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NOAA’s HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES REVIEW PANEL PRESENTATION Robin Bond - HOST Chair

NOAA’s HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES REVIEW PANEL PRESENTATION Robin Bond - HOST Chair. May 4, 2011. Short Description of Hawaii Ocean Safety Team (HOST). Founded in 1998 through a mandate from the USCG and expanded to include all Hawaii waters

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NOAA’s HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES REVIEW PANEL PRESENTATION Robin Bond - HOST Chair

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  1. NOAA’s HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES REVIEW PANEL PRESENTATIONRobin Bond - HOST Chair May 4, 2011

  2. Short Description of Hawaii Ocean Safety Team (HOST) • Founded in 1998 through a mandate from the USCG and expanded to include all Hawaii waters • HOST Involves all maritime industries including Commercial and Recreational • HOST has developed 13 Safe Operating Practices on a number of important issues • Developed a Training video on Cruise ship tendering operations in Lahaina and Kona Harbors • Responsible for a number of maritime educational programs such as Use of PFDs, mandatory use of VHF Radios or EPIRBs • Provide Network for the USCG and others for maritime related information

  3. Relationship between NOAA and HOST • Became more focused in 2008 under LT Jeffery Taylor and more recently under LT Kyle Ryan. Partnership with NOAA has become more effective and will continue to grow.

  4. HSRP Programs that HOST feels will be important for Hawaii: • Current Data Studies in various Harbor • Honolulu Harbor • Barbers Point - Deep Draft Harbor • Offshore oil discharge (Barbers Point) • Kahului - Maui • Hilo Big – Island • Nawiliwili – Kauai • Installation of PORTS (Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System) • Cost and funding? • Areas to be included? • Coast Pilot

  5. Possible NOAA Assistance in Hawaii? • NOAA Assistance preparing for arrival of mass amounts of Japanese Ocean Debris?

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