1. Canadian Coast Guard Oceans Protection Plan
CMC Towboat Industry Conference
June 3, 2017

2. Oceans Protection Plan
Carrying on from Yvette’s presentation, CG has a prominent role to play in the OPP.
Improve marine safety and responsible shipping
Protect Canada’s marine environment
Strengthen partnerships with Indigenous communities

3. What Does it Mean for the Canadian Coast Guard?
Stronger Canadian Coast Guard
Increased towing capacity
Increased response and communications equipment
Increased emergency environmental response capacity
Increased search and rescue capacity
World-leading marine safety system
Improved marine traffic and navigation information with mariners, Indigenous peoples, and coastal communities
New radars and strengthened marine communications and traffic services centres
Enhanced regional response planning
Stronger Canadian Coast Guard
Increased towing capacity
Lease of two large towing vessels capable of towing large deep sea vessels
Install emergency tow kits on 25 of the CCG largest vessels across the country
Increased response and communications equipment
Deploy new mobile incident command posts to establish on-site command and control capacity. The incident command posts will be equipped with necessary communications technology
Increased emergency environmental response capacity
Primary Environmental Response Teams
24/7 emergency management capacity in its 3 regions and National Command Centre
Modernized equipment, training and exercising
Increased search and rescue capacity
6 new rescue stations and re-open MRSC St. John’s, NL
Seasonal in-shore rescue boat station in the Arctic
World-leading marine safety system
Improved marine traffic and navigation information with mariners, Indigenous peoples, and coastal communities
Prevent “black-out” periods, ensuring continuing connection with mariners
New radars and strengthened marine communications and traffic services centres
8 new radars (6 in BC, 1 in NL, 1 in NS)
Enhanced regional response planning
Identify and map regions of high ecological sensitivity to improve identification of conservation priorities
Working with coastal Indigenous communities in BC to develop new emergency response plan for northern BC

4. OPP in Western Region
Training Indigenous people and coastal communities for search and rescue, spill response and incident command
Increasing towing capacity for faster response
Tracking and researching marine mammals in high-traffic areas and sharing data with mariners
Creating a collaborative oil spill response plan for BC’s north coast
Building new search and rescue lifeboat stations and installing new radar sites
Increasing vessel-owner responsibility and liability for derelict and wrecked vessels

5. Specific initiatives for CCG Western
Four new lifeboat stations in BC to improve search and rescue response times
Building of six new radars in BC to enhance marine situational awareness
Leasing two large towing vessels
Installation of emergency towing packages on larger CG assets
Four new lifeboat stations in BC to improve search and rescue response times
Building of six new radars in BC to enhance marine situational awareness
Lease of two large towing vessels capable of towing supertankers and large container ships
Install emergency tow kits on appropriate vessels on the BC coast

6. Specific initiatives for CCG Western Cont’d
New logistic depot in Port Hardy, BC
Stronger regional response plans
Increased marine safety information for mariners
Creation of meaningful partnerships with Indigenous coastal communities
Increased domestic and international scientific collaboration on oil spill response
New logistic depot in Port Hardy, BC
House environmental response staff and equipment to ensure rapid response to spills along the BC central coast
Stronger regional response plans
Being developed in collaboration with partners, including coastal and Indigenous communities. Four pilot studies have already been launched in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia; Saint John and the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick; the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec; and southern British Columbia.
Increased marine safety information for mariners
Updated navigational and marine safety information for mariners in high traffic commercial port and waterways
Improving hydrography, charting and e-navigation products
Prevent “black-out” periods ensuring continuing connection with mariners
Creation of meaningful partnerships with Indigenous coastal communities
New Indigenous chapter of the Coast Guard Auxiliary in BC to support Indigenous communities
New Indigenous Community Response Teams
Increased domestic and international scientific collaboration on oil spill response
Investments in DFO’s world-leading Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research in Dartmouth, NS
New regional oil spill response plan for the northern region of the West Coast

7. MV Simushir – Oct 17th-20th, 2014
While infrequent – Deep Sea vessels do breakdown or voluntarily shut down to conduct maintenance when within 24nm of the coast. The deep sea vessel Simushir shut down to conduct repairs in October 2014, but could not thereafter restart her main engine. Tugs cannot in some instances be dispatched quickly enough to prevent these types of ships from being at risk to hit our shores.
In the case of the Simushir, the TUG Barbara Foss took over the tow of the disabled ship into Prince Rupert - after the CCGS Gordon Reid had pulled her to more than 20nm offshore.
The OPP will allow CCG to deploy both air droppable tow kits, and to improve onboard towing effectiveness (Kits range in size to: 2m x 1m x 1m and about 500kgs)… 12 strand plasma line; floatable; torque-free;
Potentially two types: under 50,000 deadweight and over.
As for new ‘interim’ towing ships themselves: RFP Draft done this month – INDUSTRY engagement this summer, final RFP out September.
NEEDS and RISK assessment begins concurrently around “where” and “posture”… The first of these vessels may enter into service as early as the fall (Best case)

8. OPP – Emergency Towing
Since this conference focuses on the towing industry, I’m highlighting the emergency towing initiative developed through OPP
OPP will bring increased emergency towing capacity to the region

9. VESSELS of concern Program is being evolved as we speak – a combination of regulatory reform (thru TC) and various programs in TC, DFO SCH, and CCG.
CCG Not currently funded to respond: we recover costs after the fact thru polluters or the SOPF. A sampling of regional cases from the past 12 months – which will in future be the focus of our new VOC branch – includes:
Vicki Lynn II; Laurier II; King George; LV76

10. MCTS – Network improvements
Network sites were remoted to the 2 revamped MCTS centres. OPP will see investments in some of this aging infrastructure from mountain-top sites to network upgrades from telephone lines to microwave shots.

11. New North Coast Radar partner project
This photo shows the new installation at Mount Hayes. The other slide shows radar coverage overlays of the 3 new radars in the area. MCTS staff in Prince Rupert MCTS are using all 3 radars now.
This project demonstrates the effectiveness of partnerships, with sensor outputs that are a significant upgrade to Canada’s maritime domain awareness, our maritime safety system, and to the commercial needs of the Port of Prince Rupert.
Under OPP - Six new radar sites will be established along the B.C. coast to augment Canada’s marine safety system and our domain awareness

12. Next Steps OPP Implementation 5 year comprehensive plan
Ongoing engagement and consultations
Web: canada.ca/oceans-protection-plan
Ongoing Engagement and Consultation
Opportunity to work with you to advance these important priorities for all Canadians
Develop strategy to engage industry on OPP Initiatives