Summary of Operations 



The 1999 ice year (1 October 1998 

 to 30 September 1999) marked the 85'^ 

 anniversary of the International Ice Patrol, 

 which was established on 7 February 1914 

 with the signing of the SOLAS agreement. 

 HP's operating area is enclosed by tines 

 along 40=N, 52°N, 39°W and 57"W 

 (Figure 1). 



MP's first aerial Ice Reconnaissance 

 Detachment (IRD) of the year departed on 

 20 January 1999. IIP flew subsequent 

 reconnaissance flights throughout the 

 traditional ice season, to continue to 

 monitor the iceberg severity. However, 

 iceberg conditions never warranted the 

 opening of a regular season to provide Ice 

 Patrol services. IIP suspended routine 

 reconnaissance for the year with the return 

 of IRD #6 on 4 June. 



HP's Operations Center in Groton, 

 Connecticut analyzed the iceberg 

 observations from the IRDs, ships, 

 Canadian Ice Service (CIS) sea ice/iceberg 

 reconnaissance flights, and other sources. 

 IIP received 185 reports of ice, containing 

 5831 targets (Figures 2 and 3), of which 

 3033 were entered into the iceBerg 

 Analysis and Prediction System (BAPS) 

 model. 



The major source of reported 

 targets in 1999 came from Canadian 

 government and industry, including targets 

 transferred from the CIS model to 

 HP's BAPS and aerial reconnaissance 

 conducted by CIS and Provincial Airlines 

 (PAL), a private supplier of ice 

 reconnaissance services. Together, they 

 accounted for 76% of all observed targets. 



Figure 1. IIP operations area on the Grand Banks. "H" shows the location of the Hiberma Gravity- 

 Based Structure and "T" shows the location of the TITANIC sinking. 



