Environment canada advisory to northern and arctic marine interests regarding implementation of marine…

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CANADA-NORTH COAST.
HUDSON BAY.
1. ENVIRONMENT CANADA ADVISORY TO NORTHERN AND ARCTIC
   MARINE INTERESTS REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF MARINE
   FORECAST AND ICE INFORMATION SERVICES TO NORTHWESTERN
   SECTIONS OF METAREA IV INCLUDING HUDSON BAY AND APPROACHES.
2. THE FOLLOWING ADVISORY FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA IS
   TO INFORM NORTHERN AND ARCTIC MARINE INTERESTS OF
   INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY (IOC) OF MARINE FORECAST
   AND ICE INFORMATION SERVICES FOR NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS
   OF METAREA IV INCLUDING HUDSON BAY AND APPROACHES.
3. COMMENCING WEDNESDAY 301500Z APR 14 ENVIRONMENT
   CANADA WILL BEGIN IOC TESTS OF PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION
   SYSTEMS FOR MARINE FORECAST AND ICE INFORMATION SERVICES
   TO NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF METAREA IV INCLUDING HUDSON BAY
   AND APPROACHES.
4. IOC TESTING WILL BE ONGOING DURING THE RUN UP TO
   IMPLEMENTATION OF FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY (FOC)
   OF MARINE FORECAST AND ICE INFORMATION SERVICE TO
   NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF METAREA IV SCHEDULED FOR 02 JUL 14.
5. BULLETIN BROADCAST TIMES WILL BE 0300Z AND 1500Z DAILY
   DURING THE IOC TEST PERIOD.
6. MARINE FORECAST AND ICE INFORMATION BULLETIN WILL BE
   BROADCAST OVER INMARSAT-C SAFETYNET VIA ENHANCED GROUP
   CALL (EGC) USING INMARSAT-C RECTANGULAR AREA ADDRESSING
   TO THE APPROPRIATE AREA OF COVERAGE.
7. THIS IOC TEST PERIOD SERVICE MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND
   SUBJECT TO PERIODIC OUTAGES WITHOUT NOTIFICATION. REGULAR
   SERVICE IS NOT GUARANTEED.
8. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT ENVIRONMENT CANADA,
   PHONE: 709 256 6612 OR BY E-MAIL: [email protected].
9. CANCEL THIS MSG 06 MAY 14.