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2010 AAHPA Conference Wrangell, Alaska MXAK Briefing on Alaska Maritime Issues Brett Farrell Deputy Director. Members – Maritime Professionals Puget Sound, Southeast Alaska, Prince William Sound and Western Alaska. Ports and Harbors AMHS Cruise Industry Container Lines
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2010 AAHPA ConferenceWrangell, Alaska MXAK Briefing on Alaska Maritime Issues Brett FarrellDeputy Director
Members – Maritime ProfessionalsPuget Sound, Southeast Alaska, Prince William Sound and Western Alaska • Ports and Harbors • AMHS • Cruise Industry • Container Lines • Passenger Vessel Operators • Tanker Companies • Tug and Barge Companies • Oil Spill Response Organizations • Fishing Companies • Pilot Associations • Mines
Emerging Issues • TWIC Changes • Maritime Security Developments • Ship Salvage and Marine Firefighting Regulations • Non Tank Vessel Response Plan Regulations • Expansion of AIS carriage requirements • AIS expansion
TWIC Changes in Coast Guard Authorization Legislation • Uninspected passenger vessel operators • Crews on vessels not requiring Vessel Security Plans • Potential option of mailing of TWIC cards
Maritime Security Developments • 5-Year FSP Revision Cycle • Port Security Grant Funding • Cruise West/Spirit of Oceanus • Policy Memos (The battle continues) • “MTSA II”?
Maritime Security Developments • MTSA-2 may provide some relief for low risk facilities • Invited CG HQ staff to visit Alaska to see that Alaska is different! • D17 implemented low consequence and retail area policy memos to ease security measures
High Risk – Low Risk Seattle Kodiak
Emerging Issues • Shipboard Salvage and Marine Firefighting Regulations • New resources required • Fire fighting capability at ports and facilities • Tug positioning to address response needs
Emerging Issues • Coast Guard Non Tank Vessel Regulations • Expanded spill response resources will be required
ACP Alternative Compliance Plan
AIS Hosts and Sites • Harbor Offices • Lighthouses • Pilot Stations • Tug Offices • Schools • Mountain Tops • Fish Hatcheries • Fish Processing Plants • Tribal Offices • Oil Facilities • Science Centers • Fishing Lodges • Oil Spill Response Organizations • Community Centers Five Finger Lighthouse Cape Decision Lighthouse
Marine Exchange’s Private Users of AIS and VLRT ACS (Cable monitoring)GCI (Cable monitoring) Alyeska (Valdez) Towing Companies OSROS PWS Regional Citizen Advisory CouncilPorts Fishing Fleets Tanker Companies Cruise Lines Container Lines Landing Crafts Bareboat Charter OperatorsEngineering Companies – Port Planning Det Norske Veritas
Year of the LighthousesInstalling AIS at Lighthouses – Quiet, Strategically Positioned Sites • Cape Decision • Mary Island • Five Finger • Point Retreat • Sentinel Island • Eldred Rock • Guard Island • Cape St. Elias
Cape St. EliasLighthouse 350 miles
Russian tanker in Russian Waters tracked from Gambell AIS site MXAK can actually see Russia!
"The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard takes great pleasure in presenting the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Award to the Marine Exchange of Alaska for outstanding dedication and support to the Coast Guard while developing a robust and critical Automated Information System (AIS) infrastructure throughout key areas of Alaska. Since 2000, the Marine Exchange of Alaska has played a key and leading role for Maritime Domain Awareness throughout Alaska by adapting available, and in some cases leading edge, technology to provide critical maritime information to both commercial and government users at unprecedented levels. The Marine Exchange of Alaska's expertise helped streamline and enhance the execution of Coast Guard operations. Most notable is the real time vessel tracking that directly supported the high profile salvage of the car carrier COUGAR ACE and its cargo valued at $170 million, a potential four million gallon oil spill in Cook Inlet during the grounding of the crude oil tanker SEABULK PRIDE, the pollution threat from 335,000 gallons of fuel oil released from the grounding and breakup of the freight ship SELENDANG AYU, and the rescue of 282 persons from the stricken cruise ship EMPRESS OF THE NORTH.
Port & Harbor Partners • Wrangell • Petersburg • Haines • Skagway • Kodiak • Valdez • Dillingham • Adak • Bethel • Coffman Cove • Whittier • King Cove • Nome • Sand Point • False Pass
Marine Exchange of Alaska Providing information, communications and services to ensure maritime operations are safe, secure, efficient and environmentally sound