Marine Transportation System

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Marine Transportation System (MTS) Recovery

Insert photo of representative impacted MTS
infrastructure
"Our operational capabilities also include
developing a national capacity for Marine
Transportation System recovery. The nation needs
a coordinated, integrated approach to planning
for and responding to major disruptions in our
marine transportation system, the lifeblood of
America's economy. ADM Thad Allen, 2007 State
of the Coast Guard Address
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Maritime Transportation System Plan References

• Security Accountability for Every Port Act of
  2006 (SAFE Port Act)
• 33 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter H, Parts 101, 103
• National Maritime Transportation Security Plan,
  (NMTSP)
• Maritime Infrastructure Recovery Plan (MIRP)
• Recovery of the Marine Transportation System for
  Resumption of Commerce, COMDTINST
  16000.28(series).
• Navigation Vessel Inspection Circular 09-02,
  (Change 3)
• National Response Framework (NRF), Critical
  Infrastructure Key Resources (CI/KR) Annex
• Sector Delaware Bay Area Maritime Security Plan
• Sector Delaware Bay Area Contingency Plan
• National Incident Management System
• USCG Incident Management Handbook, COMDTPUB
  P3120.17(series)
• Marine Transportation System Recovery, LANTINST
  16001.1(series)
• Sector Delaware Bay Continuity of Operations
  Plan, (COOP)This is not an all inclusive
  list

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MTS Recovery Plan

• Purpose
• The plan provides an all-hazard operational
  framework.
• The establishment of an Maritime Transportation
  System Recovery Unit (MTSRU).
• The plan provides procedures for establishing
  staffing and obtaining port partners
  (stakeholder) advisory support for the MTSRU.
• Background
• MTS consists of Waterways, Waterfront
  Facilities, Vessels system users (Pipelines)
  Each component is complex and closely linked to
  another. (Intermodal connections Railways,
  Trucking, Vehicles Airlines)
• Transportation Disruption Effects In response
  to Hurricane Katrina Rita the USCG chartered a
  Maritime Recovery Restoration Task Force. The
  task force recommended the incorporation of MTS
  recovery procedures.
• Key Elements for Recovery
• 1. Develop a MTS Recovery Plan
• 2. Establishment of the MTSRU
• 3. MTSRU be placed in the Planning section in
  the Unified Command.
• 4. Develop Populate of MTS Essential Elements
  of Information, (EEIs) utilizing CART
  (Common Assessment Reporting Tool).

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MTSR Plan cont.

• Objective Facilitate MTS Recovery
• 1. Mitigate impacts on trade economy (local
  nation wide)2. Establish a MTSRU that
  functions within the Planning Section of ICS3.
  Id resources, agencies involved, incident effects
  courses of action for recovery of the
  public maritime infrastructure such as ATON
  Federal Channels Communications
• 4. Prioritize MTS Recovery Operations
• 5. Identify Prioritize cargo streams
  to aid (CI / KR)
• 6. Coordinate Salvage Marine Debris
  Removal
• 7. Develop, Prepare, Maintain Track
  (Status) of EEIs
• 8. Facilitate the return of the MTS to
  Pre-incident status

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MTSR Plan cont.

• ApplicabilityThis plan is for short-term
  recovery (usually 3 - 90 days in duration) the
  plan is also intended to support the preparation
  for the transition to a long-term recovery phase
  covered separately under the National Response
  Framework, (CI / KR) (ESF-14) FEMA Long-Term
  Community Recovery
• Incident Any incident that results in or
  threatens to cause a MTS disruption.1. A
  significant delay (Major delay of 3 days or
  more)2. Interruption or Stoppage of the flow
  of trade3. A Significant Loss of Life4.
  Environmental Damage5. Economic Disruption in
  a particular Area6. Other Significant
  disruption of the MTS(a Transportation Security
  Incident, that results in one of the items above)
  

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MTS Plan cont.

• Establish a MTSR UnitBuild a MTSRU TEAM of
  key subject matter Representatives from1.
  AMSC2. MAC3. Maritime Exchange4. Federal,
  State Local Governments5. Local Industry
  Representatives6. ACOE, EPA, 7. USCG
  personnel (Waterways Facilities)
• Add parties as identified by the MTSRU

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MTS Plan cont.

