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Rescue 21: Saving Lives Along U.S. Coastline

Learn about Rescue 21, a system enhancing maritime safety and mission effectiveness. Discover its benefits, components, capabilities, and training programs. See how it aligns with U.S. strategic goals and international treaties. Explore its technology, performance, and interoperability with other agencies and standards.

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Rescue 21: Saving Lives Along U.S. Coastline

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  1. Rescue 21 Project Overview LT Rick Jones (CG-761) District 9 Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2011 This brief contains Acquisition Sensitive material and should not be disclosed or released except as stipulated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Sub-part 3.104-4.

  2. FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | CG-9331 | D9 | 13 Jul 2010

  3. Agenda • Rescue 21 System Overview • District 9 Sector Deployment Schedule • District 9 Coverage Plots • Rescue 21 Delivering Value – Actual Cases FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  4. Rescue 21 System Overview • Benefits • Improves safety at sea • Improves mission effectiveness • Enables coordination and unity of effort • Supports USCG statutory obligations • Search and Rescue; radio communications; first responder assistance; port security and coastal defense; Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act • Supports U.S. compliance with international treaty • Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability in Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Area A1, in accordance with International Maritime Organization Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention • Aligned with DHS Strategic Goals and Objectives FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  5. Sault Ste. Marie Sep 2011 NOTE: Group Port Angeles and Sector Seattle have been combined into SECTOR PUGET SOUND NOTE: Group Astoria and Sector Portland have been combined into SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER Buffalo Aug 2011 Lake Michigan Nov 2011 Guam Feb 2012 Honolulu Dec 2011 San Juan Oct 2011 Indicates funded tower sites in Accepted Sectors that are not complete FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  6. Rescue 21 Major Components • Remote Fixed Facilities(Towers - 175/250 deployed as of 1 Mar 2011) • Data Network Interface • Sector Command Center Equipment • Station Equipment • Operations System Center Equipment • Vessel Radios • Disaster Recovery Systems (DRS) FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  7. Rescue 21 System Capabilities FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  8. R21 Technology/Performance Comms Capability • One Dedicated Channel 16 Guard • One Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Ch. 70 • Two VHF Radios • 136 - 174 MHz (Marine Band & Federal Band) • One UHF Radio • 406-420 MHz (Federal Band/Does not include Air-to-Ground frequencies) • Coverage Requirement • Receive a 1 watt transmission from an antenna, 2 meters above the surface of the water, and up to 20nm to sea • Protected Communications • DES-OFB • AES deployment Aug 2010 FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  9. R21 Technology and Performance Interoperability • Interoperability Standard • Rescue 21 supports Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Project 25 (P25) standards and is capable of communicating with other agencies (in the clear or protected) using APCO P25 standards. • Telephone Patching • Rescue 21 has the ability to patch communications circuits to telephone circuits, enabling interoperability with other departments and agencies capable of accepting and connecting telephone patches. This capability is invaluable for coordination with other First Responders. Workstation to Workstation Intercom • Inter and Intra Region Intercom allows Operators to contact Stations and Sector Command Centers quickly and determine if shared assets are needed or other options needed to work together. Shared Remote Fixed Facilities • Lines of Bearing and Audio from a Shared RFF appear as another radio in some adjacent Sectors when tower provides coverage in both Sector AORs. FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  10. Technology & Performance RFF - Components Antennas: DF VHF RX VHF TX UHF FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  11. Rescue 21 – Operator Console Sector 2 Commcen Consoles 1 Opcen Console Station 1 Station Console FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  12. R21 Training - Types of Training • Deployment Training personnel from CG-9331 and GDC4S will visit each Sector approximately 3 months prior to Conditional Acceptance, to schedule the following: • Pre-deployment Orientation • System Operator, provided by GDC4S • Classroom instruction conducted at Sector. • System Administrator, provided by GDC4S • Additional classroom instruction for managing backups, acct requests, etc. • Over the Shoulder, provided by CG • Entry Level • Conducted as OS “C” School for students going to an R21 Equipped Unit • SAR Training at National SAR School • Refresher • Updated training slides on CG Portal FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  13. Project Summary • Deployment • As of Jan 27 2011, Rescue 21 is standing watch and saving lives along 36,985 miles of U.S. coastline • At the end of FY 2012, all prime contractor work completed - Rescue 21 scheduled to be deployed along 41,871 miles of U.S. coastline (Continental U.S., Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico/USVI) • At the end of FY 2017, all Coast Guard work completed - Rescue 21 scheduled to be deployed at all 39 Coast Guard Sectors throughout Continental U.S., Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico/USVI, Alaska, and Western Rivers - project complete • Proven Disaster Recovery capability • Katrina / Rita: Sep 2005 • Gustav / Ike: Aug-Sep 2008 Rescue 21 has been used in more than 24,300 SAR Cases FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  14. Rescue 21 District 9 Deployment FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 13

