CGC HEALY

1
CGC HEALY

• Commissioned in 2000
• Funding shortfalls
• Experiencing obsolescence
• of electronic
• control systems
• Spare parts inventory

2
POLAR Breakers - Aging Assets

• CGC POLAR STAR
• 29 years of service
• 17 Deep Freeze missions, including 2004-2006
• CGC POLAR SEA
• 27 years of service
• 16 Deep Freeze missions, including 2001-2004

3
Engineering Status

• Complex propulsion plant
• Optimized 70s technology to meet requirements
• Achieved reliability through redundancy
• Current condition
• Critical systems require replacement or upgrade
• Obsolescence
• concerns
• Reliability
• concerns

4
Sustainment Plan

• Short term
• Goal of improving reliability to continue to
  accomplish the Deep Freeze mission annually
• CGC POLAR SEA is in a two-year maintenance
  availability
• CGC POLAR STAR will undergo similar repairs in
  FY07 and FY08
• Long term
• Initiate major acquisition process to upgrade or
  replace heavy icebreakers

5
FY05 Funding Status

• HEALY
• CG has obligated 4.1M baseline maintenance
  funding
• CG has obligated 4M above baseline to prep for
  AWES 05
• POLAR STAR
• All FY05 baseline Polar Class maintenance funding
  obligated
• to PSTAR7.4M.
• CG has obligated 3.6M above baseline
• Ensure readiness for DF06 deployment
• POLAR SEA
• CG has obligated 4.8M above baseline
• Working with NSF for transfer of 9.2M in
  OMB-directed split of FY05 extraordinary
  maintenance expenses
• Maintain progress toward readiness for DF07
  deployment

6
Bridging Strategy(short term)

• Address reliability, safety, and obsolescence
  through upgrade or replacement
• Key systems include
• Main propulsion motors
• Main diesel engines
• Shafting
• Central hydraulic system
• Motor safe boat
• Gas turbines

7
Acquisition Process(long term)

• Initiate acquisition process for heavy
  icebreakers
• in accordance with DHS procedures
• First asset will not be available until approx. 6
  years after funding becomes available
• Multiple options will be compared as part of an
  analysis of alternatives
• Shift of Polar Icebreaker funding to NSF in FY06
  may affect process to obtain acquisition funding
• Will likely require a national icebreaker policy