2010 AAHPA Conference Wrangell, Alaska MXAK Briefing on Alaska Maritime Issues Brett Farrell Deputy Director

Members – Maritime Professionals Members – Maritime Professionals Puget Sound, Southeast Alaska, Prince William Sound and Western Alaska Ports and Harbors Ports and Harbors AMHS AMHS Cruise Industry Cruise Industry Container Lines Container Lines Passenger Vessel Operators Passenger Vessel Operators Tanker Companies Tanker Companies Tug and Barge Companies Tug and Barge Companies Oil Spill Response Organizations Oil Spill Response Organizations Fishing Companies Fishing Companies Pilot Associations Pilot Associations Mines Mines

Emerging Issues  TWIC Changes  Maritime Security Developments  Ship Salvage and Marine Firefighting Regulations  Non Tank Vessel Response Plan Regulations  Expansion of AIS carriage requirements  AIS expansion

TWIC Changes in Coast Guard Authorization Legislation Uninspected passenger vessel operators Crews on vessels not requiring Vessel Security Plans Potential option of mailing of TWIC cards

Maritime Security Developments 5-Year FSP Revision Cycle Port Security Grant Funding Cruise West/Spirit of Oceanus Policy Memos (The battle continues) “MTSA II”?

Maritime Security Developments MTSA-2 may provide some relief for low risk facilities Invited CG HQ staff to visit Alaska to see that Alaska is different! D17 implemented low consequence and retail area policy memos to ease security measures

High Risk – Low Risk Seattle Kodiak

Emerging Issues  Shipboard Salvage and Marine Firefighting Regulations New resources required Fire fighting capability at ports and facilities Tug positioning to address response needs

Emerging Issues  Coast Guard Non Tank Vessel Regulations Expanded spill response resources will be required

ACP Alternative Compliance Plan

Update on Vessel Tracking

Over 85 AIS Stations 2010

Harbor OfficesHarbor Offices LighthousesLighthouses Pilot StationsPilot Stations Tug OfficesTug Offices SchoolsSchools Mountain TopsMountain Tops Fish HatcheriesFish Hatcheries Fish Processing PlantsFish Processing Plants Tribal OfficesTribal Offices Oil FacilitiesOil Facilities Science CentersScience Centers Fishing LodgesFishing Lodges Oil Spill Response OrganizationsOil Spill Response Organizations Community CentersCommunity Centers AIS Hosts and Sites Five Finger Lighthouse Cape Decision Lighthouse

Marine Exchange’s Private Users of AIS and VLRT ACS (Cable monitoring) GCI (Cable monitoring) Alyeska (Valdez) Towing Companies OSROS PWS Regional Citizen Advisory Council Ports Fishing Fleets Tanker Companies Cruise Lines Container Lines Landing Crafts Bareboat Charter Operators Engineering Companies – Port Planning Det Norske Veritas

Year of the Lighthouses Installing AIS at Lighthouses – Quiet, Strategically Positioned Sites Cape Decision Mary Island Five Finger Point Retreat Sentinel Island Eldred Rock Guard Island Cape St. Elias

Five Finger Lighthouse

Cape St. Elias

Cape St. Elias Lighthouse 350 miles

Russian tanker in Russian Waters tracked from Gambell AIS site MXAK can actually see Russia!

MXAK’s PacTracs Lite

Meritorious Public Service Award

"The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard takes great pleasure in presenting the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Award to the Marine Exchange of Alaska for outstanding dedication and support to the Coast Guard while developing a robust and critical Automated Information System (AIS) infrastructure throughout key areas of Alaska. Since 2000, the Marine Exchange of Alaska has played a key and leading role for Maritime Domain Awareness throughout Alaska by adapting available, and in some cases leading edge, technology to provide critical maritime information to both commercial and government users at unprecedented levels. The Marine Exchange of Alaska's expertise helped streamline and enhance the execution of Coast Guard operations. Most notable is the real time vessel tracking that directly supported the high profile salvage of the car carrier COUGAR ACE and its cargo valued at $170 million, a potential four million gallon oil spill in Cook Inlet during the grounding of the crude oil tanker SEABULK PRIDE, the pollution threat from 335,000 gallons of fuel oil released from the grounding and breakup of the freight ship SELENDANG AYU, and the rescue of 282 persons from the stricken cruise ship EMPRESS OF THE NORTH.

Port & Harbor Partners  Wrangell  Petersburg  Haines  Skagway  Kodiak  Valdez  Dillingham  Adak  Bethel  Coffman Cove  Whittier  King Cove  Nome  Sand Point  False Pass

Marine Exchange of Alaska Providing information, communications and services to ensure maritime operations are safe, secure, efficient and environmentally sound