March 2012 D14 Water Response Brief CDR Mark Morin Incident Management Division; District 14.

March 2012

D14 Water Response Brief

CDR Mark MorinIncident Management Division; District 14

14th District Area of Responsibility

SAR Boundary

Hawaii

Law Enforcement and Marine Safety Boundary

Diego Garcia

SAR Distances / Strategic Staging Areas

WAKE ISL. 1860NM / 6+40

MIDWAY ISL. 1130NM / 4+00

CHRISTMAS ISL. 1170NM / 4+10

PALAU 710NM / 2+30CHUUK 560NM / 2+00

POHNPEI 880NM / 3+10

KOSRAE

1180NM / 4+10

KWAJALEIN 2040NM / 7+15

JOHNSON ISL 710NM / 2+30

AMERICAN SAMOA 2265NM / 8+00

GUAM 3300 NM/12+15

TARAWA 2060NM / 7+15

11.5 days

7.9 days

7.5 days

SURFACE ASSETSSpeed of Advance 12 kts

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U.S. CoastGuardU.S. CoastGuard

Mass Rescue Operation

• Mass Rescue Operation: A civil search and rescueactivity characterized by the need for immediate assistance to a large number of persons in distress, such that the capabilities normally available to search and rescue authorities are inadequate (IAMSAR).

• MRO’s are low-probability, high-consequence events.

• NO SINGLE AGENCY CAN SOLVE MRO ALONE!

D14 Assets

GuamGuam

OahuOahu

KauaiKauai

MolokaiMolokai

MauiMaui

HawaiiHawaiiHiloHilo

KonaKona

LanaiLanai

Station KauaiMLB (1)UTM (1)

Station HonoluluRB -S (1) RB-HS (1) RBM (1) MLB (1)

USCGC GALVESTON ISLAND (110’ C)USCGC KITTIWAKE (87’)USCGC AHI (87’)USCGC KUKUI (225’ WLB)USCGC WALNUT (225’ WLB)USCGC RUSH (378’ WHEC)USCGC JARVIS (378’ WHEC)

MSST 91107 HonoluluRB-S (6)

Air Station Barbers PointC-130 Long Range Fixed Wing (4)HH-65 Short Range Helicopter (4)

Station MauiRB-S (1) RBM (1)

USCGC KISKA (110’ B)Station Apra HarborRB-S (2)RB-HS (1)

USCGC WASHINGTON (110’ B)USCGC ASSATEAGUE (110’ B)USCGC SEQUOIA (225’ WLB)

Distribution of Forcesas of 09 Oct 2008

Search and Rescue Regions

D14RCC HONOLULU

RSC GUAM

RCC SEATTLE

RCC VICTORIA

D11RCC ALAMEDA

D17RCC JUNEAU

RCC TOKYO

RCC TAHITIRCC NADI

RCC MANILA

RCC TAIPEI

RCC KOREA

RCC BIAK

RCC UJUNGPADANG

RCC NAURU

RCC HK

RCC PORT MORESBY

D13

D14 Force Multipliers

Coast Guard Reserves & Auxiliary

Department of Defense Federal, State and Local

Agencies AMVER Foreign RCCs and Partnering

Ops

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A mass rescue operation depends on effective and efficient coordination…

Partnership + Planning + Practice = Preparedness

•Partnership: Identify your partners & formalize your relationship (MRO plans, mutual assistance pacts, etc). In a disaster, a unified command is important;

•Planning: Identify risks and MRO scenarios and plan accordingly;

•Practice: Train all personnel and all partners (preferably utilizing a Unified Command) and practice, practice, practice…and Exercise Plans.

Mass Rescue Operations

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U.S. CoastGuardU.S. CoastGuard

Mass Rescue Operation

• Phase 1: SAR, establishing communications between SMC, EOC, cruise ship and IC, obtaining crew/passenger list, identifying a landing site/reception area, establishing an Incident Command Structure to prepare to receive survivors.

• Phase 2: Receiving survivors and providing medical, shelter, water and food.

• Phase 3: Return of passengers to origin.

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10 MRO Realities/lessons learned

1) MROs are not confined to a single organization, or to strictly search and rescue functions.

2) Accounting for passengers and crew will be difficult.3) There will be delays between rescuing and officially

accounting for people; rushing lowers accuracy.4) The demand for information will be overwhelming

unless a process is implemented early to manage comms .

5) Dedicated SAR resources will be limited, so “Good Samaritan” resources will be critical.

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U.S. CoastGuardU.S. CoastGuard

10 MRO Realities/lessons learned6) SMCs, OSCs and watch standers receive minimal

training in managing MRO activities.7) The physical or emotional condition of survivors may

prevent them from helping themselves.8) Local communities are vital partners in providing

shoreside MRO response actions, but most have minimal guidance or training.

9) Once on shore, accountability, emergency medical care, human health, shelter, food and other survivor support needs must be continued and coordinated.

10)Past success does not guarantee future results.

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U.S. CoastGuardU.S. CoastGuard

Biggest Challenge

•Survivor Accountability

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Response is only going to be successful through pre-planning, exercising and great cooperation

with Maritime Community and International Response Community

Questions?