Polar Icebreakers in a Changing World: An Assessment of U.S. Needs

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	The Present Fleet of U.S. Icebreakers,	56
	The Current World Fleet of Polar Icebreakers,	57
	Icebreaker Technology,	58
	Icebreakers Under Construction,	62
	U.S. Polar Icebreaker Operations in the Last Twenty Years,	62
7	ICEBREAKING ENVIRONMENTS AND CHALLENGES TO THE U.S. FLEET	65
	Operating Environments,	65
	Potential Challenges to the U.S. Fleet,	71
8	ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR USAP RESUPPLY	75
	Current Logistics Support in Antarctica,	75
	Alternatives for Antarctic Resupply,	75
9	ANALYSIS OF U.S. CURRENT AND FUTURE POLAR ICEBREAKING NEEDS	79
	Needs Analysis,	79
	Gap Analysis,	81
10	OPTIONS FOR ACQUIRING NEW POLAR ICEBREAKING SERVICES	83
	Options for Meeting Gaps in U.S. Polar Icebreaking Capabilities,	83
	Ship Renewal and Transition Schedule,	87
	Options for Polar Icebreaking Crewing,	88
11	FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS	95
	Icebreaking Needs in the Arctic,	95
	Icebreaking Needs in the Antarctic,	96
	Support of U.S. Polar Research,	97
	Renewal of the Nation’s Polar Icebreaking Fleet,	98
	Transition to a new Polar Icebreaking Fleet,	100
	Managing the Nation’s Polar Icebreaking Fleet,	101
	Clarification of National Policy,	102
	REFERENCES	103
	APPENDIXES
A	STATEMENT OF TASK	107
B	SUMMARY FROM INTERIM REPORT	109
C	U.S. COAST GUARD POLAR ICEBREAKING AUTHORITY AND POLICY	113
D	BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS	117
E	ACRONYMS	121

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