Business Plan - Canadian Coast Guard

50Section 4: What We Do Every Daybe supporting the RCMP with one vessel for maritimesecurity purposes for the duration of the Games and willbe placing special navigation buoys to delimit variouson-water control zones. Other support will be providedon a cost-recovery basis at the request of our partners. Allregular operations will continue in the Pacific Region.L’Acadien II Action PlanOn March 29th, 2008, the fishing vessel L’Acadien IIcapsized while under tow by the CCGS Sir WilliamAlexander. Of the six crew members, two were rescuedand four lost their lives, one of which has not beenfound. To respond to this tragic accident, severalinvestigations were undertaken resulting in reportsby the following:• The Transportation Safety Board (TSB), to determinethe cause of the incident and any factors that mayhave contributed to it;• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),to determine if any criminal offences had occurred(the RCMP concluded that no criminal investigationwas warranted);• Rear-Admiral Roger Girouard (retired), appointed bythe Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to independentlyCommissioner’s CommendationAwarded to Tim SuretteOn March 29, 2008, the fishing vessel L‘Acadien II overturnedwhile under tow by the CCGS Sir William Alexander off the eastcoast of Cape Breton Island, N.S. Four of the fishing vessel’screw members perished in the accident. In the aftermath of thetragedy, a number of Coast Guard employees were called upon toundertake a series of extraordinary measures; however, it was thecourage and personal commitment of Tim Surette to the familiesof the lost seamen that set him apart from his colleagues.Tim spent time with the family representatives both individuallyand as a group, as well as with local community leaders in theclose-knit Magdalen Islands. His ability to connect with the griefstrickenrelativesof the lost crewmembers in theemotionally chargedtime followingthe accident wasappreciated by boththe families andTim’s Coast Guardcolleagues alike.determine whether CCG policies and procedures hadbeen followed and whether they were adequate; and• Department of National Defence (at CCG’s request)to prepare a Search and Rescue (SAR) OperationReport, to record the pertinent details of the incident.Immediately following the release of these reports, adedicated team led by a senior Coast Guard Officeranalyzed each of these reports and integrated theirrecommendations into a single Action Plan. This wasdone in consultation with Transport Canada, theDepartment of National Defence and the Fisheriesand Aquaculture Management Sector of DFO to ensurethat all issues were considered. CCG is committed toaddressing all recommendations as laid out in the ActionPlan and will post regular progress reports alongside thefull Action Plan on the CCG website.Ongoing Improvements in Fleet ManagementTo sustain an operationally ready fleet capable ofmeeting service demands, Fleet management willcontinue to pursue internal efficiencies to optimizenational consistency, organizational effectiveness, andlinkages with regions and clients. With this in mind,the Coast Guard fleet will continue to examine how itconducts business and make the improvements neededto enhance service as part of the ongoing Service LevelAgreement (SLA) pilot process. We will renew both ourIntegrated Investment Plan and our Fleet Renewal Planto ensure that our capital planning remains aligned withoperational needs.CCG Fleet will continue to invest in the improvementof its Fleet Activity Information System (FAIS) andenhance its business rules to ensure the effective use ofFAIS. The Fleet Activity Information System capturesthe actual activities of Fleet vessels on an hourly basisand provides information to all levels of management.The system is therefore critical for decision-making,planning, performance measurement, and reporting atall levels of management and to the public through theFleet Annual Report.Commitment2009-2010Complete architecture design for Fleet ActivityInformation System (iFleet) upgrade project.Revise the Fleet Renewal Plan.Publish and maintain an intranet-based FleetManagement E-Manual.Finalize standardized crewing matrix predicated oncompetency (crewing) profiles.AGLeadDG, FleetDG, FleetDG, FleetDG, FleetCanadian Coast Guard — www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca