season oceanographic cruise consisting of two sections, or lines of 

 stations, one from South Wolf Island, Labrador to Cape Farewell^ 

 Greenland, and one short section from latitude 60°09'' N., longitude 

 51°15' W., to the entrance to Arsuk Fjord, Greenland. A detailed 

 discussion of the operation and scientific program of the oceanographic 

 vessel will be found in tliis volume under Oceanography (p. 33) and 

 a narrative account of the post-season cruise under Cruise Reports 

 (p. 24). 



The observation vessel was able to render medical assistance to a 

 member of the crew of the trawler Imperialist of St. John's, Newfound- 

 land. The patient was treated by the medical officer and transferred 

 to observation vessel for transportation to St. John's and hospitaliza- 

 tion there. (See Cruise Report, second cruise, p. 17.) 



This year, as in every year, the intelUgent conduct of the patrol 

 was made possible tlirough the assistance and cooperation of the 

 merchant steamers passing through these waters. The vessel on 

 patrol is dependent on these vessels, which have been called "the 

 thousand eyes of the Ice Patrol", for a general picture of ice conditions 

 at any particular time. All ships are requested in every scheduled 

 ice broadcast to report, beside all ice sighted, their position, course, 

 speed, sea-water temperature and weather every 4 hours while in the 

 Ice-Patrol area. Not only do these reports give the patrol excellent 

 information about the quantity and distribution of ice over the entire 

 North Atlantic, but enables the patrol to plot the track of every 

 vessel and send out appropriate warnings and advice to those who 

 are standing into danger. Thus the cooperating ships are of im- 

 measurable help to the Ice Patrol and, at the same time, contribute 

 greatly to their own safety. The number of ships so cooperating is 

 increasing from year to year, but there are still some who do not fully 

 comply. This opportunity is taken to thank those who sent in their 

 reports as requested and to urge those who did not to do so. The 

 more reports received, the more effective is the patrol. As it is 

 impossible to treat each ship as an individual case, it must be assumed 

 that all ships have copied the ice broadcasts (see Communications, 

 p. 6), wliich contain all available information up to the time of 

 transmittal. For this reason special information or warnings are not 

 sent unless requested or some unusual situation develops after the 

 broadcast has been sent out. 



ICE CONDITIONS, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, IN VICINITY OF THE 

 GRAND BANKS, 1936 



SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 1935 



No ice reported in September. In October four bergs were reported 

 in the Straits of Belle Isle and in November one berg, 140 miles 

 northeast of Belle Isle. During the first half of December four bergs 



