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Canadian Marine Program

Canadian Marine Program. Yvonne Cook LCM Surface Networks Gerie-Lynn Lavigne LCM Marine Network. New Staff Members. Gerie-Lynn Lavigne Life Cycle Manager Champika Gallage Standards Officer 4 new PMO’s being trained up. AVOS. 38 operational 29 selected 9 supplementary (no SST)

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Canadian Marine Program

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  1. Canadian Marine Program Yvonne Cook LCM Surface Networks Gerie-Lynn Lavigne LCM Marine Network SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  2. New Staff Members • Gerie-Lynn Lavigne Life Cycle Manager • Champika Gallage Standards Officer • 4 new PMO’s being trained up SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  3. AVOS • 38 operational • 29 selected • 9 supplementary (no SST) • 1 training unit at CCG • 1 Engineering unit • Sparing Procurement • 25 ready for ship selection & installation • Software upgrade • includes IMMT3 & MQCS5 • EPROM burning on hold • Data download from ships • Download Instructions need final testing and implementation • Shared drive for PMO’s SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  4. SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007 May 2006

  5. SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007 Sept 2006

  6. VOSClim Status 38 Ships registered • 9 without SST? SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  7. Pub47 Update • August 2006 update of limited use due to format issues & suspect data • April 2007 file contains significant changes • Formatted to version 3 • All ship data updated and confirmed • Photos & CD’s SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  8. AVOS demography • 19 Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) • 50% of present AVOS fleet • CCG ships selected because of routing through the Arctic (data sparse area) and quality of technical staff • Remainder of Fleet • Containers and car carriers • Regular routes • Intercontinental • Etc. SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  9. Stealth Mode • CCG • Will not accept ‘SHIP’ or masked Ident • Enabled permanent stealth on all CCG AVOS • MSC working on solution • All CCG observations • North of 60N will be transmitted to WMO • South of 60N will not be transmitted to WMO unless encrypted • Developing SM encryption SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  10. VOS Optimization Steps & Experiences • Optimization Letter • Equipment handover letter • Approx 50 ships still to handle • Great Lakes Shipping • E-mail transmissions have been offered by owners • No inspection by EC PMO’s • No PMO Support SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  11. ISO • MSC going ISO9001:2000 • Technical Workgroups chaired by Standards officers & LCMs • System manual from Manufacturer • Draft Maintenance & Inspection (MSC) • Draft Inspection check-sheets (MSC) • WBS (Weather Buoy System) • Internal web site • Captures all AVOS obs • Generates monthly stats SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  12. Iridium Pilot Project • Prototype Iridium AVOS • One of 3 Possible Vessels • Amundsen CGDT (Research Vessel) • DesGroseiliers CGDX • Pierre Radisson CGSB • Data communications • Path must be as much Canadian as possible • through EC SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  13. Thank You Merci! SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

  14. Other Marine Topics • IABP • 2 Ice Beacons annually • 5 extra in support of IPY • North Atlantic buoy monitoring support • 2 annually • 2 extra 2007 • North Pacific buoy monitoring support • 10 planned for spring 2007 NAVO deployment • 14 planned deployments by VOS • Continued support of 45 operational moored buoys • Buoy Developments • Purchase of three 3meter foam hulls • Problems with construction of superstructure • Future Contracts in the Canadian marine program are under jurisdiction of the National Procurement Review Board SOT lV Geneva Swtzerland, April 16-21, 2007

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