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Fifth Coast Guard District Waterways Management Branch Ice Operations Review November 2010

Fifth Coast Guard District Waterways Management Branch Ice Operations Review November 2010. Coast Guard Domestic Ice Breaking. Executive Order 7521 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 2010

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  1. Fifth Coast Guard District Waterways Management Branch Ice Operations Review November 2010

  2. Coast Guard Domestic Ice Breaking • Executive Order 7521 • 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 Awareness • AtoN program manager • Icebreaking asset broker: • Between Sectors • Between Other Districts • CHOP Icebreaking assets to Sectors as needed • Maintain DOMICE picture • NWS forecasting • D5 Ice Website

  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 CHOCKPortsmouth, VA

  10. Ice Breaking Partners Ice Reconnaissance from above • Ice Reconnaissance from above… • National Ice Center (Agreement with Fifth CG District) • CG Auxiliary aircraft over flights • CG Air Station Atlantic City over flights

  11. Ice Breaking Partners Ice Reconnaissance from the surface • Ice Reconnaissance from surface forces • CG Cutters • CG Stations and their local Points of Contact • Commercial Vessel Operators, Managers & Facilities • Pilot Associations • Delaware Water TransportCommittee, DNR, State & Local POCs, Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore Maritime Exchange

  12. AtoN in the Ice Seasonal Aids to Navigations • Ice season poses a threat to Aids to Navigation • Mitigation: • Ice Conditions on aids • Ice Hulls • Ice LED lights • New Ice Batteries • Waterway user Input

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

  14. D5 Ice Website

  15. D5 Ice Website

  16. Telling the Story • Liaison to D5 Public Affairs staff • Briefings to CGHQ, DHS, Chain of Command • Congressional inquiry assistance • Ice SITREPS • Annual Ice Reports—Program Measurement

  17. Questions? D5 ICE CONDITIONS WEBSITE http://www.uscg.mil/d5/ICE_REPORT/ D5 Ice Condition POC: LTjg Lisa De Pace 757-398-3903 Lisa.M.DePace@uscg.mil

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