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MOBILITY
Goal M4: Eliminate delays to commerce caused by ice and navigation hazards.
FY99 Target: Minimize delays to commerce caused by ice and navigation
hazards by ensuring 90% of vessels are able to transit at 3 knots or
better during average severity winters, or 70% of vessels during severe
winters.
Measure: Percentage of vessel transits made at 3 knots or better in the
St. Mary's River during the ice seasons.
Measurement Issues: This is a new goal and measure added to reflect the
Coast Guard's contribution to Mobility from domestic ice breaking. St.
Mary's River is a major passage for Great Lakes Shipping. Winter
conditions are defined by a severity index (-6.2 or milder defines average
severity; more than -6.2 defines severe; FY96 was a severe winter.) Data
obtained from the Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers. It is
validated by program managers. Data for other Great Lakes locations to be
developed.
Selected Program Standards/Customer Service Standards:
Respond to requests from vessels beset or stranded in ice within 2 hours
of notification.
Relieve ice jams prior to water level exceeding flood stage with a
minimum notification of 24 hours.
Causal Factors to be Addressed:
Ice blockage reduces mobility and delays navigation.
Strategies to Achieve Target:
Ongoing Strategies:
Conduct icebreaking escorts of commercial vessels.
Establish and maintain ice-free tracks.
Free vessels beset in ice.
Efficiency Strategies:
Replace the aging buoy tender fleet with new vessels, providing
essential navigation services with less resources by leveraging
technology. Buoy tenders perform icebreaking as secondary missions.
Lay up the icebreaking tug MORRO BAY. Current workload does not
justify its operation in a highly constrained budget environment.
New Resources that will Support Strategies:
Acct
Item
Goal Contribution:
AC&I
Seagoing Buoy Tender (WLB) Replacement
Secondary
AC&I
Great Lakes Icebreaking
Primary
OE
Commission 1 Seagoing Buoy Tender
Secondary
External Factors:
Some sources of delay and disruption require action by other government
agencies.
Icebreaking performance is affected by ice thickness which is linked to
the severity of winter weather patterns.
Other Related Government Programs:
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