Ice Analysts occasionally work in the field, either aboard ships or at Canadian Coast Guard Ice Operations offices which are located in Iqaluit, St John's, Dartmouth and Quebec City. Ice Service Specialists Ice Service Specialists provide an actual field presence of Canadian Ice Service personnel in the clients' marine community. Operationally they collect ice and meteorological data for the Canadian Ice Service Analysis and Forecast Centre. They provide and interpret a wide variety of ice and meteorological information products available to the clients from the Ice Centre. Educational Qualifications Basic educational requirements are high school graduation, although preference is given to technical institute or university graduation in a relevant specialty.
Inspectors require a good grounding in electronics.
Data acquisition specialists require a minimum of one year of electronics technician training, in addition to the in-house training provided to inspectors. Ice Analysts require a background in operational meteorology services.