2 Areas of icing conditions
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2 Areas of icing conditions

 In the application of section 1, the following icing areas should apply:

  • .1 The area north of latitude 65°30’N, between longitude 28°W and the west coast of Iceland; north of the north coast of Iceland; north of the rhumb line running from latitude 66°N, longitude 15°W to latitude 73°30’ N, longitude 15°E, north of latitude 73°30’ N between longitude 15°E and 35°E, and east of longitude 35°E, as well as north of latitude 56°N in the Baltic Sea.

  • .2 The area north of latitude 43°N bounded in the west by the North American coast and the east by the rhumb line running from latitude 43°N, longitude 48°W to latitude 63°N, longitude 28°W and thence along longitude 28°W.

  • .3 All sea areas north of the North American continent, west of the areas defined in subparagraphs .1 and .2 of this paragraph.

  • .4 The Bering and Okhotsk Seas and the Tartary Strait during the icing season.

  • .5 South of latitude 60°S.

 A chart to illustrate the areas is attached.


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