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www.vanguardcanada.com APRIL/MAY 2017 27 requires that the Coast Guard be involved in the innovative space. He went on to talk about how the Arctic is a geopolitical chessboard with traffic being a challenge, but we should be focusing on new and emerging ways of thinking about this region. It is about changing the tone of conversation internally from one of a reactive stance and response to more of an interven- tion role. He then asked how does this con- nect to shipbuilding and the National Ship- building Strategy? He went on to say that it is about becoming "better ship buyers." Looking to the future, he believes that we may come to a time when it will be possible to conduct search and rescue operations with drones. That is something that will provide great cost saving benefits. He also looks forward to seeing more women sign up to serve in the Canadian Coast Guard. "It is all about building ships that we can be proud of for a long time but at the end of the day it comes down to trust," Hutchinson said. Andrew Korney, Director of Business Development at Terragon Environmental Technologies Inc., said during his presenta- tion on Modern Waste Management at Sea that "zero waste discharge is the goal." He went on to point out one way of doing this is to replace our wasteful "one pipe in, one pipe out" doctrine with the "water for pur- pose" approach: like reusing the water used in showers for flushing toilets. This he said can significantly reduce our water consump- tion and eliminate dirty water discharge. The last panel of the day was on Design Considerations for Arctic Operations. Der- ek Buston, Project Manager for the Polar icebreaker talked about Canada's first polar Icebreaker, CCGS John G. Diefenbaker, and how it will provide the Canadian Coast Guard and the Government of Canada with enhanced capabilities in the North. He went on to list the key features of the icebreaker: • Capable of sustained operations in the Arctic for 270 days in very difficult ice conditions • Can accommodate a crew of approxi- mately 60 (with space for an additional 40 program personnel), two medium-lift helicopters and a large cargo/equipment carrying capacity • Modular mission payload approach to ensure the vessel is operationally adapt- able and capable of meeting current and future program needs. David Lloyd, Naval Business Manager at Lloyd's Register Canada, then gave a pre- sentation on the IMO Polar Code. He went on to explain that the Polar Code is "a set of additions to SOLAS and MARPOL reflect- ing the hazards of operation and sensitivity of the environment." He pointed out that even with all the requirements of the Code, assessment is required to evaluate a ship – like the equipment and systems provision against the hazards of operating in polar waters; this assessment is in addition to the prescriptive requirements of the Code. Kendrick from VARD then concluded the event with a presentation on the design of icebreaking ships. He gave an overview of the regulatory framework, hull form, structural design, propulsion systems, win- terization and environmental issues and how it ties back to the polar code. Vanguard is currently planning for the 2018 Shipbuilding Technology forum which is scheduled for March 1. s shIPBuILdIng

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