OVERALL CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) Overview and NCAGS Support for IMCMEX 13 CAPT Keith Bruce Deputy Director, NCAGS Enterprise OVERALL CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED

Mission (OPNAVINST 3450.18B, 16 Nov 07) Assist the Theater/Operational Commander in managing risk by providing situational awareness and real-time clarity of the merchant shipping picture and, secondarily, to ensure the safe passage of merchant shipping in a crisis or contingency. (OPNAVINST 3450.18B, 16 Nov 07)

Background The Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) organization: In the US Navy (and most navies), a Reserve-only function Originally known as Naval Control of Shipping (NCS) Changed to Naval Control and Protection of Shipping (NCAPS) circa 2000 Now focused on recommendation and guidance for commercial shipping Now designed to address threats that are in littoral regions that include choke points in navigation

The NCAGS Bridge NCAGS The naval warfare discipline that provides the operational interface between the Navy and commercial shipping

Two Primary Tasks Provide White Shipping Picture Guidance to Shipping Maritime Infrastructure – floating and fixed Working relationships with the maritime industry Coordination with other maritime agencies/authorities Merchant mariners on staff Guidance to Shipping Threat briefs Naval warnings Embarked liaison officers (LNOs) Convoys, reporting gates, directed tracks, etc.

Expeditionary Shipping Coordination Center (ESCC) The ESCC is the link between naval forces and the merchant shipping industry Reserve Component activation and movement to theater 24/7 operations Established to support day-to-day and contingency operations Gathering and consolidating the merchant shipping Common Operational Picture (COP) Facilitating information flow between all stakeholders Becomes a Crisis Response Center (CRC) in a contingency

NCAGS Liaison Officers NCAGS Liaison Officers (LNOs) may be embarked on merchant ships to enhance communications and understanding with the military Liaison between naval commander and ship master Brief and inform ship master and officers Collect and disseminate ship and voyage data Provide ship masters with situational information Advises master on movement through NCAGS area Train and assist master and officers on naval operations Embarked on selected recommended routes

Shipping Coordination Teams The Shipping Coordination Team (SCT) provides an expeditionary capability to the operational commander SCTs can be located either ashore or afloat SCTs provide the capability to manage and disseminate regional commercial shipping information Fill local gaps in the maritime Common Operational Picture Depending on commercial traffic density and/or complexity of operations, additional SCTs can be added to meet requirements 8

NCAGS BENEFITS To Military Commander To Merchant Shipping More comprehensive picture of merchant activity. De-confliction of merchant ships from military operations. Better understanding of commercial constraints. Improved counterterrorism capability. More effective employment of military forces. Improved counter-piracy capability. To Merchant Shipping Improved safety and security in crisis areas. Maintenance of economic flow. Minimizing disruptions to passage through military operations. Quicker reactions to changing threats. Better understanding of military constraints. Potential for stabilizing insurance costs. The benefits are: To Military Commander More comprehensive picture of merchant activity. (better understanding of shipping business) Deconfliction of merchant ships from military operations (cooperation and not control) Better understanding of commercial constraints. Improved counterterrorism capability. (because of access to information) More effective employment of military forces. Improved counterpiracy capability. To Merchant Shipping Improved safety and security in crisis areas. (military pressence in the area) Maintenance of economic flow (protected business and SLOC) Minimizing disruptions to passage trough military operations. Quicker reactions to changing threats. (asking for NCAGS advise) Better understanding of military constraints. (relationship) Potential for stabilizing insurance costs. 9 9 9

IMCMEX 13 NCAGS Summary of Events Current Participants Oil Spill Response Marshalling of Merchant Vessels Escort of Merchant Vessels through the Strait of Hormuz Escort of Merchant Vessels through Mine Swept Channel IMCMEX 13 NCAGS Summary of Events MARLO Maritime Admin (MARAD) Washington DC CMF UKMTO Coalition Escort Ships Industry Reps (CRC) NCAGS DENMARK NCAGS GERMANY NCAGS BELGIUM NCAGS UK NCAGS Norway 1 x LNG 1 x Container Ship 1 x LPG 1 x USNS 1 x UK DDG (HMS DRAGON) 1 x US DDG (WPL) 1 x PC/WPB 2 x UAE Missile Patrol Boats 1 x Qatar Missile Patrol Boats ISR asset NAVCENT NCAGS CRC Bah Crisis Action Center (CAC) London Dubai San Francisco Norfolk Current Participants 10 10 10 10

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