Conclusion 



As a small, 17 person organization responsible for monitoring 500,000 square nautical 

 miles of ocean, the International Ice Patrol has long relied on partnerships in the spirit of 

 international cooperation. IIP has identified several critical strategic challenges that compel our 

 staff to seek more efficient and effective means to conduct business. Among others, these include: 

 (1) increasing competition for Coast Guard C-130 resources; (2) emerging information 

 technology - to include the use of satellite-borne synthetic aperture radar; (3) potentially changing 

 requirements for IIP customers in the face of an ice-reduced Arctic. Now more than ever, IIP 

 must continue to partner with organizations like CIS and NIC or risk technical and managerial 

 obsolescence. In fact, Appendix D of this report. Iceberg Database Synchronization, offers a 

 concrete, tangible result from our close cooperation with CIS and paves the way for continued 

 work efficiencies while improving the readiness of both organizations. Continued involvement in 

 the North American Ice Service provides a potential pathway for IIP to move even closer to its 

 vision of eliminating the risk of iceberg collision. As IIP moves along this path, our focus will not 

 stray from the transatlantic mariner, our primary customers, or our international treaty obligations 

 under Regulation 6 of the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention. 



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