Waterways Analysis and Management System General Solicitation of Questions

This questionnaire was developed to provide important information to the U.S. Coast Guard about the Oceanside Harbor and Del Mar Boat Basin, to include all local Harbors and Marinas within Oceanside Harbor and Del Mar Boat Basin. The U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting input from the mariners who use the system to assess the current aids to navigation, highlight any waterway concerns, and assess potential impact of future projects to widen and deepen areas in and around the Oceanside Harbor and Del Mar Boat Basin. Feel free to include additional comments in the space provided or on a separate page/email. Your comments will help the Coast Guard make waterway management system decisions that reflect the concerns of the waterways users.
 
Should you have any questions concerning this questionnaire or about this study, feel free to contact LTJG Gabriel LaMartina at Gabriel.W.LaMartina@uscg.mil. 

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Oceanside Harbor and Del Mar Boat Basin

Oceanside Harbor and Del Mar Boat Basin

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* 1. Where is your vessel homeported?

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* 2. How many years of experience do you have operating near your homeport area?

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* 3. How many years of experience do you have operating in and around Oceanside Harbor and Del Mar Boat Basin?

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* 4. Do you have a Coast Guard License?

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* 5. Please provide the following information for your vessel

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* 6. When do you transit these waterways?

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* 7. What methods and tools do you use for navigation in these waterways?

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* 8. Which method is your primary means of navigation?

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* 9. What is your primary means of communication in these waterways? (list only 1 each)

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* 10. Do you use, or do you have familiarity with Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)?

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* 11. Where do you primarily conduct loading/offloading operations?

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* 12. During adverse weather (strong wind & currents, tides, waves, etc.), exactly what area of the waterway proves most difficult to navigate and why?

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* 13. Which aids are MOST important to you for safe navigation of these waterways?

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* 14. Which aids are LEAST important to you for safe navigation of these waterways?

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* 15. Do you use the federally maintained channel as marked? If no, do you use the aids as reference for alternate routes?

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* 16. In your opinion, are there any Aids to Navigation (ATON) that create an interference with the safe navigation of the channel?

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* 17. In your opinion, how likely would deepening/widening this waterway assist with safe navigation in and out of the waterway?

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* 18. Do you feel that the Aids to Navigation in this area effectively mark any navigational hazards and best water routes? If not, Please explain.

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* 19. Do you feel that charts and publications for this area are adequate? If no, please explain.

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* 20. Do you keep a USCG Light List on board your vessel? (Paper copies of the Light List are no longer available, but can be obtained from www.navcen.uscg.gov)

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* 21. Do you view the Local Notice to Mariners?

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* 22. In your opinion, what are some of the impacts from deepening/widening these waterways for larger vessels?

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* 23. Are there any Federal or Private Aids you feel are misleading or not necessary and would like to see changed?

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* 24. OTHER COMMENTS: This is your opportunity to note problems you see with this waterway and present any suggestions you may have for improving it.  Please attach sketches or any additional information necessary to make your points clear to the email at the beginning of the survey.

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* 25. If you wish to provide your contact information you can do so below, however this is not mandatory.

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