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Fifth Coast Guard District Waterways Management Branch Ice Operations Review November 2013

Fifth Coast Guard District Waterways Management Branch Ice Operations Review November 2013. Coast Guard Domestic Ice Breaking. Executive Order 7521 D5 Hierarchy of Domestic Ice Operations SAR Homeland Security Operations Vessels Delivering Food/Fuel Passenger vessels in ferry service

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Fifth Coast Guard District Waterways Management Branch Ice Operations Review November 2013

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  1. Fifth Coast Guard District Waterways Management Branch Ice Operations Review November 2013

  2. Coast Guard Domestic Ice Breaking Executive Order 7521 D5 Hierarchy of Domestic Ice Operations SAR Homeland Security Operations Vessels Delivering Food/Fuel Passenger vessels in ferry service Other cargo vessels Fishing vessels

  3. District Responsibilities • Promote Public Awareness • Ice-related Navigational Aid Discrepancies • Asset Coordinator • Between Sectors • Outside Districts • Maintain Icebreaking Picture • NIC Satellite Imagery • NWS Forecasting • D5 Ice Website • Sector Broadcasts • COTP Restrictions • Brief District Commander and Up

  4. District Responsibilities

  5. District Boundaries

  6. Sector Boundaries

  7. Ice Breaking Assets: WLB • 225’ WLB • Seagoing Buoy Tender • Ice Breaking Hull: No • Ice Capable Hull: Yes • Ice breaking Capabilities: • 14” at 3 kts • 36” max backing & ramming. CGC ELM Fort Macon, NC

  8. Ice Breaking Assets: WLM CGC WILLIAM TATEPhiladelphia, PA • 175’ WLM • Coastal Buoy Tender • Ice Breaking Hull: No • Ice Capable Hull: Yes • Ice breaking Capabilities: • 9” at 3 kts • 18” max backing & ramming CGC FRANK DREWPortsmouth, VA CGC JAMES RANKINBaltimore, MD

  9. Ice Breaking Assets: WYTL • 65’ WYTL • Ice Breaking Tug • Ice Breaking Hull: Yes • Ice Capable Hull: N/A • Ice breaking Capabilities: • capable of breaking ice to 12” continuously • 18” max backing & ramming. CGC CLEATPhiladelphia, PA CGC CLEAT CGC CAPSTANPhiladelphia, PA CGC CHOCKBaltimore, VA

  10. Ice Breaking Partners Ice Reconnaissance From Above • National Ice Center (MOA with D5) • District provides flights coordinated through Sectors • CG provides info from flights to NIC • NIC provides satellite imagery to Sectors and District • CG Auxiliary over flights • Coordinated through AIRSTA • CG Air Station Atlantic City, NJ • CG Air Station Elizabeth City, NC

  11. Ice Breaking Partners Ice Reconnaissance From The Surface • CG Stations • CG Cutters • Baltimore Maritime Exchange • State Dept of Natural Resources • Pilots Associations • Army Corps of Engineers • Commercial Vessels • Commercial Facilities • CG Auxiliary • Local POCs • Other State/Local Agencies

  12. AtoN In The Ice Seasonal Aids to Navigations • Ice season poses a threat to aids to navigation (AtoN) • How do we mitigate? • Categorize seasonal aids with ice conditions • Specialized hulls/structures • Specialized lighting equipment • Specialized batteries • Waterway user Input • We always appreciate input from government agencies and industry regarding our seasonal AtoN performance

  13. D5 Ice Website http://www.uscg.mil/d5/ICE_REPORT/

  14. D5 Ice Website

  15. Telling the Story • Liaison to D5 Public Affairs • Briefings to CGHQ and DHS • Congressional Inquiry Assistance • Annual Ice Reports—Program Measurement

  16. Questions? D5 ICE CONDITIONS WEBSITE http://www.uscg.mil/d5/ICE_REPORT/ D5 Ice Condition POC LTJG Tim Veach 757-398-6298 Timothy.G.Veach@uscg.mil

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