  15. District 9 R21 Deployment RFF Sandusky (Sector Detroit) FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 14

  16. District 9 R21 Deployment Schedule Conditional Acceptance for District 9 Sectors: Sector Detroit: Oct 2010 (On Time) Sector Buffalo: Sep 2011 Sector Sault Ste Marie: Aug 2011 Sector Lake Michigan: Nov 2011 FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 15

  17. District 9 Legacy NDRS Coverage FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  18. WE CAN’T HEAR YOU AT ALL! Rescue 21 System OverviewNational Distress Response System (NDRS) Legacy System ShortcomingsSouth Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast WE MAY BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU BUT: Obsolete Equipment Limited Comms with other agencies 30 Year Old TechnologyNO Protected comms NODirection Finding!ONLY 1Radio Call at a time! NODigital Selective Calling Spottylinks to USCG Boats/ Helos FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  19. Sector Detroit Voice Coverage PPAC ~ 95.1% FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 18

  20. Sector Detroit DF Coverage PPAC ~ 81.0% FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 19

  21. Sector Buffalo Voice Coverage PPAC ~ 97.9% FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 20

  22. Sector Buffalo DF Coverage PPAC ~ 85.4% FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 21

  23. Sector Sault Ste Marie Voice Coverage PPAC ~ 82.3% FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 22

  24. Sector Sault Ste Marie DF Coverage PPAC ~ 73.5% FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 23

  25. Sector Lake Michigan Voice Coverage PPAC ~ 89.6% FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 24

  26. Sector Lake Michigan DF Coverage PPAC ~ 72.7% FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010 25

  27. Rescue 21 Delivering Value - Actual Case May 29, 2009: Group/AIRSTA Astoria and Station Cape Disappointment rescued 6 National Guardsmen in the water from their capsized 32-foot boat off of the mouth of the Columbia River. A Rescue 21 Line of Bearing from RFF Megler Mountain was used in the SAR response. FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  28. Rescue 21 Delivering Value - Actual Case December 2010: On Dec. 2 Sector Houston/Galveston received a distress call from a 72-foot commercial shrimp vessel with 4 crew members onboard. The Mario Arturo II reported that they were taking on water about 10 miles south of the Galveston jetties. When the boat sank, all 4 men were forced into the water. A Coast Guard helicopter was launched to search for the crew. “By the time we got on the scene, three people were in the water,” Petty Officer Danner said. “There were life jackets in the boat, but they weren’t wearing them.” “This case highlights the benefits of the Coast Guard’s Rescue 21 program,” LTJG Gibson, an Air Station Houston helicopter pilot, said. “Sector heard the initial Mayday call and within minutes had a GPS position in the proximity of where the vessel was located.” After an extensive search, the U.S. Coast Guard has been unable to find a 4th crew member. Rescue 21 LOB position RFF High Island RFF Liverpool

