2002 Operations Workshop

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2002 Operations Workshop
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Agenda

• Maintaining Readiness
• Communication in Troubled Times
• Harbor Patrols - The Auxiliary Challenge of 2001
  Beyond
• Things that Go Bump in the Night
• Team Coordination Training An OWT Case Study

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Lets Agree!

• Interactive!
• Ask Questions
• Answer Questions
• Share experiences
• Share insights
• Participate!
• Participate!
• Participate!

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Harbor Patrols

• Harbor patrols are needed by the Coast Guard
  today and in the future!

Since we are the eyes ears of the Coast Guard,
what sorts of things should you look for on a
harbor patrol?
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Harbor Patrols

• What do I look for?
• Vessels involved in commerce (cargo ships,
  passenger ships, tank vessels, commercial
  fishing, barges)
• Name, number position
• Load line position
• Lack of crew activity on deck
• Cargo operations (especially liquid bulk)
• Bravo flag or red light
• indicating transfer
• Welding or cutting on board

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Harbor Patrols

• Aids to Navigation
• Observe each aid
• Is it on station?
• Displaying proper characteristics?
• Bridges fixed structures
• Lit properly?
• Suspicious activity?

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Harbor Patrols

• Hazards to Navigation
• Natural (trees, logs), man-made (docks, barrels)
• Report to controlling station
• DO NOT handle floating barrels!
• Unsafe vessel operation or infractions of Rules
  of the Road
• Notify CG of unsafe conditions

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Harbor patrols

• Safety or Security Zones
• Auxiliary may be tasked with advising or
  escorting vessels by CG

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Harbor Patrols

• Pollution
• Oil in water, booms, clean-up equipment
• Calmer areas in the water
• Unusual water fowl activity
• Wrecked or beached vessel
• Dark streaks on side of a vessel
• Unusual activity on deck, pier or beach

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Harbor Patrols

• Pollution, continued
• A vessel listing deeper than load line
• Vapor clouds or smoke
• Overboard discharge from vessel
• Discoloration in water
• Unblanked hoses or manifolds on waterfront
  facility pier
• Run-off from sewers, banks, shoreline

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Harbor Patrols

• Notify controlling unit of
• Location of the incident
• Body of water affected or threatened
• Material spilled, if known
• Estimate of quantity spilled
• Size of slick or sheen
• Source of the discharge

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Harbor Patrols

• Risk Management

In this case, it means that you must evaluate the
risks, minimize the hazards and determine if you
can safely complete a mission involving the
discharge of oil or a hazardous substance.
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We Need You!

• Seek out the facilitators
• Participate actively
• Offer to lead the Harbor Patrol section
• Go on Patrol to mentor crews
• Develop job aids for the local area
• Keep in touch with the DSO-Ops