Marine Transportation SystemCommon Assessment & Reporting Tool

(CART)Mr. Thomas Kalisz, USCG

“The nation needs a coordinated, integrated approach to planning for and responding to major disruptions in our

marine transportation system, the lifeblood of America’s economy.”

ADM Allen, 2007 State of the Coast Guard Address

JAPAN 2010

• Resiliency & recovery of a damaged Marine Transportation System (MTS) is top priority for Congress, DHS & maritime industry

• Coast Guard needed timely, detailed maritime transportation system information to efficiently mitigate disruptions

• Existing solutions were inadequate

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The Coast Guard had a problem!

• Provides timely & accurate info across 22 dimensions of MTS (i.e. channels, refineries, locks, bridges, etc)

• Characterizes extent of MTS impact by comparing post-incident status to baseline data

• Auto-generates comprehensive “Executive Summary” to share with chain of command, interagency community, and port stakeholders

• Serves as web-based, interagency COP for the broad-scale MTS

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CART provided the solution!

MTS Information Exchange – Current System

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MTS Information Exchange – Past System

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MTS Information Exchange – New System

• Served as Common Operational Picture during interagency response to Hurricane Katrina

• Facilitated response & recovery actions– Major oil spills in New Orleans & Lake Charles, LA

– High water & flooding along the Mississippi River

– Collapse of I-35W bridge in Minneapolis

– Several hurricanes in southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico

• Eliminated redundant reporting requirements related to MTS

• Facilitated rapid analysis capabilities for tactical and strategic decisions

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CART in action!

• 35 of 35 Sectors currently using CART

• 500+ registered users…and growing

• 15 other agencies

• 12 months – Beta to Enterprise

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CART…by the Numbers

JAPAN 2010

• NOT future-ware; implemented & successfully used operationally…now!

• Data immediately available to ALL users• Easily accessible via internet • Intuitive & user-friendly; 300+ users navigated CART

w/ 72 hrs notice prior to Hurricane Ike• Capability in place to support major homeland

security legislation (MTSA 2002, SAFE Port Act 2006)

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CART…impact

JAPAN 2010

• The challenge: “The nation needs a coordinated, integrated approach to planning for and responding to major disruptions in our marine transportation system, the lifeblood of America’s economy.”

ADM Allen, 2007 State of the Coast Guard Address

• The solution: CART has become the primary tool in the Coast Guard’s arsenal to meet the challenge of ensuring an integrated approach to planning and responding to major disruptions to the MTS

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CART met the challenge!

JAPAN 2010

Dimensions of the MTS (CART layers)• 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– Bridges– Bulk Liquid Facilities– Containerized Cargo Facilities– Non-Container Cargo Facilities– Shipyards– High Capacity Passenger Vessel

and Ferry Terminals

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• Port Area - Vessels– Commercial Fishing Vessels– High Capacity Passenger Vessels

and Ferries– Small Passenger Vessels– Gaming Vessels– Barges

• Offshore Energy– Offshore Platforms– Offshore Production– Offshore Renewable Energy

Installations

• Monitoring Systems– Monitoring Systems

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CART & Enterprise GIS

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QUESTIONS?

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