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the Radio Regulations, and during transmission " to all stations " of 

 meteorological information, forecasts and warnings, all ship stations must 

 conform to the provisions of the Radio Regulations. 



(d) Forecasts, warnings, synoptic and other meteorological reports intended 

 for ships shall be issued and disseminated by the national service in the best 

 position to serve various zones and areas, in accordance with mutual 

 arrangements made by the Contracting Governments concerned. 



Regulation 5 



Ice Patrol Service 



(a) The Contracting Governments undertake to continue an ice patrol and 

 a service for study and observation of ice conditions in the North Atlantic. 

 During the whole of the ice season the south-eastern, southern and south- 

 western limits of the regions of icebergs in the vicinity of the Grand Banks of 

 Newfoundland shall be guarded for the purpose of informing passing ships of 

 the e.xtent of this dangerous region; for the study of ice conditions in general; 

 and for the purpose of affording assistance to ships and crews requiring aid 

 within the limits of operation of the patrol ships. During the rest of the year 

 the study and obsen-ation of ice conditions shall be maintained as advisable. 



(b) Ships and aircraft used for the ice patrol service and the study and 

 observation of ice conditions may be assigned other duties by the managing 

 Government, provided that such other duties do not interfere with their primary 

 purpose or increase the cost of this service. 



Regulation 6 



Ice Patrol. Management and Cost 



(a) The Government of the United States of America agrees to continue 

 the management of the ice patrol service and the study and observation of 

 ice conditions, including the dissemination of information received therefrom. 

 The Contracting Governments specially interested in these services undertake 

 to contribute to the expense of maintaining and operating these services; each 

 contribution ;o be based upon the total gross tonnage of the vessels of each 

 contributing Government passing through the regions of icebergs guarded by 

 the Ice Patrol; in particular, each Contracting Government specially interested 

 undertakes to contribute annually to the expense of maintaining and operating 

 these services a sum determined by the ratio which the total gross tonnage of 

 that Contracting Government's vessels passing during the ice season through 

 the regions of icebergs guarded by the Ice Patrol bears to the combined total 

 gross tonnage of the vessels of all contributing Governments passing during 

 the ice season through the regions of icebergs guarded by the Ice Patrol. 

 Non-contracting Governments specially interested may contribute to the 

 expense of maintaining and operating these services on the same basis. The 

 managing Government will furnish annually to each contributing Government 



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