APPENDIX VII

U.S. COAST GUARD ICE OPERATIONS

Commander Richard R. Rooth, USCG

THE COAST GUARD'S POLAR ICEBREAKER FLEET TODAY
THE COAST GUARD'S RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
THE COAST GUARD'S USCGC HEALY (WAGB-20)
THE RELLSBILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (RIP)
CURRENT AND PROJECTED ICEBREAKER AVAILABILITY FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
COSTS OF OPERATING POLAR ICEBREAKERS:

THE OMB MANDATED REIMBURSEMENT EQUATION

U.S. COAST GUARD POLAR-CLASS ICEBREAKERS

USCGC POLAR STAR (WAGB 10) & USCGC POLAR SEA (WAGB 11)

Built: Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington Commissioned: 1976 (Polar Star),1978 (Polar Sea)

Length:	399'	Bow crane (1):	3 ton - 10' reach
Beam:	84'	Fantail crane (2):	15 ton - 65' reach
Draft:	32'	Articulated crane (1):	2 ton, 6' reach
Displacement:	13,400	Endurance Days:	60
Ice(@ 3 kts):	6.0'	Provisioning:	60-150 days
Ice ridge:	21.0'	Fuel, Diesel:	1,359,200
Propulsion:	DE/Gas turbine	Fuel, Aviation:	46,419
Combined Shaft HP:	18,000 / 60,000	Lube oil:	13,660
Screws:	3, CP, 4 bl.17'	Water:	26,586 gal storage
Elec. System:	440v AC 3Phase	Cargo Capacity:	15,000 cubic ft
Economic Speed:	12.5	Dive capability:	full team
Range@Econ Speed:	28,000	Flight capability:	2 HH-65 dolphins
Max Speed:	17.00 / 20.00	Crew:	152
Range@Max Speed:	15,500 / 9,000	Science Party:	20/35

U.S. COAST GUARD POLAR-CLASS ICEBREAKER SCIENCE SUPPORT CAPABILITIES

NEW OCEANOGRAPHIC WINCHES (2)

2 NEW INTEROCEAN HYDROGRAPHIC WINCHES:
26,000 LBF MAX. PULL
10,000 M 3/8 inch. WIRE, 10,000M OF .322 inch. EM,
1 SPARE DRUM OF 10,000 M ¼ inch, ABILITY TO SWAP

NEW CORING / TRAWLING WINCH

NEW INTEROCEAN C/T WINCH:
10,000 M 9/16 inch. WIRE, 40,000 LBF MAX. PULL

INCREASED LABORATORY SPACE

WET LAB: EXPANDED TO 490 SQ FT
NEW ELECTRONICS & COMPUTER LAB: 100 SQ FT
NEW GEOLOGY LAB: 200 SQ FT
BIO/CHEM LAB: 264 SQ FT
NEW STAGING AREA: 140 SQ FT

UPGRADED VAN CAPABILITY

SEVEN 20' CONEX VANS
OR - TWO 40' & THREE 20' VANS

INCREASED SCIENTIST BERTHING & FACILITIES

NEW SENIOR SCIENTIST STATEROOM
ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 35 SCIENTISTS
UPGRADED SCIENCE LIBRARY / MEETING ROOM

INCREASED OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION

ROSETTE BOTTLE ARRAY
CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY SENSOR
UNCONTAMINATED SEAWATER SYSTEM

NEW CORING TRACK

WHOI DESIGN, PERMITS ON-DECK ASSEMBLY OF CORES

UPGRADED SATELLITE RECEIVERS

TERASCAN IMAGE RECEIVER: DOWNLINKS, PROCESSES, GEOGRAPHICALLY REFERENCES AND DISPLAYS SATELLITE DATA:
ACCESSES NOAA TIROS-N SATELLITES: AVHRR IMAGES: VISUAL AND IR DATA 1KM

RESOLUTION, WEATHER PREDICTION, LOCATION OF OCEAN FEATURES AND ICE

RECONNAISSANCE, TONS DATA

PROVIDES ON-SITE ARGOS INFORMATION
ACCESSES DMSP SATELLITES: OLS IMAGES: HIGHER RESOLUTION VISUAL AND IR

IMAGES SSM/I IMAGES: CLOUD PENETRATING ICE IMAGES.

U.S. COAST GUARD RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

OPERATION DEEP FREEZE 1991/1992:

Antarctic Automatic Weather Station / Climate Program
Physical Properties and Structural Stratigraphic Variations of Frazil, Platelet and Congelation Sea Ice,
Ross Sea, Antarctica
Sinking and Suspended Particulate Matter in the Antarctic Continental Margin
The Preservation and Accumulation of Biogenic Silica and Organic Carbon in a High-Latitude
Environment: the Ross Sea
The Geodetic Control Survey of the Marie Byrd Land Coast, Antarctica
The South Pacific Rim International Tectonic Expedition: Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica

ARCTIC WEST SUMMER (AWS) 92:

Geological Framework of the Chukchi Borderland and the Tectonic Evolution of the Amerasia Basin,

Arctic Ocean

The Oceanography of the Northwind Ridge
Synthetic Aperture Radar Signatures of Autumn Sea Ice In The Arctic Ocean
Paleo-climate and Paleoceanography of the Western Arctic Ocean
Investigation of the Dropstone Content in the Surface Sediments of the Northwind Ridge Area / Water
Samplin for Rare Element Chemistry
Sea Ice Rafted Sediment Signal in the Arctic Basin
Paleoclimate Record of Northwind Ridge Region, Arctic Ocean

U.S. COAST GUARD RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (cont.):

NORTHEAST WATER POLYNYA PROJECT: 1992/1993

Microbiology & Radioisotope Studies
Phytoplankton Biology and Primary Productivity
Benthic Biology and Benthic Studies
Physical Oceanography and Current Studies

OPERATION DEEP FREEZE 1992/1993:

Antarctic Automatic Weather Station / Climate Program High Resolution Measurement of the Transmissivity of Sea Ice.

