1 Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Program Canuslant Exercise – November 2009

2 Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Program April 22, 2008

3 The Issue Catastrophic release of oil from vessel accidents is rare Accidental or illegal deliberate discharge at sea - more frequent Individual releases are chronic and the damage is devastating Oiled Birds Continue to Wash Ashore

4 NASP GOALS To protect the marine environment from the adverse effects of shipping To prevent pollution from ships To ultimately reduce the number of incidents associated with marine pollution in waters under Canadian Jurisdiction

5 NASP Objectives Enforcement of Domestic Laws & Regulations Deterrence Emergency Response Program Support Ice Reconnaissance Enhancing Marine Domain Awareness

6 NASP Clients

7 NASP Resources / Area of Coverage 2 – TC Dash 8 Surveillance Aircraft Moncton, N.B & Vancouver, B.C. MSS6000 Equipped TC Dash 7 Surveillance Aircraft Ottawa, Ontario Surveillance of Canada’s Arctic Waters MSS6000 Equipped Provincial Airlines King Air 200 Pollution surveillance in Newfoundland

8 FLIGHT PRIORITIES 1.SAR 2.EMERGENCY RESPONSE (eg. Recovery Mission/Floods/National Emergency) 3.CLIENT CENTERED IMMEDIATE ACTION/RESPONSE Pollution Incident or event ISTOP Response (1a, 1b or 2) MARSEC event Ice related emergency 4.Routine Patrol – Primary Mission 5.Routine Patrol – Secondary Mission 6.Special Requests by Clients – (eg harbour pictures/projects) 7.Special Requests by other agencies Above Spatially Relative to Normal Area of Operation

9 NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE STATISTICS Fiscal YearPatrol HoursVessel Over- flights Pollution Sightings Total Volume of Oil (litres) 2002 / 20031,1986, , / 20041,3077,113772, / 20051,2246,539563, / 20061,5999, / 20071,64910,063972, / 20082,46013, ( )3, /20092,3409, ( )2,863.1

10 NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE STATISTICS

11 Working Smarter Multitasking with Environment Canada Partnership to Create a Marine Aerial Reconnaissance Team (MART) – Centre of Excellence

12 3 OCEANS – 3 AIRCRAFT – 3 TEAMS One Common Goal To be one of the most capable nations in the world in Aerial Marine Reconnaissance AtlanticPacificCentral & Arctic

13 MART Mission Statement The Marine Aerial Reconnaissance Team provides timely, accurate, and useful information from aerial surveillance operations. This information is used by key government departments and agencies to fulfill their respective marine mandates and ensure positive outcomes in such areas as: security, safe and accessible Canadian waterways, and environmental sustainable economic development.

14 MART VALUES RESPECT INTEGRITY TEAMWORK COMMITMENT TO GROWTH OPENNESS

15 Mission Equipment Modernization MSS6000 Components / Sensors Side Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) Electro-optical Infrared Camera System (EO/IR) Ultraviolet / Infrared Line Scanner (UV/IR) Digital Still & Video Camera Systems Automatic Identification System (AIS) Satellite Communication System User Console

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17 Swath width with visual surveillance (Naked Eye) - 4 nm (2 nm each side) Swath width using SLAR - 90 nm (45 nm each side) – vessels - 30 nm (15 nm each side) – oil detection - 80 nm (40 nm each side) – strip map ice Increases effectiveness by expanding window of opportunity for Surveillance. Can be used during conditions of reduced visibility. Side Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR)

18 SLAR IMAGE

19 IR/UV Line Scanner Detailed oil spill mapping Verifies oil pollution – reveals false alarms Detects total spread (UV) and thicker parts (IR) – extent of oil spill Used to combat oil spills, assist in determining where are the heaviest concentrations of oil

20 - Primary use – identification and analysis of targets from greater stand off ranges. Electro Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Camera System Covert Operations - positive subject identification (ship names, IMO Numbers) in total darkness - Secondary use - to document (stored frames or video clips) targets for the records, both day and night, & during conditions of reduced visibility

21 Transport Transports Canada Canada

22 Digital Still & Video Camera Systems GPS Annotated Data: Date: Time: 16:09:03 Latitude: N44°58.40 Longitude: W066°24.31 Altitude: 590 ft Heading: 46.2° Mission #: TC950_015 Image # : 0024

