E-Navigation Report, Atlantic: Getting Smarter Presentation to SFC Mariners Workshop January 27, 2016 By: Capt. Andrew Rae, VP Atlantic Canadian Marine Pilots Association
E-Navigation initiatives in Atlantic Region 1. SmartATLANTIC Inshore Weather Buoy Network 2. MEOPAR s CODAR Network 3. Shell Oil deployment of Triaxys buoys 4. Smart Pilot Boat/Redundancy for Herring Cove Buoy (proposed) 5. iheave Measurements study (proposed) 6. Dalhousie University marine applications for high-resolution, relocatable ocean/atmospheric model for generating forecasts 7. Environment Canada World Class Tanker Safety Marine Observations Requirements Initiative 8. Canadian Coast Guard AIS Messages User Needs Survey and Marine Portal
SmartATLANTIC Inshore Weather Buoy Network is Priory #1 Priority: Continue to enhance SmartATLANTIC's highresolution modelling and forecasting capabilities. e.g. more sensors and partnerships with external organizations to share relevant information/data to enhance high-resolution forecasting; Priority: Get a SmartATLANTIC AXYS 3-metre buoy for Chedabucto Bay (Canso), Nova Scotia; Priority: Secure long-term operating and maintenance cost funding for the SmartATLANTIC Alliance buoy at the pilot boarding station in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland.
Priority: Users need a fully operational Environment Canada network of offshore (deep-water) buoys Users in Atlantic Canada need: Offshore and inshore smart buoy data; Environment Canada to provide a renewed and working offshore buoy network; Canadian Coast Guard to receive sufficient budget to support it with vessels of convenience; Multi-agency co-operation to resolve this issue (Environment Canada, Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada and the Canadian Transportation Agency). We have flagged this as a major priority with: Transport Canada (World Class Tanker Safety) Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA Review) Environment Canada (World Class Tanker Safety Marine Observations Requirements Initiative) Canadian Coast Guard (E-Navigation User Needs Matrix) Here s why
Actual AIS Vessel Tracks The overlay of one year of AIS vessel tracking (produced at Dalhousie University)
January 2016 Another tanker in distress off coast of Nova Scotia: M.V. British Merlin (Aframax) Loaded with crude oil Whiffen Head, Newfoundland Outbound from Placentia Bay (Jan. 17) enroute to Philadelphia. Port of Refuge request received at Port of Halifax (Jan. 19) Mechanical failure of main engine turbo blower. Vessel max speed cut to 3 kts in good weather. Offshore supply vessel Maersk Cutter is responding. Just one-year since M.V. Australian Spirit (also an Aframax tanker) lost its rudder off the coast of Halifax enroute from Placentia Bay to New York. Draft: Loaded to 13.6 m Deadweight: 114,761 mt
Dec. 10, 2014 Call for help comes in from loaded Aframax tanker M.V. Australian Spirit Loaded crude tanker adrift 40 NM from Halifax with no rudder Cargo: 775,000 barrels of crude Approx. 3,000 m3 bunker Transiting water too deep to anchor Weather conditions: Gale force winds, heavy rain and heavy seas Port of Refuge: Halifax
SmartATLANTIC Buoys and highresolution forecasting are critical tools for Port of Refuge Vessel Operations High-resolution forecasting derived using SmartATLANTIC Herring Cove Buoy data will find safe weather window to bring the British Merlin into Halifax, Jan. 2016 Same as SmartATLANTIC forecasting of weather and sea state identified safe weather window for rudderless Australian Spirit to enter Halifax, Dec. 2015
SmartATLANTIC Buoys and highresolution forecasting are critical tools for Spill Response & Clean-up Monday January 4, 2016 Refinery at Come By Chance reported a crude oil spill into Placentia Bay, NL caused by a broken section of pipeline. Company said leak stopped within an hour of the discovery and its response team deployed containment boom and immediately started clean-up in the area. Estimated spill 1500 litres(10 barrels) of crude Eastern Canada Response Corporation (ECRC) was contacted Monday January 4. ECRC found oil on the shores near Bordeaux, which is six kilometres southwest of the refinery.
M.V. Miner: 223m bulk carrier Grounded Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia Sept. 20, 2011. It is still here causing problems in 2016. Towline parted during a storm while en route from Montreal to Turkey to be scrapped. Clean-up costs already + $11 million
Economic Benefits of SmartATLANTIC Alliance Buoys More effective planning of pilotage resources, tug escort requirements and dispatching of longshoremen. Keep principals and customers informed of extreme weather, action plan for the port during the event and anticipated time of reopening of the port. Reduce the costs associated with vessel delays through better planning of vessel arrivals and departures. Know weather windows for cargo operations Enhance safety of navigation Supports work of outside agencies e.g. Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada and Environment Canada.
