1. Fifth Coast Guard District Waterways Management Branch Ice Operations Review November 2013

2. Coast Guard Domestic Ice Breaking Executive Order 7521 D5 Hierarchy of Domestic Ice Operations 1.SAR 2.Homeland Security Operations 3.Vessels Delivering Food/Fuel 4.Passenger vessels in ferry service 5.Other cargo vessels 6.Fishing vessels

3. District Responsibilities Promote Public Awareness Ice-related Navigational Aid Discrepancies Asset Coordinator Between Sectors Outside Districts Maintain Icebreaking Picture NIC Satellite Imagery NWS Forecasting D5 Ice Website Sector Broadcasts COTP Restrictions Brief District Commander and Up

4. District Responsibilities

5. District Boundaries

6. Sector Boundaries

7. Ice Breaking Assets: WLB CGC ELM Fort Macon, NC 225’ WLB Seagoing Buoy Tender Ice Breaking Hull: No Ice Capable Hull: Yes Ice breaking Capabilities: 14” at 3 kts 36” max backing & ramming.

8. Ice Breaking Assets: WLM 175’ WLM Coastal Buoy Tender Ice Breaking Hull: No Ice Capable Hull: Yes Ice breaking Capabilities: 9” at 3 kts 18” max backing & ramming CGC WILLIAM TATE Philadelphia, PA CGC JAMES RANKIN Baltimore, MD CGC FRANK DREW Portsmouth, VA

9. Ice Breaking Assets: WYTL 65’ WYTL Ice Breaking Tug Ice Breaking Hull: Yes Ice Capable Hull: N/A Ice breaking Capabilities: capable of breaking ice to 12” continuously 18” max backing & ramming. CGC CHOCK Baltimore, VA CGC CLEAT CGC CAPSTAN Philadelphia, PA CGC CLEAT Philadelphia, PA

10. Ice Breaking Partners Ice Reconnaissance From Above National Ice Center (MOA with D5) District provides flights coordinated through Sectors CG provides info from flights to NIC NIC provides satellite imagery to Sectors and District CG Auxiliary over flights Coordinated through AIRSTA CG Air Station Atlantic City, NJ CG Air Station Elizabeth City, NC

11. Ice Breaking Partners Ice Reconnaissance From The Surface CG Stations CG Cutters Baltimore Maritime Exchange State Dept of Natural Resources Pilots Associations Army Corps of Engineers Commercial Vessels Commercial Facilities CG Auxiliary Local POCs Other State/Local Agencies

12. AtoN In The Ice Seasonal Aids to Navigations Ice season poses a threat to aids to navigation (AtoN) How do we mitigate? Categorize seasonal aids with ice conditions Specialized hulls/structures Specialized lighting equipment Specialized batteries Waterway user Input We always appreciate input from government agencies and industry regarding our seasonal AtoN performance

13. D5 Ice Website http://www.uscg.mil/d5/ICE_REPORT/

14. D5 Ice Website

15. Telling the Story Liaison to D5 Public Affairs Briefings to CGHQ and DHS Congressional Inquiry Assistance Annual Ice Reports—Program Measurement

16. http://www.uscg.mil/d5/ICE_REPORT/ D5 ICE CONDITIONS WEBSITE D5 Ice Condition POC LTJG Tim Veach 757-398-6298 Timothy.G.Veach@uscg.mil Questions?