
cebreaker assistance. All ships entering harbours in the Gulf of Bothnia shall, when passing Svenska Björn 
N 59° 33’ E 20° 01’) contact the VTS Gävle on VHF channel 84. 
Icebreaker: YMER assists in the northern and ATLE in the southern Bay of Bothnia. FREJ assists in the 
Quark. ALE assists in the northern Sea of Bothnia. 
No transit traffic through the Quark west of Holmöarna is allowed.