Summary of Operations, 1994 



The 1994 IIP year (October 1, 1993 - 

 September 30, 1994) marked the 80th anni- 

 versary of the International Ice Patrol, which 

 was established February 7, 1 91 4. MP's oper- 

 ating area is enclosed by lines along 40°N, 

 52°N, 39°W, and 57°W (Figure 1). 



HP's first preseason aerial ICERECDET 

 of the year departed on January 24. The 1 994 

 IIP season was opened on February 23 and 

 from this date until September 1, 1994, an 

 ICERECDET operated from Newfoundland 

 every other week. The season officially closed 

 on September 2, 1994. 



MP's OperationsCenter in Groton, Con- 

 necticut analyzed the iceberg sighting infor- 

 mation from the ICERECDETs, ships, Atmo- 

 spheric Environment Service (AES) of Canada 

 sea ice/iceberg reconnaissance flights, and 

 other sources. Air reconnaissance consisting 

 of Coast Guard (IIP), Other Air Recon, and 



Canadian AES was the major source of ice- 

 berg sighting reports this season, accounting 

 for 65% of the icebergs sighted in 1 994 (Table 

 1). Ships provided 19.5% of the iceberg 

 sightings received by IIP in 1 994. Theircontin- 

 ued active participation indicates the value 

 that they place on HP's service. In 1 994, 303 

 ships of 45 different nations provided ice infor- 

 mation to IIP. This demonstrates the number 

 of nations using the services of and contribut- 

 ing to IIP far exceeds the 1 7 member nations 

 underwriting IIP under SOLAS 1974. Appen- 

 dix B lists the ships that provided iceberg 

 sighting reports, including reports of radar 

 targets. In Appendix B, a single report may 

 contain multiple targets. 



The largest contributor of air reconnais- 

 sance reports was Atlantic Ainways. Their 

 reports account for nearly all of the category 

 "OtherAir Recon" on Tablet. Atlantic Airways 

 is a private company that provides aerial re- 

 connaissance services for the Canadian De- 



Table 1 

 Sources of All Sightings 

 Entered into HP's Drift Model 



Table 2 

 Sources of All Sightings 

 South of 45°N 



Percent 

 Sighting Source of Total 



Coast Guard (IIP) 11.3 



Other Air Recon '34.5 



Canadian AES 19.2 



BAPS 13.9 



Ships 19.5 



Other 1.6 



x: 



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Percent 



Siahtino Source of Total 



Coast Guard (IIP) 31.0 



Other Air Recon 17.4 



Canadian AES 8.2 



BAPS 



Ships 43.4 



Other 



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A 



