摘要: |
One of the enduring outgrowths of Hurricane Katrina, at least as it relates to the ports and waterways, is the Gulf Coast Inland Waterways Joint Hurricane Team and the Joint Hurricane Response Protocol. That team, made up of members of the towboat and barge industry, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Gulf states, came together after the busy 2005 hurricane season to identify lessons learned, best practices and ways the marine industry and federal agencies can partner during hurricane preparation, response and recovery. The result was the Joint Hurricane Response Protocol, which focuses on the relationships, roles and responsibilities of maritime stakeholders and waterway managers as they anticipate storms and reconstitute waterways post-storm. |