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Canadian Coast Guard at a Glance PROGRAMME DE DÉGLAÇAGE – RÉGIONS du CENTRE et ATLANTIQUE CENTRAL and ATLANTIC REGIONS - ICEBREAKING PROGRAM Bradley Durnford and Isabelle Pelchat Surintendants / Superintendants 26 Novembre / November 26 2020 Aperçu / Outline • Revue saisonnière / Seasonal Review – 2019/2020 • Aperçu saisonnier / Seasonal Preview – 2020/2021 • Questions / Comments 2 Ice Control Zones / Zones de contrôle des Glaces Transport Canada has authorized the Atlantic Ice Office to be more flexible in partially activating Ice Control Zones, specifically “U” and “V” We will endeavour to ensure all affected vessels that follow the “ JIGS” with regard to Ice Pilotage will not be expected to do so if the ice conditions don’t necessitate it. 3 Région du Centre – Secteur St-Laurent Central Region – St-Lawrence Sector • Dates d’opération du bureau des Glaces / Ice Centre operating dates – 12 Décembre 2019 au 08 mai 2020 / December 12th 2019 to May 08th 2020 – 24/7 – Opéré de Québec par quatre officiers des opérations de déglaçage travaillant 12 hrs/jour (en rotation jour/nuit) et en association avec le Centre des Opérations Régionales (COR) / Operated from Quebec by four Ice operations officers, working 12 hrs (on day/night shift rotation) and in collaboration of the Regional Operation Center (ROC) – 1 semaine de travail - 1 semaine de congé / 1 week on – 1 week off – Un spécialiste des glaces basé à Montréal supportait les opérations. / One Ice Specialist based in Montreal supported the operations. ▪ 07 Routes recommandées émises / Recommended Ice Routes issued ▪ 131 Bulletins SRCN 01/02 (Montréal) ▪ 84 Bulletins spéciaux /special bulletins SRCN 05/06 (Sorel – Trois- Rivières) ▪ 169* Bulletins SRCN 03/04 (Escoumins – Detroit de Cabot) ▪ 5167 photos reçus des patrouilles de glace par hélicoptère / pictures received from helicopter ice patrol. 4 Ice Coverage / Couverture de glace 1970 – 2020 5 Gulf Late February / Golfe Fin Février 2017 2018 2019 20206 Lake St. Pierre Lac St-Pierre / Lake St. Pierre Lac St-Pierre / Lake St. Pierre 20-12-2019 12-03-2020 7 Statistics / Statistiques 2018/19 vs 2019/2020 2019 season 2020 season Total taskings / Assignations 767 548 total Total time on task / Temps 4 307,73 hrs 3 579,89 hrs total en assignation Escorts completed / Escortes 268 + 41 besets 128 complétées + 11 besets Harbour breakout / Déglaçage 95 / 1 68 / 10 de port Icebreaking for flood control / 36 63 Déglaçage pour control d’inondation Track maintenance / 49 15 Maintenance des chenaux Patrouilles d’hélicoptère / 435,48 hrs 323,65 hrs Helicopter patrols 8 • 76 ports commerciaux et 5 ports de pêche / 76 commercial harbours and 5 fishing harbours Services 2019/2020 par zone SIDOD Service Code L01 L02 Trois- L03 Québec L04 L05 L06 L08 Lower L09 L10 L11 Total Lac St-Louis Rivières Saguenay Sept-Îles Anticosti North Shore Magdalen Gaspé/Chal The Rivers South Islands eurs 2101 - Escort-Assist through ice covered waters -- 4 7 46 18 1 34 1 17 -- 128 2102 - Maintenance of channels/tracks in ice 2 4 2 6 -- -- -- -- 1 -- 15 2103 - Freeing Beset Vessels -- -- -- 3 6 2 -- -- -- -- 11 2201 - Ice Reconnaissance with vessel -- 1 -- -- -- -- 4 -- -- -- 5 2202 - Ice Reconnaissance with helicopter 1 129 106 6 -- -- 5 -- 1 -- 248 2301 - Commercial Harbour Breakout 2 3 -- 27 12 -- 19 -- 5 -- 68 2303 - Fishing Harbour breakout -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 -- 5 -- 10 2401 - Icebreaking for flood control -- 25 3 -- -- -- 1 -- 3 28 60 2402 - Ice Reconnaissance for flood control -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2403 – Ice Management for bridge structures -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 Grand Total 5 169 118 88 36 3 68 1 32 28 548 9 2019-20 Atlantic Winter Icebreaking Season Statistics 10 Level of Service, Icebreaking Areas and Priorities •Target response times for icebreaker assistance are: • Labrador Coast – 8 hours • NE and East Coasts of Newfoundland – 8 hours • West Coast of Newfoundland – 12 hours • Gulf of St. Lawrence – 12 hours • St. Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers – 5 hours • Lakes Huron, Erie, Superior, Ontario – 8 hours • Arctic Waters – 10 hours •There are several variables that will affect the response times: • Location of the vessel requiring assistance • Whether the vessel has complied with recommended ice routing & other CCG advice • Whether or not the vessel is beset • Ice and weather conditions • Availability of an icebreaking resource • Proximity of an icebreaker to the vessel (transit time) • Capability of the assigned icebreaker 11 2019-20 Level of Service Achievements Great Lakes sector Level of Service percentage met was 100% St. Lawrence sector Level of Service percentage met was 100% Atlantic region Level of Service percentage met was 99.3% Arctic region Level of Service percentage met was 100% The Canadian Coast Guard’s goal is to achieve 100% of all Level of Service expectations. Due to the dynamic and volatile nature of icebreaking operations, this is not always achievable but all necessary mitigation and preparation efforts take place to meet as high a percentage as possible. 12 Hiver / Winter 2020 - 2021 Aperçu Saisonnier / Seasonal Preview 2020 - 2021 13 Winter Icebreaking Great Lakes Region • Winter Icebreaking operations is a whole fleet approach • Regional boundaries are not limitations • Only the locks prevent the sharing of assets during winter navigation 14 Winter Icebreaking St Lawrence Sector & Atlantic Region Icebreaking assets are assigned to areas based on several factors • Real time traffic conditions • Expected traffic conditions • Weather and ice conditions • Search and rescue demands • Number of assets available 15 Vessel Deployment Plan Winter 2020-2021- ATL/C&A 16 CCGS Samuel Risley Lake Superior Lake Huron Georgian Bay St Clair River 21 Dec – End of Season Power 6360 kw Length 69.7m Beam 13.72m Draft 5.2m 17 CCGS Griffon Lake Erie Detroit River Seaway Dec 21 – End of Season Power 3984 kw Length 71.3m Beam 14.9m Draft 4.7m 18 CCGS Des Groseillers Saguenay Estuary Matane Quebec Sector 02 Dec – End of Season Power 10,141 kw Length 98,24m Beam 19.51m Draft 7,44m 19 CCGS Pierre Radisson Quebec Sector Trois Rivieres Lac St Pierre Lake Ontario Upper Seaway 02 Dec – End of Season Power 11,155 kw Length 98,33m Beam 19,51m Draft 7,16m 20.
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