SmartATLANTIC is a Network of Sensors Working Together High Resolution Forecast SmartATLANTIC Herring Cove Buoy SmartAtlantic Newfoundland Buoys SmartATLANTIC Saint John Buoy SmartATLANTIC Chedabucto Bay Buoy Environment Canada Offshore Buoys CODAR Sensors in Ports Oil & Gas Offshore Buoys Smart Pilot Boats
Smart Atlantic Alliance: SmartATLANTIC (NS and NB) inshore weather buoys + Marine Institute's Smart Atlantic (NL) inshore weather buoys. Also shown: Environment Canada s 9 offshore weather buoys (red dots) and Shell Oil s 2 new Triaxys buoys (yellow hexagons) SmartATLANTIC Chedabucto Bay Buoy (Proposed)
SmartATLANTIC Buoys Sensors Collect Real-Time Data Maximum wave, wave height, wave direction and wave period Current speed and direction Wind speed and direction Water temperature Air temperature Air pressure (barometric pressure) Amec Foster Wheeler builds the models and generates the high resolution weather, wind and wave forecasts
SmartATLANTIC Saint John: Expanding the Network 3-metre buoy deployed by CCG March 14, 2015 Website launched June 25, 2015 www.smartatlantic/saintjohn.ca
SmartATLANTIC Saint John Buoy location 45⁰ 11.85 N, 066⁰ 05.90 W
SmartATLANTIC Halifax: Expanding Capabilities Two anemometers installed in 2014 (Pier 31 and Pier 9). HPA funded. Third anemometer operational Nov. 26, 2015 (Fairview Cove Container Terminal). HPA funded. One new tidal station Upgrade AtoN system to broadcast the Halifax Harbour Bridges Air Gap System and the 3 new anemometer stations. Plan to include wave period and wave direction in the forecast, in 2016. Amec Foster Wheeler. Plan to provide a wave height distribution field, in 2016. Amec Foster Wheeler.
Port of Halifax Upgrades AIS The "Big Lift" (replacing of decking on Halifax Harbour Bridges) Created the need to upgrade the AIS portion of the Air Gap measuring system for the bridges Created opportunity to connect the Port's 3 new anemometer stations into an AIS network.
As the bridge deck sections are removed from the centre span (between the towers), the profile of the bridge will change and the high point of the bridge will vary. During the construction phase between the towers, Halifax pilots will use an AtoN and visual reference for the high point of the bridge. Navigation Corridor
Work-in-Progress: SmartATLANTIC Modelling & Forecasting Add wave height data from Shell Oil s 2 new Triaxys buoys recently deployed 145 nm south of Halifax. These buoys were deployed to support the drill ship STENA ICEMAX Add wave height data from MEOPAR CODAR sites R & D: Smart Pilot Boat Project to develop wave height sensor for APA pilot boat (in Halifax) - sponsored by Institute for Ocean Resource Enterprise (IORE) (proposed) R & D: Develop marine applications for high-resolution, relocatable ocean/atmospheric model for generating forecasts (from global scale down to harbour scale) Dalhousie University Continued on next slide
Work-in-Progress (continued from previous slide): Canadian Coast Guard, Atlantic Region Working on getting AIS met/hydro data from SmartATLANTIC Herring Cove and Saint John buoys visible at CCG s MCTS Centre (Halifax). DUKC (Port of Halifax) iheave Measurements study (proposed)
Shell Oil: Sharing data with SmartATLANTIC from new buoys in Shelburne Basin, Nova Scotia
MEOPAR CODAR Network, Nova Scotia New CODAR site at Clam Harbour, NS - January 2015 New CODAR site at Sandy Cove, NS - November 2015 CODAR shore-based facilities will measure wave heights up to 100 NM (185 km) offshore. Significantly extending the range of the SmartATLANTIC Herring Cove Buoy for wave heights and surface currents. Additional information for masters approaching/departing Halifax CODAR sites operated by MEOPAR (Marine Environmental, Observation, Prediction and Response Network)
Coastal Ocean Dynamics Application Radar (CODAR) is the new kid in Atlantic Canada Definition: CODAR describes a type of portable, land-based, High Frequency (HF) radar developed between 1973 and 1983 at NOAA's Wave Propagation Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. CODAR is used to measure and map near-surface ocean currents and wave heights in coastal waters. It is transportable and offers output ocean current maps on site in near real time.
MEOPAR s CODAR Network superimposed over AIS tracks Coastal Ocean Dynamics Application Radar (CODAR) shown in red Extends from Shelburne to Sheet Harbour, NS
Smart Pilot Boat project (Halifax) - proposed Date: 2016 Project to develop wave height sensor for APA pilot boat (in Halifax) - sponsored by Institute for Ocean Resource Enterprise (IORE) Purpose: to investigate if pilot boats equipped with sensors could be used to accurately measure wave height / act as backup for SmartATLANTIC buoys Supports SmartATLANTIC Herring Cove Buoy.
iheave Measurements Study (Halifax) - proposed Portable carry aboard system (7kg) Supports the operational realities of piloting large ships. Provides critical information for quantifying safe operating parameters for underkeel clearance in varying sea states. CMPA is investigating funding sources. Target date: Winter 2016
iheave Video Clip Note: Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) readout in upper left-hand corner (green text)
New Project: Dalhousie University High-resolution, relocatable ocean/atmospheric model for generating forecasts What is being developed: 1) A new real-time pre-operational atmosphere-ocean forecast system that downscales forecasts of the global atmosphere and ocean, across the Scotian Shelf and Gulf of Maine, to major coastal centers such as Halifax Harbour and the Port of Saint John. Forecasts will reach up to five days into the future; 2) A new real-time atmospheric downscaling system that will provide wind forecasts for the GoMSS region with an unprecedented horizontal resolution of order 1 km; 3) Potential practical applications for marine users: 1) High-resolution surface currents (down to 1 km grid) 2) High-resolution winds (down to 1 km grid) 3) Sea-level predictions (down to 1 km grid) 4) Improved storm surge forecasting (% of probability) Data from SmartATLANTIC buoys is assisting in the modelling Principal Investigator Dr. Hal Ritchie, Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University Outcome: potential new capabilities for SmartATLANTIC websites
National E-Nav. initiatives the Atlantic Region participated in during 2015 Environment Canada World Class Tanker Safety Marine Observations Requirements Initiative Canadian Coast Guard AIS Messages User Needs Survey Canadian Coast Guard Marine Portal user assessment of test site
Next Meeting of CCG E-Nav. Committee, Atlantic Region Week of February 8, 2016, in Halifax
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