Fifth Coast Guard District

Waterways Management Branch Ice Operations Review

November 2013

Coast Guard Domestic Ice Breaking

Executive Order 7521

D5 Hierarchy of Domestic Ice Operations

1.SAR2.Homeland Security Operations 3.Vessels Delivering Food/Fuel 4.Passenger vessels in ferry service 5.Other cargo vessels6.Fishing vessels

District Responsibilities

•Promote Public Awareness•Ice-related Navigational Aid Discrepancies•Asset Coordinator

•Between Sectors•Outside Districts

•Maintain Icebreaking Picture•NIC Satellite Imagery•NWS Forecasting•D5 Ice Website•Sector Broadcasts•COTP Restrictions•Brief District Commander and Up

District Responsibilities

District Boundaries

Sector Boundaries

Ice Breaking Assets: WLB

CGC ELM Fort Macon, NC

225’ WLB

Seagoing Buoy Tender Ice Breaking Hull: No

Ice Capable Hull: Yes

Ice breaking Capabilities:

• 14” at 3 kts

• 36” max backing & ramming.

Ice Breaking Assets: WLM

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 WILLIAM TATEPhiladelphia, PA

CGC JAMES RANKINBaltimore, MD

CGC FRANK DREWPortsmouth, VA

Ice Breaking Assets: WYTL

65’ WYTL

Ice Breaking TugIce Breaking Hull: Yes

Ice Capable Hull: N/A

Ice breaking Capabilities:

• capable of breaking ice to 12” continuously

• 18” max backing & ramming.

CGC CHOCKBaltimore, VA

CGC CLEATCGC CAPSTAN

Philadelphia, PA

CGC CLEATPhiladelphia, PA

Ice Breaking PartnersIce Reconnaissance From Above

•National Ice Center (MOA with D5)

•District provides flights coordinated through Sectors•CG provides info from flights to NIC•NIC provides satellite imagery to Sectors and District

•CG Auxiliary over flights•Coordinated through AIRSTA

•CG Air Station Atlantic City, NJ•CG Air Station Elizabeth City, NC

Ice Breaking PartnersIce Reconnaissance From The Surface

• CG Stations• CG Cutters• Baltimore Maritime Exchange• State Dept of Natural Resources• Pilots Associations• Army Corps of Engineers• Commercial Vessels• Commercial Facilities• CG Auxiliary • Local POCs• Other State/Local Agencies

AtoN In The IceSeasonal Aids to Navigations

Ice season poses a threat to aids to navigation (AtoN)

• How do we mitigate?• Categorize seasonal aids with ice

conditions

• Specialized hulls/structures

• Specialized lighting equipment

• Specialized batteries

• Waterway user Input• We always appreciate input from

government agencies and industry regarding our seasonal AtoN performance

D5 Ice Websitehttp://www.uscg.mil/d5/ICE_REPORT/

D5 Ice Website

Telling the Story

•Liaison to D5 Public Affairs

•Briefings to CGHQ and DHS

•Congressional Inquiry Assistance

•Annual Ice Reports—Program Measurement

http://www.uscg.mil/d5/http://www.uscg.mil/d5/ICE_REPORT/ ICE_REPORT/

D5 ICE CONDITIONS WEBSITED5 ICE CONDITIONS WEBSITE

D5 Ice Condition D5 Ice Condition POCPOC

LTJG Tim VeachLTJG Tim Veach

757-398-6298757-398-6298

Timothy.G.Veach@uscg.milTimothy.G.Veach@uscg.mil

Questions?