Appendix A - Description of Ice Control Zones

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JOINT INDUSTRY GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES FOR THE CONTROL OF OIL TANKERS AND BULK CHEMICAL CARRIERS IN ICE CONTROL ZONES OF EASTERN CANADA

Z. All waters within the Bay of Fundy bounded by a line from Machias Seal Island - Latitude 44°30' North, Longitude 67°06' West to Cape St. Marys – Latitude 44°05' North Longitude 66°13' West including Canadian waters of Passamaquoddy Bay.

Y. All waters encompassed by a line from Cape St. Mary’s – Latitude 44°05' North, Longitude 66°13' West, to Machias Seal Island latitude 44°30’, longitude 67°06' west following limits of the Canadian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to position Latitude 43°25' North, Longitude 55°05' West thence northerly towards Rose Blanche Point Light to position Latitude 45°00' North Longitude 56°25' West, then due west to the coast of Nova Scotia, Latitude 45°00'North, Longitude 62°00'West.

X. All waters encompassed within the area bounded by a line from Latitude 45°00' North, Longitude 62°00' West to position Latitude 45°00' North, Longitude 56°25' West then northerly towards Rose Blanche Point Light at position Latitude 47°36' North, Longitude 58°41'30” West and the line between Cape North, NS, Latitude 47°03' North, Longitude 60°25' West and Cape Ray, NL, Latitude 47°37' North, Longitude 59°18' West.

X 1. All waters within Zone X south of Latitude 45°30’ North, encompassing Chedabucto Bay and Canso Strait.

V. All waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence encompassed by the following boundary lines: Cape North, NS Latitude 47°03' North, Longitude 60°25' West and Cape Ray, N Latitude 47°37' North, Longitude 59°18' West; Western Head, (Bonne Bay) N Latitude 49°32' North, Longitude 58°00' west and Cape Whittle, QC Latitude 50°10' North Longitude 60°04' West; and a line due south on meridian of Longitude 66°00' West in vicinity of east of Sept-Iles, QC to Gaspé shore.

V 1. All waters in Zone V encompassed within Northumberland Strait, in the area bounded by a line from Pt. Escuminac, NB Latitude 47°04' North, Longitude 64°48' West to North Cape, P.E.I. Latitude 47°04' North, Longitude 64°00' West and from East Pt., P.E.I Latitude 46°27' North, Longitude 61°58' West to Margaree Harbour, NS Latitude 46°27' North, Longitude 61°07' West.

W. All waters encompassed by boundary lines between Western Head, Bonne Bay, N Latitude 49°32' North, Longitude 58°00' West and Cape Whittle, QC Latitude 50°10' North Longitude 60°04' West and a line between Flowers Cove, NL, Latitude 51°18' North, Longitude 56°44' West to the Quebec/Labrador border, Latitude 51°25' North, Longitude 57°07' West.

U. All waters encompassed within the area bounded by a line from Rose Blanche Point Light, NL, at position Latitude 47°36' North, Longitude 58°41'30” West to the EEZ in the east and a line Latitude 52° 02' 56" N in the north, including the Strait of Belle Isle to a line between Flowers Cove, NL, Latitude 51°18' North, Longitude 56°44' West to the Quebec/Labrador border.

T. All waters south of 60° North latitude bounded by the eastern sea board of Labrador in the west; a line drawn defined by the EEZ in the east; and, in the south, to a line east of Double Island at Latitude 52° 02' 56" North.

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