Marine Transportation Systems Directorate United States Coast Guard

Marine Transportation Systems Directorate United States Coast Guard 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 • 43. 5% by value (77. 6% by weight) of all U. S. international trade. • Rivers: 627 million tons of cargo in 2006. United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010

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

Bridge Administration • Environmental Considerations • Bridge Permits • Drawbridge Regulations • Bridge Alterations • Bridge Engineering • Bridge Lighting United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management 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 United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management 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 United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management 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 United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010

Polar Icebreaking Heavy Icebreakers: • USCGC POLAR STAR • USCGC POLAR SEA Medium Icebreaker: • USCGC HEALY • 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 United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management 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 United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010

International Ice Patrol • Monitor iceberg danger • Provide mariners with limit of all known ice United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010

Visual Aids to Navigation • Ato. N 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. United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management 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, d. GPS, AIS, LRIT, and e-charting programs. • E-navigation • National PNT Effort United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management 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. United States Coast Guard Marine Transportation Systems Management USCG MTS Program Overview | Dana Goward | September 2010

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