Canadian 



Government 



66% 



Merchant 

 Vessels 



4% 



Figure 4. Reporting sources of the 2,454 individual 

 targets merged into BAPS during 2003. 



Merged Targets 



The 425 ice reports received by IIP 

 contained 2,454 targets that were merged 

 into the drift and deterioration modeling 

 system operated jointly between CIS and 

 IIP (BAPS). The source responsible for 

 reporting the most targets that were 

 merged into HP's BAPS model was the 

 Canadian Government with 66%. BAPS 

 transferred targets accounted for 16% of 

 the targets in MP's model. These targets 

 were originally sighted north of HP's AOR 

 and then were passed to HP's model when 

 they drifted south of 52°N. The 

 configuration of the BAPS model makes 

 determining the original sources for targets 

 of this type extremely cumbersome. 

 Consequently, no attempts were made to 

 determine the original sighting source of 

 targets transferred to IIP via BAPS; so for 

 statistical purposes BAPS did not submit 

 reports to IIP and was not noted in Figures 

 2 or 3. IIP accounted for 14% of merged 

 targets, merchant vessels 4% and the 

 National Ice Center less than 1% (Figure 4). 



LAKI Iceberg Sightings 



Since IIP is mandated by SOLAS to 

 guard the Southeast, South, and 

 Southwest regions of the Grand Banks, IIP 

 closely monitors those icebergs that set the 

 limits. Additionally, IIP spends the majority 

 of its resources in searching for the 



icebergs that are the most seaward. 

 Therefore, the initial sighting source for 

 icebergs that determine the LAKI is very 

 interesting. IIP detected 60% of LAKI 

 icebergs (Figure 5) and the Canadian 

 government reported 11%. However, IIP 

 also benefited significantly from the 

 participation of ships of opportunity and 

 from MP's partnership with the National Ice 

 Center. The merchant shipping industry 

 was the original reporting source of 23% of 

 LAKI icebergs and NIC reported another 

 4%. Finally, BAPS model transfers 

 between IIP and the Canadian Ice Service 

 accounted for 2% of LAKI icebergs. 



Figure 5. Initial reporting sources of LAKI 

 determining icebergs during the 2003 season. 



IIP Broadcasts/Products 



For the second year, since the 

 changes to SOLAS, ships were required to 

 make use of International Ice Patrol 

 services while in the IIP AOR. Throughout 

 the iceberg season, IIP produced two 

 products a day (OOOOZ and 1200Z) and 

 distributed them by a wide variety of 

 methods. Vessels received text ice 

 bulletins at OOOOZ and 1200Z daily to 

 inform them of the Limit of All Known Ice. 

 U. S. Coast Guard Communications Area 

 Master Station Atlantic/NMF and Canadian 

 Coast Guard Marine Communications and 

 Traffic Service St. John'sA/ON were the 

 primary radio stations responsible for the 

 dissemination of ice bulletins. In addition, 

 ice bulletins and safety broadcasts were 

 delivered over the Inmarsat-C SafetyNET 