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24 Automatic Identification System (AIS) & Moving Map Display Very Powerful Tools Drawing feature (Polygons around slicks) Accurate Area Calculations = Better Estimation of Oil Quantity

25 Satellite Communication System Satellite 2 way data transmission system INMARSAT (Swift 64 X 4 Channel = 256 KBYTE) Completes the system and makes the aircraft “office operable” while airborne Command Post

26 Flight _CFJ _Mystery spill in Lake Huron

27 M/V ALIDA GORTHON 1 st Successful Case Based on MSS6000 Data in Canada Date: June 22, 2007 Scenario: OIL SPILL WITHIN THE WAKE OF THE SHIP BUT WAS NOT VISUALLY CONNECTED TO THE SHIP

28 TRANSPORT 950, APPROACHING SHIP. PILOT NOTICED AN OIL SLICK 8 MILES BEHIND, IN THE SHIP’S WAKE.

29 SLAR IMAGES OF SPILL ON 2 SUCCESSIVE PASSES AT 1424UTC AND 1427UTC AND 1427UTC. SLAR IMAGE OF OIL SPILL ON SUCCESSIVE IMAGES M/V ALIDA GORTHON

30 OIL SPILL AS FIRST OBSERVED AT 1424UTC. CALCULATED AT 27 LITRES.

31 OVERFLIGHT OF M/V ALIDA GORTHON ON IR SCANNER, FROM SHIP POSITION TO THE OIL SPILL – NOTE THE COLD WATER PLUME TURNED UP BY THE PROPELLORS. M/V ALIDA GORTHON COLD WATER PLUME TURNED UP BY THE PROPELLORS. RED=COLDER

32 IR/UV IMAGES AS THE WAKE OF THE SHIP WAS FOLLOWED FROM THE SHIP POSITION TO THE ACTUAL SPILL SLIGHT ANOMALY FOUND WITHIN THE COLD WATER PLUME BEHIND THE M/V ALIDA GORTHON SUPPORTING THE STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT THAT HE SAW SPOTS OF OIL WITHIN THE SHIPS WAKE IR/UV SCAN - OIL SPILL BEHIND M/V 24 MINUTES AFTER ORIGINAL SIGHTING. USED TO CALCULATE THE DRIFT OF THE SPILL AND THE DECREASE IN OIL QTY.

33 PHOTOGRAPHIC AND IR/UV SUPPORT FOR PILOTS STATEMENT OF OIL SPOTS IN WAKE OF SHIP NOTE: IT WAS A HAZY DAY AND DISTANT PHOTOGRAPHS WERE NOT CLEAR M/V ALIDA GORTHON ANOMALY IN WAKE OF SHIP. OIL SPOTS AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT IR/UV SCAN OF SHIP TRACK TO OIL SPILL. FAINT COLD WATER PLUME ON IR SIDE OF IR/US SCANNER. ANOMALY OBSERVED IN VISUAL SIDE OF IR/UV SCANNER OUTSIDE OF THE GLITTER DUE TO SUN REFLECTION NOTED DUE TO IT’S PERPENDICULAR ORIENTATION AS COMPARED TO THE GLITTER.

34 GRAPHIC OF THE SHIP TRACK AND TIME SHIP WAS IN SPILL POSITION. THE SLAR OUTLINE OF THE SPILL AND THE OUTLINE OF THE IR/UV SCAN 17 MINUTES LATER. CHART INDICATING POSITIONS OF THE SLICK, DRIFT AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE ALIDA GORTHON’S TRACK.

35 SHIP POSITION, OUTLINE OF THE COLD WATER PLUME, THE ANOMALY WITHIN THE PLUME, THE DRIFT OF THE PLUME NORTHWARD AND THE PLUME IN LINE WITH THE MAIN SPILL.

36 GRAPHIC SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE M/V ALIDA GORTHON AND THE OTHER SHIPS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME.

37 Conclusion Open for Business – Seeking Additional Roles and Partners. Our mission is to observe, analyze, record & report marine activity and environmental conditions affecting or being affected by the maritime community. Our goal is to be recognized as one of the most capable nations in the world in aerial marine reconnaissance.

38 Questions or Comments: Louis Armstrong Office: (613) Cell: (613)