  29. Rescue 21 Delivering Value - Actual Case November 21, 2009: Sector Delaware Bay received a distress call from a 36’ vessel east of Manasquan Inlet reporting they were on fire and abandoning ship. Station Shark River rescued the two crewmembers from their life raft approximately 10 miles away from their self-reported GPS position. RFFs Navesink and Manasquan were used. “If you ask me R21 saved these two people and if it was not for R21 they would have been on the raft longer than they were.” Thomas Peck Civilian Search and Rescue Controller Sector Delaware Bay R21 LOB Position Reported Position FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  30. Rescue 21 Delivering Value - Actual Case February 2011: On Feb. 27 Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector North Carolina received a distress call at 2:50 p.m. from the crew of a27-foot pleasure boat reporting they were taking on water. A few minutes later, the pleasure craft reported that they had capsized 20 miles east of Cape Hatteras and that the four boaters were sitting on the hull of the vessel. Sector North Carolina was able to use the Rescue 21 system to confirm the location of the distressed mariners. The Elm was diverted from normal operations and arrived on scene at 3:12 p.m., 22 minutes after the distress call was received. All four boaters were rescued in good condition and no injuries were reported. RFF Oregon Intel RFF Buxton Rescue 21 LOB position “The Coast Guard's Rescue 21 system was able to confirm the location of the distressed mariners by triangulating their VHF mayday call, allowing the Elm to arrive on scene before hypothermia could set in.” Craig Sanders, Civilian, Sector North Carolina

  31. Rescue 21 Project Overview • Questions? FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  32. Mission Acquire and deliver more-capable, interoperable assets and systems that support Coast Guard operational forces in executing missions effectively and efficiently FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | CG-9331 | D9 | 13 Jul 2010

  33. Rescue 21 Project Overview • Backup Slides FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  34. Disaster Recovery Capability - Elements Used following Gustav • Deploy Connectivity Recovery Package (CRP)to restore CGDN+ / DHS OneNet outage Eight CRP terminals: six located at CAMSLANT / two at CAMSPAC Satellite Network Provider CRP CG Sector RFF CRP CRP Failed phone line Used following Katrina/Rita • Deploy Portable Antenna Tower (PAT) / Electronics Recovery Package (ERP) to restore destroyed Rescue 21 radio tower and/or electronics shelter Four of each: three located at CAMSLANT / one at CAMSPAC ERP PAT FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  35. CGDN+ or DHS OneNet CG OSC Configured as Sector RFF Satellite Network Provider Evacuated CG Sector RFF Re-route RFF communications to satellite or use existing/emergency landline RFF Offsite “virtual” Sector Watchstanders CGDN+ or DHS OneNet CG OSC Configured as Sector CRP RFF CRP RFF RFF Damaged CG Sector Offsite “virtual” Sector Watchstanders Disaster Recovery Capability - Scenarios R21 Net-centric design allows for multiple combinations depending on scenario FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  36. OSC Failed Phone Line Damaged Sector Failed Tower Disaster Recovery Capability – example FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  37. Technology & Performance Overview RFF - Exterior SHELTER TOWER PROPANE TANK H-FRAME GENERATOR FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  38. Technology & Performance SCC – Backroom FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  39. Technology & Performance Operator Workstation FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  40. RFFs CH 16 Guard VHF 1 Selectable VHF 2 Selectable UHF Technology & Performance Op Audio Panel FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

  41. Purpose: Eliminate the single point of failure associated with the telecommunications link to towers in critical locations Auto fail over to VSAT ensures seamless connectivity Bandwidth and costs are shared across multiple installations VSAT is a cost effective “always on” back-up solution to increase network availability to RFFs Back-Up Communications: Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Ku Band Satellite OneNet Land Earth Station 1.2 m VSAT dish at RFF Kenedy (Sector Corpus Christi) FOUO | Rescue 21 Brief | CG-761 | D9 | Aux Symposium | 31 Mar 2010

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