The US Coast Guard published a 10-year Arctic Strategy to promote safe maritime activity in the Arctic. The strategy focuses on improving awareness, modernizing governance, and broadening partnerships in the Arctic. To implement the strategy, the Coast Guard will enhance Arctic operations and exercises, improve maritime domain awareness, ensure Arctic surface and air capabilities, and establish various partnerships and centers related to Arctic policy and safety. The Coast Guard is also working to improve hydrographic information, routing measures, aids to navigation, and environmental information to better manage marine transportation systems in the Arctic. This includes a Bering Strait Port Access Route Study to make vessel traffic safer and more efficient.

1. United States Coast Guard
Marine Transportation Systems
Directorate
Promoting Arctic Navigation
Safety
CG-NAV | CAPT Scott J. Smith
The Alaskan Arctic: A Summit on Shipping and
Ports| 23-25 August 2015

2. USCG Arctic Strategy
Published USCG Arctic Strategy :
– Improving Awareness
– Modernizing Governance
– Broadening Partnerships
Planning Horizon: 10 years
Desired End State: Safe, secure and
environmentally responsible
maritime activity

3. Arctic Strategy Implementation
Enhance Arctic Operations & Exercises
Improve Maritime Domain Awareness
Ensure Arctic Surface & Air Capabilities with Associated Infrastructure
Improve Communications Capabilities
Establish an Arctic Coast Guard Forum
Support Arctic Council & U.S. Chairmanship
Establish Center for Arctic Study and Policy
Promote Waterways Management
Continue Polar Code Development
Establish an Arctic Policy Board
Create an Arctic Fusion Center
Create an Arctic Maritime Assistance Coordination Center
Enhance Marine Environmental Protection

4. Marine Transportation Systems Management
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Promoting Waterways Management
- Hydrographic Information
- Routing Measures and Risk Analysis
- Aids to Navigation
- Marine Safety Information
- Environmental Information

5. Marine Transportation Systems Management
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Hydrography
USCG MTS Arctic Hydrography Overview | CAPT Scott J. Smith | August 2015

6. Marine Transportation Systems Management
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Bering Strait Port Access Route Study
(PARS)
USCG MTS PARS | CAPT Scott J. Smith | August 2015
• Reduce Impact on Environment
• Reduce Maritime Accidents
• Reduce Oil Spills
• Reduce Marine Mammal Strikes
•Increase Safety On Waterway
•Increase Navigation Predictability
•Increase Efficiency of Waterway
Making Vessel Traffic Safer:

7. Outdated Delivery Method Future Delivery Method
Future of Navigation Initiative

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AIS-ATON

10. Marine Transportation Systems Management
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Partnering with Federal and Private Entities
o Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with
AK MX
• Sharing AIS data
• Broadcasting AIS ATON from sites with transmit capability
• Broadcasting eMSI
• Broadcasting Environmental Data
o Working with the National Ice Center
• The ensure proper ice warning information is provided

11. Marine Transportation Systems Management
United States Coast Guard
Screenshot from TV32 display on CGC HEALY on 12 July.
HEALY has received the ice edge reports being transmitted from
Barrow

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www.navcen.uscg.gov Scott.J.Smith2@uscg.mil