Fission-Track Age Dating in the Terra Nova Bay Region: Determining the Uplift Rate and
the Age of the
Transantarctic Mountains
Seal Tracking Study
New Zealand Antarctic Programme Sub-Bottom Profiling

ARCTIC WEST SUMMER 1993

Radionuclide Contamination in the Arctic Basin Ecosystem
Physical Oceanography / Biological Oceanographic Studies
Geological Framework and Tectonic History of the Amerasia Basin, Arctic Ocean
Radionuclide Contamination in the Canada Basin Region
Seismic Refraction Program / Climate History of the Western Arctic Basin
Oceanography of the Canada Basin and Northwind Ridge
Ice Physics
Studies of Sediment in Sea Ice

U.S. COAST GUARD RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (cont.):

ARCTIC WEST SUMMER 1993

Determination of Paleoclimate and Paleoceanography in the Amerasian Basin Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative (SIMI)

Evolution of Formed Ice Masses in Pack Ice / Floe-Scale Sea Ice Deformation

In-Situ Measurement of Pack Ice Stresses Strain, Tilt and Horizontal & Vertical Accelerations of Sea Ice

Simultaneous Tomographic and Acoustic Emission Imaging of Sea Ice

Technological Development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV's)

Cadmium Distribution in the Chukchi Sea, Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska.

OPERATION DEEP FREEZE 1993/1994:

Carbon / Nitrogen Uptake Coupling, Environmental Controls of the Nitrogen Uptake in the Southern Ocean

Particulate Measurement and Sediment Rates on the Antarctic Shelf, Ocean Currents in the Ross Sea

Ocean Circulation Beneath Glacial Ice

New Zealand Antarctic Programme Mapping of the Ross Ice Shelf

U.S.C.G. POLAR ICEBREAKER HEALY (WAGB-20) FEATURES / CAPABILITIES

MISSION CAPABILITIES

OPERATE IN -50 TO +95 F WEATHER
INSTALLATION OF UP TO 8 SCIENCE VANS
FORE AND AFT CRANE SERVICE
TRAWLING/CORING & HYDROGRAPHY WINCHES
DATA PROCESSING: DEDICATED SCIENCE DATA NETWORK
LARGE, FLEXIBLE LAB SPACES
DEDICATED SCIENCE FREEZER and CLIMATE CONTROL ROOMS
TWO HH-65A or HH-60 SERIES HELICOPTERS

ICEBREAKING CAPABILITIES

4.5 FEET OF LEVEL ICE AT 3 KNOTS
8+ FEET OF LEVEL ICE BACKING & RAMMING
MINIMUM OF 30,000 SHP INSTALLED
CONVENTIONAL HULL, GOOD OPEN WATER PERFORMANCE

U.S. COAST GUARD POLAR-CLASS ICEBREAKER

RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (RIP)

Major systems to be improved:

Sewage system
Distilling plant
Oily Water Separator / Lube Oil Purifier
Compressed Air System
Sbip's Service Boilers
Gas Turbine Logistics Support
Controllable Pitch Propeller System
Heeling System
Central Hydraulic System / Boat Davit System
HVAC system / Sea Water Cooling System
Main Diesel Engines / Ship's Service Generators

U.S. COAST GUARD POLAR-CLASS ICEBREAKER SCHEDULE: FY '95 - FY '97

DATES:	MISSION:	AREA:	SPONSOR:
AUG '95 - SEP '95	AVAILABLE	(TO BE DETERMINED)
NOV '95 - APR '96	DEEP FREEZE	ANTARCTICA	NSF
JUL '96 - SEP '96	AVAILABLE	(TO BE DETERMINED)
NOV '96 - APR '97	DEEP FREEZE	ANTARCTICA	NSF
JUL '97 - SEP '97	AVAILABLE	(TO BE DETERMINED)
NOV '97 - APR '98	DEEPFREEZE	ANTARCTICA	NSF

U.S. COAST GUARD POLAR-CLASS ICEBREAKER COSTS: FY '94

PERSONNEL (141):	$3,832,000
PERSONNEL OVERHEAD TRAINING:	$742,000
OPERATIONS:	$1,690,000
ENGINEERING SUPPORT:	$2,975,000
FUEL:	$1,811,000
TOTAL:	$11,050,000

ICEBREAKER REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM

1. REIMBURSEMENT COST METHODOLOGY IS AS FOLLOWS:

EXPENSE ITEM	FUNDING SOURCE
	USCG	USER
PERSONNEL:	100%
PERSONNEL OVERHEAD / TRAINING:	100%
OPERATIONS:	100%
VESSEL MAINTENANCE:	65%	35%
HELO MAINTENANCE:	40%	60%
FUEL:	41 DAYS	144 DAYS

THE DAYS STANDARD IS BASED ON THE 1990 PRESIDENTIAL REPORT;

THE COST DISTRIBUTION IS BASED ON THE 1985 POLAR ICEBREAKER USERS COUNCIL AGREEMENT.

2. DAILY USER FEES FOR FY95 (NOT INCLUDING FUEL)

ICEBREAKER: $6,854

HELICOPTERS (2) $2,732

TOTAL: $9,586

3. BASED ON PROJECTED FUEL USE ESTIMATES FOR THE 1994/1995 DEEP FREEZE MISSION, THE DAILY USER FEE WILL APPROXIMATE $19,137.

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