Eventful Days on the San Francisco Bay: Management of the largest Coast Guard marine event permitting program

Coast Guard Waterways Management, part of the Coast Guard Maritime Prevention Program, works to prevent personnel casualties and property losses, minimize security risks, and protect the marine environment during the tens of thousands of marine events that occur annually across the United States. A marine event is an "organized on-water event of limited duration conducted according to a prearranged schedule, and which presents an extra or unusual hazard to the safety of life that cannot be protected against by the existing Navigation Rules," according to the Coast Guard Commandant Instruction Manual. Examples of these types of events within the Sector San Francisco area of responsibility include the Sail Grand Prix high-speed race and the San Francisco Fleet Week parade of ships. The determination of whether an event requires a Marine Event Permit comes from local district policy that establishes guidance for evaluating an application. The Sector San Francisco Waterways Management office developed a form to gather information that addresses common concerns specific to the San Francisco Bay Area. Sector San Francisco cannot act alone and uses well-established internal and external partnerships to accomplish its goals and keep the events on the Bay running smoothly. Partners include Vessel Traffic Service San Francisco and the "Neptune Coalition," which consists of local, state, and regional law enforcement agencies with maritime assets.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/Proceedings%20Magazine/Archive/2023/Vol80_No1_Sum23.pdf?ver=444jOgq5cw4DUWxkUtaajg%3d%3d
• Authors:
  • Harris, William
  • Solares, Anthony
  • Curtaz-Milian, Shannon
• Publication Date: 2023

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 69-73
• Serial:
  • Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea, Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: U.S. Coast Guard
  • Serial URL: http://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cooperation; Interagency relations; Maritime safety; Permits; Special events; Water traffic
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Geographic Terms: San Francisco Bay
• Subject Areas: Law; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01902008
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 12 2023 2:00PM