%0 Journal Article %A Rasmussen, Hanna %A Feldtmann, Birgit %T Safe Navigation of Cruise Ships in Greenlandic Waters - Legal Frame and Practical Challenges %J TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation %V 14 %N 1 %P 207-212 %D 2020 %U ./Article_Safe_Navigation_of_Cruise_Ships_Rasmussen,53,996.html %X Climate change provides for improved conditions for maritime navigation and results in increased activity in the Arctic. Those increased activities influence the safety at sea and risk of accidents. A disaster as the Costa Concordia incident would have far more serious consequences in Greenlandic waters than it had in Italy, therefore the question of prevention and disaster-preparedness is crucial. One approach to avoid risks is to create specific legislation. The legal system guiding safe navigation of cruise ships in/around Greenlandic waters is complex: the legal regime for navigation is set in different general and specific international, regional and national legal acts, partly non-binding, therefore issues of effectiveness arise. Safety is also influenced by practical issues, e.g. the lack of sufficient nautical charts for Greenlandic waters and â€spreparedness” at land to handle potential disasters, such as the SAR-system and preparedness of different actors, for example hospitals. %@ 2083-6473 %R 10.12716/1001.14.01.26