NMSZ Event

Overview: Roles, Responsibilities, and the

Marine Transportation System Recovery Unit (MTSRU)

22 April 2015

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United States Coast Guard

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Presentation Waypoints

• Understanding USCG District/Sector Structure and AORs

• Initial Response• Scenario Specific Concerns SLMR/SOHV

• Recovery (Overview) • Marine Transportation System Recovery Unit (MTSRU)

• Common Assessment Reporting Tool (CART)

• Event Recovery• Scene Specific Concerns SLMR/SOHV

• Questions and Discussion

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USCG District Eight

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Sector Lower MS River

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Sector Ohio Valley

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Sector Upper MS River

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Initial ResponseBridge Failures in Memphis

• Initial response starts locally• MFD, MPD, Shelby County SO, West Memphis FD, Desoto County,

ext..

• State assets (TN and AR)

• Sector (SLMR) assets (USCG)

• Scenario Specific Concerns• Large event impacting wide geographic area

• Multiple disaster scenes competing for resources• Expect vessel/facility incidents (port/non-port, pollution, navigation hazards)

• Loss of resources and ability to get them to the scene

• Wide scale communications failure

• Loss of SLMR command structure (Implement COOP)

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Initial ResponseBarkley Lock and Dam

• Initial response starts locally• Local USACE resources (assessment)

• MSU Paducah (small boats) (command post)

• Local city, county, and state resources• At least three vessels possibly available

• Possible use of county mobile command center

• Scenario Specific Concerns• Fleet breakaways

• Other associated incidents (pollution)

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• USCG - Lead Federal Agency for MTS - facilitator of recovery• Coordination with stakeholders is critical

• USACE retains responsibility for clearing channel

• Goal: Resumption of commerce

• Key elements of the MTS recovery process • MTS Stabilization

• Short-term (<90 days): MTS operations available at some level • Focus: waterways, navigation systems, ports, critical infrastructure, and

monitoring systems

• Long-term (>90 days): MTS to pre-incident operation

• Process implemented, via ICS, using a UC and/or UAC

• MTSRU is vital element within the UC/UAC

Marine Transportation System Recovery

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Unified Command

Operations Planning FinanceLogistics

Resources Unit

Situation Unit

Demobilization Unit

Documentation Unit

Environmental Unit

MTSR Unit

Unit Leader (MTSL)

USCG, USACE, RP, FEMA, DOT

Marine Transportation System Recovery Unit (MTSRU)

MTSU is not the command element

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• MTSRU Composition (Notional) • MTSL (Leader) USCG with specific qualifications

• USCG: Waterways/Facilities/Recovery Specialists

• USACE

• USDOT

• MARAD

• EPA (Pollution)

• State DOT/EPA

• Industry (LOMRC, AMSCs, and others)

• Other Federal/State/Local

• Responsible Party (Obstruction Owners)

Marine Transportation System Recovery Unit (MTSRU)

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Marine Transportation System Recovery Unit (MTSRU)

• MTSRU Roles and Responsibilities • Track, document and report MTS status in CART*

• CART data supports Situation Unit

• Understand critical recovery pathways

• Develop and recommend COAs• Supports Planning Section Chief in developing IAP

• Includes salvage, dredging, cleanup, recovery of ATON recommendations

• Input point for MTS stakeholders• Crucial in feeding CART

• Develop/recommend priorities for cargo flow/resumption of vessel movement

• Identify long-term recovery issues and needs

• MTSRU is not responsible for determining economic impact

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Common Assessment Reporting Tool (CART)

• Primary means of reporting impacts to/recovery of MTS• Automated reports support higher HQ reporting requirements

• Essential Elements of Information (EEI)• Five categories of EEIs

• Waterways and Navigation – ATON/Channels

• Port Area Critical Infrastructure – Facilities/Bridges

• Port Area Vessels – SPV/CFV/Ferries/Gaming

• Monitoring Systems – R21/PORTS/NOAA

• Offshore Energy – Production Platforms

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Common Assessment Reporting Tool (CART)

• Waterways and Navigation Systems– Aids to Navigation

– Deep Draft Channels

– Non-Deep Draft Channels

– Locks

– Vessel Salvage/Wreck Removal

– Oil Pollution Incidents

– Hazardous Materials Incidents

• Port Area - Critical Infrastructure– Barge Fleeting Areas

– Bridges

– Bulk Liquid Facilities

– Containerized Cargo Facilities

– Non-Container Cargo Facilities

– Passenger Vessel and Ferry Terminals

– Ports

– Shipyards

– USCG Unit

• Port Area - Vessels– Barge Traffic– Commercial Fishing Vessels– Gaming Vessels– High Capacity Passenger Vessels and

Ferries– Small Passenger Vessels

• Offshore Energy– Offshore Platforms– Offshore Production– Offshore Renewable Energy Installations– Mobile Offshore Drilling Units

• Monitoring Systems– Monitoring Systems

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Event Recovery(Expectations)

• UAC with supporting multiple UCs (FEMA leads UAC)

• USCG/USACE lead MTS specific UCs• USCG IMTs, MSST, Strike Force support to SLMR/SOHV

• USACE specialized and technical support outside District/Divisions

• MTSRU integrated within UCs• MTSRU elements could be incorporated in a UAC

• Priorities (Notional)• MTS Assessment (Includes supporting critical infrastructure)

• Mitigation (pollution)

• Salvage (Clear waterway)

• ATONs

• Support recovery of associated MTS

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Scene Specific Recovery Concerns

• Memphis• Support (Resources) for operations extremely limited

• Support (Staging) from a distance

• UAC priorities may divert what resources are available

• RPs overwhelmed

• Outside influence on prioritization

• Supporting port infrastructure availability• Physical impacts on facilities/vessels as well as reduction in available

workforce

• Barkley Lock and Dam• Flooding along the Cumberland

• Rapid Rise of Ohio

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Questions/Comments