Summary of Operations, 1995 



The 1 995 IIP year (October 1 , 1 994 - Sep- 

 tember 30, 1995) marked the 81st anniversary of 

 the International Ice Patrol, which was established 

 February/, 1914. HP's operating 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 23. The 1995 IIP 

 season was opened on February 28 and from this 

 date until August 2, 1995 an ICERECDET oper- 

 ated from Newfoundland every other week. The 

 season officially closed on August 1, 1995. 



HP's Operations Center in Groton, Con- 

 necticut analyzed the iceberg sighting information 

 from the ICERECDETs, ships, Canadian Ice Ser- 

 vices (CIS) sea ice/iceberg reconnaissance flights, 

 and other sources. Air reconnaissance, consist- 

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

 CIS was the major source of iceberg sighting re- 

 ports this season, accounting for 66.7% of the ice- 

 bergs sighted in 1995 (Table 1). Ships provided 



18.3% of the iceberg sightings received by IIP in 

 1995. Their continued active participation indicates 

 the value that they place on HP's service. In 1 995 

 302 ships of 41 different nations provided ice in- 

 formation to IIP. This demonstrates the number of 

 nations using the services of and contributing to 

 IIP far exceeds the 1 7 member nations undenwrit- 

 ing IIP under SOLAS 1974. Appendix B lists the 

 ships that provided iceberg sighting reports, in- 

 cluding reports of radar targets. In Appendix B, a 

 single report may contain multiple targets. 



The largest contributor of air reconnais- 

 sance reports was Provincial Airlines Limited 

 (PAL). Their reports accounted for nearly all of 

 the category "Other Air Recon" on Table 1. Pro- 

 vincial Airlines Limited is a private company that 

 provides aerial reconnaissance services for the 

 Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans 

 (DFO) year round, and for AES June through De- 

 cember. DFO flights, which are designated to 

 monitor the activities of fishing vessels, frequently 

 carry them to areas with high iceberg concentra- 



Table 1 



Sources of All Sightings 



Entered into HP's Drift Model 



Table 2 



Sources of All Sightings 



South of 45°N 