• Develop Prioritization ProtocolsThe MTSU will
  assess develop Priority Protocols to
  effectively balance vessel traffic, set
  priorities, to allow the flow of commerce. This
  is only met by the active participation of port
  partners in the planning decision process to
  restore the MTS infrastructure.
• Identify Critical InfrastructureWaterways,
  Federal channels, (River and Coast)Bridges
  Overpasses, Facilities, Highways
  RailwaysFerries, Cruise ships, SPV, CFV, Barge,
  Fleets, ShipyardPipelines
• Legal ConsiderationsEnlist the aid of Federal,
  State, County, Municipal Private Agencies, by
  establishing MOAs / MOUs between the agencies.
  

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MTS Recovery Units
MTS Recovery Units are now an integral part of
the Incident Command System Organization,
developing recommendations through the Planning
Section for the Incident Commander, to ensure the
rapid resumption of commerce.
Incident Commander
Operations
Planning
Finance
Logistics
Resources Unit
Situation Unit
Demobilization Unit
Documentation Unit
Environmental Unit
MTS Recovery Unit
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Lifecycle of MTSRU
Incident Occurs!Response Phase Starts
Establish Resp Org MTSRU
Obtain Situational Awareness
ID MTS Impacts
Recommend Course of Action (COA)
Demobilize MTSRU
ID Reporting Requirements
Response Phase Over Reconstitution Phase Starts
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Essential Elements of Information (EEIs)
Common Assessment Reporting Tool (CART)

• Waterways and Navigation Systems
• Aids to Navigation
• Deep Draft Channels
• Non-Deep Draft Channels
• Locks
• Vessel Salvage/Wreck Removal
• Oil Pollution Incidents
• Hazardous Materials Incidents
• Port Area - Critical Infrastructure
• Bridges
• Bulk Liquid Facilities
• Containerized Cargo Facilities
• Non-Container Cargo Facilities
• Shipyards
• High Capacity Passenger Vessel
• and Ferry Terminals

• Port Area - Vessels
• Commercial Fishing Vessels
• High Capacity Passenger Vessels and Ferries
• Small Passenger Vessels
• Gaming Vessels
• Barges
• Offshore Energy
• Offshore Platforms
• Offshore Production
• Offshore Renewable Energy Installations
• Monitoring Systems
• Monitoring Systems

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• CART enables
• Organization and retrieval of MTS baseline data
  for each Sector
• Organization and retrieval of specific data for
  each EEI instance (every identified bridge,
  bulk liquid facility, shipyard, etc) within
  the Sector AOR
• Method to indicate status of MTS infrastructure
  and waterways activity
• Analysis of data to develop MTS Recovery
  recommendations
• Continual real-time updates of MTS status and
  activity
• Automatic generation of MTS Recovery Executive
  Summaries, including trend diagrams

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MTS Plan cont.

• Appendix AMTS Recovery Unit GuidelinesWork
  under Planning, Assess, Prioritize, Develop a
  COA, Track report status, ID restore MTS to
  pre-incident
• Appendix BMTS Recovery Assist Team (MTSRAT)
  GuidelinesTwo teams of (6-8) Additional D5
  LANTAREA personnel to help our local team meet
  our goals during a major incident.
• Appendix CEssential Elements of Information
  (EEI)Sector AOR Waterways, ATON, Bridges, SPVs,
  CFVS

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MST Plan (cont.)

• Appendix DExecutive SummaryName of Incident,
  Location, Whats impacted, Vessels in Queue, WWM
  action COTP, MSTRU actions (completed in CART)
• Appendix EExecutive Summary TemplateList what
  EEIs are Fully Available (F/A), Partially
  Available (P/A), Not Available (N/A). Depict
  trends and percentages of EEIs from the start of
  a MTS incident to a functioning Port pre-incident
  (completed in CART).
• Appendix FRequesting Homeland Security
  Information Network (HSIN) HSIN provides
  real-time, interactive connectivity between
  states and major urban areas and the National
  Operations Center (NOC).

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