The Coast Guard’s Waterways Management Program: Past progress, future direction

The purpose of the United States Coast Guard's waterways management program is to provide mariners access to navigable waterways; facilitate effective, efficient movement of commerce to and from intermodal connections; and promote a safe, secure, and environmentally sound marine transportation system as a component of the national transportation system. One of the more powerful tools used to manage waterways is the captain of the port authority, which is vested in the sector commander. This authority ties together the agency’s 11 Homeland Security and non-Homeland Security missions. In order to maintain consistent regulatory oversight of ports and waterways operations, the waterways management program must continue to monitor technological advancements and adopt new technologies and procedures when the service’s existing methods are no longer relevant. To aid in this goal, the Waterways Policy and Activities Division will focus on four areas of effort: program structure; people; leadership; and partnerships. As with any program or mission, the future successes of waterways managers and the program will stem from the policies and strategic objectives of today, based on the progress achieved in the past.

• Record URL:
  https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/Proceedings%20Magazine/Archive/2018/Vol75_No2_Fall2018.pdf
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• Authors:
  • Albright, William
  • Stahl, Eric
• Publication Date: 2018

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 25-29
• Serial:
  • Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea, Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council
  • Volume: 75
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: U.S. Coast Guard
  • Serial URL: http://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Emergency management; Leadership; Marine safety; Military personnel; Transportation policy; Waterway facility operations
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Uncontrolled Terms: Waterways management
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01686106
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 20 2018 10:24AM