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The NOAA Fleet Plan
BUILDING NOAA'S 21 S T CENTURY FLEET
Briefing to Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
February 23, 2017
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How Did We Get Here?
2008
2016JAN
2013
2016OCT
MAR2016
NOAA Ship Recapitalization
Plan
Federal Oceanographic
Fleet Status Report
IWG-FI Federal
Fleet Status Report
NOAA Fleet Plan
NOAA Fleet Independent Review Team (IRT) starts
OCT2016
IRT Final Report
2016JUL
IRT Mid-term Status, Findings and Preliminary
Recommendations
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IRT
Dick West (Co-Chair) Robert Winokur (Co-Chair) RADM, US Navy (ret) Senior Advisor Michigan Tech Research Inst / Michigan Tech Univ Members: Fred Byus Dr. John Hughes-Clarke RDML, US Navy (ret) Professor Vice President & General Manager University of New Hampshire Battelle Mission and Defense Technologies John Crowley Bauke (Bob) Houtman RADM, US Coast Guard (ret) Head, Integrative Programs Section Executive Director National Science Foundation, Ocean Sciences National Association of Waterfront Employers Dr. Steve Murawski Blake Powell Professor President University of South Florida JMS Naval Architects Nancy Rabalais, Ph.D. Dr. Steve Ramberg Executive Director and Professor Distinguished Research Fellow Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Center for Technology and National Security Policy,
National Defense University, Penn State Univ Robert (Tim) Schnoor Dick Vortmann Ocean Research Facilities Manager President and CEO (retired) Office of Naval Research National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
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Tiger Team National Marine Fisheries Service Captain Kurt A. Zegowitz, NOAA Michael Gallagher National Ocean Service Captain Richard T. Brennan, NOAA National Weather Service Helmut Portmann Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Operations John McDonough Commander Daniel M. Simon, NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service/ Technology, Planning and Integration for Observation David Helms Aaron Pratt Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Captain Nancy L. Hann, NOAA Charles Alexander Lieutenant Jon D. Andvick, NOAA Lieutenant Zachary P. Cress, NOAA Office of the Under Secretary Erika Brown
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Bottom Line Up Front NOAA Recommends:
• Sustain capabilities with up to 8 new ships
• Start now with AGOR design: meets
requirements, known platform, leverages resources and time
• Increase use of existing NOAA ships & small boats
• Increase use of charters
• Strengthen partnerships
• Integrate emerging technologies
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Challenges for NOAA Fleet
• Age and obsolescence
• Reduced at-sea capacity
• Expanding mission requirements
• Limited funds for modernization
• 8 ships retire by 2028
NOAA's current fleet service life
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Days-at-Sea Required & Allocated
*610DASisapproximateequivalentfordatapurchasedbycontract
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Long-Term Recapitalization
future NOAA ships and missions
Design and Construct New Ships
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N o t i o n a l S c h e d u l e
Long-Term Recapitalization
Design and Construct New Ships
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Fleet Management Best Practices
v Extend Service Life of NOAA Ships
v Increase Use of Current NOAA Fleet
v Increase Use of Charters
v Increase Use of Small Boats
v Integrate New Technology
v Leverage Partnerships
v Establish Ship Acquisition Expertise
v Is executable under a stable, continuous annual recapitalization funding profile
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Degradation of the Fleet by 2028
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Degradation of the Fleet from 2017-2028 The NOAA Fleet Plan resources the agency’s highest at-sea mission needs as supported by the IRT.
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Conclusion
• NOAA will lose 8 ships by 2028
• Construction of new ships is NOAA's best long-term strategy
• NOAA recommends commencing fleet recapitalization in FY 2017