USACE INNOVATIONS FOR NAVIGATION WORKSHOP

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USACE INNOVATIONS FOR NAVIGATION WORKSHOP

• BREAKOUT SESSION 3
• INNOVATIONS
• TO
• MINIMIZE LOCK TRANSIT TIME

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INNOVATIONS TO MINIMIZE LOCK TRANSIT
TIMEBreakout Session Process

• Select Chairman Ken Shumaker
• Brainstorm Ideas/Needs
• Categorize Ideas/Needs
• Rank Ideas/Needs High/Medium/Low

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INNOVATIONS TO MINIMIZE LOCK TRANSIT
TIMEIdeas/Needs Categories

• Structural
• Operational
• Automation
• Information/Data
• Other

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INNOVATIONS TO MINIMIZE LOCK TRANSIT
TIMEStructural Ideas/NeedsRanked High

• Solutions to Outdraft Problems to Improve Lock
  Approach Conditions (Dikes, etc.)
• Innovative Methods to Extend Guide and Guard
  Walls
• Innovative/Improved Tow Haulage Units
• Improved Barge Coupling Devices
• Innovative Fleeting Facilities/Waiting Area
• Fill/Empty System Design For Safe Operation
• Improve Mooring in Lock Chamber/Line Handling

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INNOVATIONS TO MINIMIZE LOCK TRANSIT
TIMEOperational Ideas/Needs Ranked High

• Self Help
• Tow Configuration to Facilitate Break/Remake

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INNOVATIONS TO MINIMIZE LOCK TRANSIT
TIMEAutomation Ideas/Needs Ranked High

• Integration of GPS with Navigation Tracking
  Software to Assist Tows in Approaching Locks

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INNOVATIONS TO MINIMIZE LOCK TRANSIT
TIMEInformation/Data NeedsRanked High

• Survey of Existing Site Specific Problems
• Survey Towing Industry for Their Problem
  Areas/Concerns
• Resurrect Lock Operations Conference
• Analysis of Lock Processes ( F/E Times,
  Approach Times, Exit Times, Weather Conditions,
  Times Over Sill, ETC.)
• Tech Transfer / Best Practices

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INNOVATIONS TO MINIMIZE LOCK TRANSIT TIMEOther
Ideas/NeedsRanked High

• Education/Training of Industry and Lock Personnel
• Clarification of Guidance Concerning Major Rehab
  for Efficiency Improvements (Important for
  Funding Stream)

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INNOVATIONS TO MINIMIZE LOCK TRANSIT TIMEGeneral

• Include Towing Industry Representatives
• Include Lock Operators
• Processes for Reducing Maintenance Closure