1 In these Rules:
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Ice season means the annual period
between February 15 and July 1.
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Region of icebergs guarded by the ice
patrol means the south-eastern, southern and south-western
limits of the region of icebergs in the vicinity of the Grand Banks
of Newfoundland.
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Routes passing through regions of icebergs
guarded by the Ice Patrol means:
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.3.1 routes between Atlantic Coast ports of Canada
(including inland ports approached from the North Atlantic through
the Gut of Canso and Cabot Straits) and ports of Europe, Asia or Africa
approached from the North Atlantic through or north of the Straits
of Gibraltar (except routes which pass south of the extreme limits
of ice of all types).
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.3.2 routes via Cape Race, Newfoundland between
Atlantic Coast ports of Canada (including inland ports approached
from the North Atlantic through the Gut of Canso and Cabot Straits)
west of Cape Race, Newfoundland and Atlantic Coast ports of Canada
north of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
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.3.3 routes between Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports
of the United States of America inland ports approached from the North
Atlantic through the Gut of Canso and Cabot straits) and ports of
Europe, Asia or Africa approached from the North Atlantic through
or north of the Straits of Gibraltar (except routes which pass south
of the extreme limits of ice of all types).
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.3.4 routes via Cape Race, Newfoundland between
Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports of the United States of America (including
inland ports approached from the North Atlantic through the Gut of
Canso and Cabot Straits) and Atlantic Coast ports of Canada north
of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
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Extreme limits of ice of all types in
the North Atlantic Ocean is defined by a line connecting the following
points:
A
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42°
23'.00N, 59° 25'.00W
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J
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39° 49'.00N, 41°
00'.00W
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B
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41° 23'.00N,
57° 00'.00W
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K
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40° 39'.00N, 39°
00'.00W
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C
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40°
47'.00N, 55° 00'.00W
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L
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41° 19'.00N, 38°
00'.00W
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D
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40° 07'.00N,
53° 00'.00W
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M
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43°
00'.00N, 37° 27'.00W
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E
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39°
18'.00N, 49° 39'.00W
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N
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44° 00'.00N, 37°
29'.00W
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F
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38° 00'.00N,
47° 35'.00W
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O
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46° 00'.00N, 37°
55'.00W
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G
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37°
41'.00N, 46° 40'.00W
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P
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48° 00'.00N, 38°
28'.00W
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H
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38° 00'.00N,
45° 33'.00W
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Q
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50° 00'.00N, 39°
07'.00W
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I
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39° 05'.00N,
43° 00'.00W
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R
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51° 25'.00N, 39°
45'.00W.
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.5
Managing and operating means maintaining,
administering and operating the Ice Patrol, including the dissemination
of information received therefrom.
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Contributing Government means
a Contracting Government undertaking to contribute to the costs of
the ice patrol service pursuant to these Rules.
2 Each Contracting Government specially interested
in these services whose ships pass through the region of icebergs
during the ice season undertakes to contribute to the Government of
the United States of America its proportionate share of the costs
for the management and operation of the ice patrol service. The contribution
to the Government of the United States of America shall be based on
the ratio which the average annual gross tonnage of that contributing
Government's ships passing through the region of icebergs guarded
by the Ice Patrol during the previous three ice seasons bears to the
combined average annual gross tonnage of all ships that passed through
the region of icebergs guarded by the Ice Patrol during the previous
three ice seasons.
3 All contributions shall be calculated by multiplying
the ratio described in paragraph 2 by the average actual annual cost
incurred by the Governments of the United States of America and Canada
of managing and operating ice patrol services during the previous
three years. This ratio shall be computed annually, and shall be expressed
in terms of a lump sum per-annum fee.
4 Each of the contributing Governments has the
right to alter or discontinue its contribution, and other interested
Governments may undertake to contribute to the expense. The contributing
Government which avails itself of this right will continue to be responsible
for its current contribution up to 1 September following the date
of giving notice of intention to alter or discontinue its contribution.
To take advantage of the said right it must give notice to the managing
Government at least six months before the said 1 September.
5 Each contributing Government shall notify the
Secretary-General of its undertaking pursuant to paragraph 2, who
shall notify all Contracting Governments.
6 The Government of the United States of America
shall furnish annually to each contributing Government a statement
of the total cost incurred by the Governments of the United States
of America and Canada of managing and operating the Ice Patrol for
that year and of the average percentage share for the past three years
of each contributing Government.
7 The managing government shall publish annual
accounts including a statement of costs incurred by the governments
providing the services for the past three years and the total gross
tonnage using the service for the past three years. The accounts shall
be publicly available. Within three months after having received the
cost statement, contributing Governments may request more detailed
information regarding the costs incurred in managing and operating
the Ice Patrol.
8 These Rules shall be operative beginning with
the ice season of 2002.”