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Marine Transportation Systems Directorate Program Overview

Marine Transportation Systems Directorate Program Overview. CG-55 | Mr. Dana Goward National Waterways Conference | September 2010. Why is the MTS important?. “Transportation is Civilization” - Rudyard Kipling. $750 billion of US GDP (25%) 95% of all overseas trade annually

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Marine Transportation Systems Directorate Program Overview

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  1. Marine Transportation Systems Directorate Program Overview CG-55 | Mr. Dana Goward National Waterways Conference | September 2010

  2. Why is the MTS important? “Transportation is Civilization” - Rudyard Kipling • $750 billion of US GDP (25%) • 95% of all overseas trade annually • 43.5% by value (77.6% by weight) of all U.S. international trade. • Rivers: 627 million tons of cargo in 2006. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010

  3. Marine Transportation System Management (CG-55) Programs • Bridge Administration • Ocean and Transportation Policy • Waterways Management Activities • Great Lakes Pilotage • Polar Icebreaking • Domestic Ice • International Ice Patrol • Visual Aids to Navigation • Electronic Aids to Navigation • Navigation Standards USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010

  4. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010 Bridge Administration • Environmental Considerations • Bridge Permits • Drawbridge Regulations • Bridge Alterations • Bridge Engineering • Bridge Lighting

  5. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010 Ocean and Transportation Policy • Harbor Safety Committees • Cabinet Level Committee on Marine Transportation System • National Dredge Team • National Academies of Science and other scientific bodies • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

  6. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010 Waterways Management Activities • Dead ship tows • Debris removal • Marine Event Permitting • Safety/Security Zones • Approval of offshore platforms • Oversized vessel transits • Local Dredging Coordination

  7. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010 Great Lakes Pilotage • Safe, Reliable and Efficient pilotage service to foreign trade vessels navigating the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River • Rate making • Approve Work Rules • License Pilots • Approve Training Plans

  8. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010 Polar Icebreaking • U.S. Polar Region Sovereignty & Security • Resource Conservation & Protection • Scientific Support • Search and rescue • Marine safety • Aids to Navigation • Marine Environmental Protection • Living Marine Resources • Ports, Waterways & Coastal Security • Heavy Icebreakers: • USCGC POLAR STAR • USCGC POLAR SEA • Medium Icebreaker: • USCGC HEALY

  9. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010 Domestic Ice Operations • Open critical waterways to winter navigation. • Assist vessels beset and impeded by ice. • Clear/relieve ice jams which cause flooding. • Remove hazards to navigation. • Mariner Advisories District 1 & District 5- East Coast 4 140 ft. medium icebreakers 3 225 ft. medium ice-capable buoy tenders 11 65 ft. light harbor tugs 7 175 ft. light ice-capable buoy tenders District 9- Great Lakes 5 140 ft. medium icebreakers 2 225 ft. medium ice-capable buoy tenders 1 240 ft. heavy icebreaker Canadian Partnership

  10. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010 International Ice Patrol • Monitor iceberg danger • Provide mariners with limit of all known ice

  11. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010 Visual Aids to Navigation • AtoN information system and Automated Aids Positioning System • Disseminate information to mariners • Light List and other Aids to Navigation publications. • Policy for field activities. • 50,000 Aids in U.S.

  12. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010 Electronic Aids to Navigation • Electronic and paper charting portfolio manager • Manage charting and mapping policy • Liaison to International bodies on safe navigation. • Manage LORAN, dGPS, AIS, LRIT, and e-charting programs. • E-navigation • National PNT Effort

  13. USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010 Navigation Standards • Navigation Rules • Ship routing policy • Port Access Route Studies • Navigation equipment standards • Offshore energy project standards • Navigation Safety Advisory Committee management.

  14. Conclusion Mr. Dana Goward Director Marine Transportation Systems U.S. Coast Guard Commandant (CG-55) USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010

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