Commercial Icebreaking Policy Review

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Commercial Icebreaking Policy Review

• Industry Day
• Working Session 2

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Goal

• Review current policy
• Recommend necessary clarifications or changes to
  policy

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Andrie Inc.------------------------- Basic
Marine---------------------- Gaelic Tug
Co.------------------- Great Lakes
Towing------------- Lake Towing
Co.----------------- Malcolm Marine---------------
--- Purvis Marine--------------------- Selvick
Marine Towing---------- Chicago / Calumet
Towing-----
Commercial Ice Breaking Tug Companies
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Commercial Ice Breaking Capabilities

• Andrie Inc (1) 12 - 14 Plate
• Basic Marine (2) 12 - 14 Plate
• Gaelic Tug Co. (4) 12 - 14 Plate
• Great Lakes Towing (33) 36 Plate
• Lake Towing Co. (2) 12 - 14 Plate
• Malcolm Marine (1) 12 - 14 Plate
• Purvis Marine (4 1) 16-18 30
  Plate
• Selvick Marine Towing (3) 16 - 18 Plate
• Chicago / Calumet Towing (1) 18 -
  20 Plate(number of ice breaking resources)

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Current USCG Policy

• CG not normally interfere with private
  enterprise.
• CG responds first or as additional asset to
  hazardous situations or those warranting quick or
  concerted action.
• CG not provide assistance if commercial
  assistance is available and adequate. (except in
  critical waterways)
• Source D9 SOP

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Available

• Availability is defined as arriving on scene in
  six hours, or, if the private provider is not
  able to arrive on scene in six hours, or arriving
  on scene ahead of the time that an available CG
  resource would normally commence operations.

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Adequate

• Based on comparing capabilities to existing
  conditions, past performance, ice conditions,
  weather, vessel characteristics, situation,
  cargo, homeland security, etc.
• Task Group Commanders shall be alert for
  situations in which vessels providing commercial
  assistance pose a safety hazard or impede
  mobility by slowing assisted vessels or requiring
  icebreaker assistance themselves that would
  divert CG icebreaking resources from other work.

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Potential Change

• Remove six hour arrival on scene standard.
• Reason Each situation will be evaluated on a
  case by case basis.
• Currently availability is defined as arriving on
  scene in six hours, or, if the private provider
  is not able to arrive on scene in six hours, or
  arriving on scene ahead of the time that an
  available CG resource would normally commence
  operations.

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Discussion

• The Coast guard seeks to maximize overall
  maritime mobility when ice impedes movements on
  the Great Lakes. In many circumstances,
  commercial providers can contribute toward
  achieving this goal.Source USCG District 9 SOP
• What changes can we make to the commercial
  icebreaking policy that could improve overall
  mobility?