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USCG Deepwater sition strategy calls for the delivery of an entire system of interoperable platforms and supporting systems designed to meet performance-based requirements. The IDS Mission Need Statement expresses this requirement for a systems solution: "The goal of this effort is not to replace ships, aircraft, and sensors with more ships, aircraft, and sensors, but to provide the Coast Guard with the functional capabilities required to achieve mission success safely." This overarching focus on a system-wide acquisition outcome obliged industry to view Deepwater perform- ance requirements in their entirety in order to develop Incorporating China Endorsed by the U.S. Department of Commerce Visitor Online Registration Available Now! THE ALL CHINA MARITIME CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2-5 December 2003 SHANGHAI NEW INTERNATIONAL EXPO CENTRE PUDONG • SHANGHAI • CHINA For details, please contact: Organised by CMP / Seatrade CMP Asia Ltd Shanghai Society of Naval Architects & Tel: <851) 2827 6211
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«r E <5 2 M © o O 2 and national defense. Most importantly, Deepwater assets will be supported by fully interoperable C4ISR (command, control, communication, computers, intel- ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) and an Integrated Logistics System (ILS). Deepwater's C4ISR system will be a critical enabler in allowing the Coast Guard to develop maritime domain awareness — comprehensive information, intelligence, and knowledge of all relevant entities in the U.S. maritime domain that could affect U.S. secu- rity. the U.S. economy and environment. This knowl- edge will lead directly to improved risk management, the more productive employment of operational assets, and a common operational picture. Deepwater's more capable platforms and C4ISR system will great- ly expand surveillance and detection efforts. Capabilities also can be cascaded to other agencies as new joint competencies are forged. Deepwater's Integrated Logistics System (ILS) will, in many ways, provide the solid foundation needed to support this extraordinary transformation of the Coast Guard's operational capabilities. The integration of ILS per- formance specifications across air, surface, and C4ISR domains will help to drive platform designs as such factors as optimal manning, supportability, maintain- ability, reliability, and total ownership costs are incor- porated-leading eventually to higher operational readi- ness, improved safety, and lower operating expenses. Surface and Air Domains During the years ahead, the Coast Guard's legacy force will be progressively upgraded and recapitalized as new and more-capable cutters, aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are introduced to the fleet. The first five years of the program will see considerable progress. For example, in February, the 110-ft. (33.5-m) cutter USCGC Matagorda became the first of 49 Island-class patrol boats to enter the Bollinger shipyard in Lockport. La., to undergo con- version to a 123-ft. (37.4-m) vessel with upgraded operational capabilities. Modifications include the fitting of a stern ramp to enhance small boat launch-and-recovery operations. The Short-Range Prosecutor, a new seven- meter boat, will add to the patrol craft's capabilities. A new deckhouse, new berthing compartments, a new galley, an improved air-conditioning system, and other enhancements will improve habitability and quality of life for the crew when they are underway. Three new classes of cutters (the National Security Cutter (NSC), the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), and the Fast Response Cutter (FRC)), are being designed from the keel up. The first NCS will enter service in 2006. These new cutters will be more seaworthy and include reconfigurable spaces that can be tailored for specific missions. Crew size, which is the most signifi- cant factor affecting a ship's total life- cycle costs, will be reduced through a variety of means, including a greater reliance on automated systems, by incorporating design requirements based on human-centered •^arOimASfabintyJ^ Ship Operators & Naval Architects- 1. Users like It 2. It's truly GHS yet it costs less. 3. It can do almost anything but brew coffee. GHS Loali Monitor GHS FulPfeatured naval architect's system GHS Load Monitor (GLM) Onboard system GHS/Salvage Salvor's system BHS Engineer's system BHS/Yacht Yacht designer's system www.marintecchina.com P.O. Box 1910 Port Townsend, WA 98368 USA phone: (360) 385-6212 fax: 385-6213 email: sales@ghsport.com wtm.ghaport.COM/gla Making software that naval architects love since 1972 Circle 274 on Reader Service Card Circle 210 on Reader Service Card
