First Coast Guard District Bridge Administration January 2008 Auxiliary Brief
Program Description Bridge Administration is a Coast Guard regulatory program which seeks to protect the reasonable needs of navigation while balancing the needs of competing modes of transportation. This is accomplished through the Coast Guard’s bridge permitting, drawbridge regulation, navigational lighting, bridge construction oversight and civil penalty authorities. There approximately 2, 000 bridges over navigable waters of the United States within the First District; 200 movable bridges.
Bridge Administration Programs/Missions Programs • Permits • Drawbridge Regs • Construction Oversight • Enforcement • Obstructive Bridges • Jurisdiction • Homeland Security Missions u Intermodal Safety u Mobility u Protection of Natural Resources u National Defense/Port Security u Economic Growth and Trade
BRIDGE BRANCH Organization Bridge Program Manager Gary Kassof New York office 212 668 -7165 Operations Deputy Joe Arca-Operations Transp Asst Michelle Forde** Permits Boston office Judy Yee Sylvia Bowens vacant 617 223 -8364 John Mcdonald
Navigational Lighting Regulatory Authority u 33 Code of Federal Regulations Part 118 - Standard lighting for bridges-District Commander has discretion to deviate from standards (available on internet – www. uscg. mil - click on USCG HQ, Bridge Admin division then bridge lighting manual) - Penalties - Application procedures - Light characteristics - Alternate bridge markings - Vertical clearance gauges
SECTOR/DPB INTERFACE u Exchange of bridge related information u Early and continued project coordination u Port Security u Marine Safety Issues – navigation lighting discrepancies – fender system damage – drawbridge outages/delays – allisions
DPB/AUXILIARY INTERFACE u Marine Safety Issues – navigation lighting discrepancies – fender system damage – clearance gauge condition – other bridge markings Navigational Information Exchange Administrative assistance
LIGHTING DISCREPANCIES u Lights extinguished/ Dirty globe u Color and arc of visibility u Center of channel vs center of bridge location u Green c/c lights providing range (fixed bridges) u Red margin of channel lights no lower than low steel
NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTING INCORRECT RED LIGHT PLACEMENT C/C GREEN LIGHT
NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTING ONLY GREEN LIGHT SHOULD BE BELOW STEELOF BRIDGE
FENDER DISCREPANCIES u Missing or broken wales u Fender protruding into channel u Steel/metal exposed to channel u Bolts not recessed u Dolphin clusters “leaning” u Broken or dirty vertical clearance gauge u Missing or inaccurate drawbridge operating rule sign PHOTOS REQUESTED
BRIDGE FENDERS MISSING WALES PROTRUDING BOLTS
BRIDGE FENDERS STEEL JACKETING PROTRUDING BOLTS TOP VIEW
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL THROUGH BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SITE
DISCREPANCY PROCESS u Receive discrepancy report u BNM/LNM as required u Contact with bridge owner - telephone - follow up letter
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