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FGCB Infrastructure Task Group Canadian Coast Guard

FGCB Infrastructure Task Group Canadian Coast Guard. March 2014. Background. Aids to navigation, including the Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), are provided where the volume of traffic justifies and the degree of risk requires

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FGCB Infrastructure Task Group Canadian Coast Guard

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  1. FGCB Infrastructure Task GroupCanadian Coast Guard March 2014

  2. Background Aids to navigation, including the Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), are provided where the volume of traffic justifies and the degree of risk requires DGPS is a joint-service provided with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to enhance the accuracy of Global Positioning System (GPS) and to provide an integrity monitoring feature to users.   DGPS users are primarily commercial vessels, while fishing vessels and recreational boaters mainly use GPS The Coast Guard operates 19 DGPS sites at strategic locations around Canada’s southern coastline: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/CCG/DGPS_Beacon_Information

  3. Current Infrastructure

  4. Refurbishment Most assets at the various sites and supporting infrastructure are currently beyond their life expectancy and cannot be maintained operationally for an extended period A $30M capital project to replace and/or refurbish electronic equipment and site infrastructure at DGPS sites across Canada is forecasted to start in or 2015/16 Competing capital requirements and the significant investment required to refurbish the system has resulted in several years of delays for the project The Coast Guard has a sufficient inventory of spare parts to maintain the system until 2014, after which the inventory cannot be replenished because parts & components are no longer being manufactured and inventories are depleted

  5. Shore-Based Asset Renewal Plan Coast Guard manages approximately $1.5 billion (indicative estimated replacement value) in shore-based assets in support of Marine Navigation Although short- to medium-term planning for shore-based infrastructure is incorporated into the Coast Guard Integrated Investment Plan, Coast Guard has been unable to keep pace with the overall decline in shore-based asset condition despite significant investments made over time The objective of the Shore-Based Asset Renewal Plan is to address the recapitalization of Coast Guard’s shore-based assets

  6. Shore-Based Asset Renewal Plan Given the magnitude of the recapitalization estimate, Coast Guard set out to identify possible mitigation strategies to reduce recapitalization costs, while aligning our asset base with current and future program needs Potential mitigation strategies for shore-based asset renewal include public and private partnerships to share infrastructure The Coast Guard will continue to define, develop and assess the mitigation strategies that will be the most beneficial to meet the principles and objectives of the Shore-Based Asset Renewal Plan

  7. Northern Marine Transportation Corridors • Relative to marine navigation infrastructure in Southern waterways, Coast Guard is less established in the Arctic. • A preliminary assessment has identified over $7M in aids to navigation requirements (not including DGPS) in order to bring the service in line with the South • In order to better focus efforts and investment, the Coast Guard is developing an Arctic Strategy, grounded in risk-based principles that will define the organization’s approach to establishing efficient and safe, marine transportation corridors in the North

  8. Northern Marine Transportation Corridors

  9. Northern Marine Transportation Corridors • Marine transportation is a key enabler for economic and community development in the North. • Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) and Transport Canada (TC) are currently exploring a concept to address this challenge: The Northern Marine Transportation Corridors. • Corridors are shipping routes and/or areas within which key navigational information and services such as icebreaking and aids to navigation would be focused. The concept of corridors would serve as a pragmatic approach to Arctic investments. • CCG, CHS, and TC are in the process of engaging and validating the corridors approach with key stakeholders

  10. Next Steps • Analyze the current and future needs and requirements of the DGPS, including in the Arctic, in support of investment decisions • Continue to monitor the evolution of Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) requirements, both domestically and internationally, such as the need for Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) as a back-up and land-based alternative to GPS • Identify opportunities for public and private infrastructure collaboration for future shore-based asset requirements

  11. Questions

  12. ANNEX A - East Coast Infrastructure

  13. ANNEX B – Great Lakes Infrastructure

  14. ANNEX C – West Coast Infrastructure

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