NEWS
Surface combatants Keel laid for first
F125 frigate Te keel-laying ceremony for the first F125 frigate for the German Navy took place at Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg at the end of October. Te F125s are being built by the F125 Work Group (ARGE F125), which consists of TyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG – who commissioned Blohm+Voss Naval GmbH to complete the order – and Friedrich Lürssen Werſt. Te construction contract for the F125s was signed
in June 2007. Four frigates are due to be delivered by the consortium between 2016 and 2018. Te vessels have a length of 149m, breadth of 18m,
maximum speed of in excess of 26knots and displace- ment of approximately 7000tonnes. Tey vessels will have a maximum complement of 190 (with a core complement of 120).
the Damen shipyard in Galati. Holland was handed over to the Royal Netherlands Navy in May 2011. Te third and fourth vessels, Friesland and Groningen are being built at the Damen shipyard in Galati under the supervision of Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding.
Legislation & regulation BMT Isis helps MoD
meet legislation BMT Isis, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the international design, engineering and risk manage- ment consultancy, has completed a project for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Ship Safety Manage- ment Office (SSMO) to develop and integrate legisla- tion tracking functionality into the Naval Authority System (NAS). Te NAS is a web application developed by BMT to
support naval authorities and platform duty holders in managing the safety certification of key hazard areas for all UK Royal Navy ships, submarines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary platforms. Following comple- tion of the project, the NAS web application has been enhanced to provide a central facility to record current and forthcoming legislation. Te database currently contains maritime environ-
The keel section for the first F125 frigate is laid down. Patrol vessels Damen delivers
2nd Holland class In October, the second of four Holland class ocean- going patrol vessels, Zeeland, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Netherlands Navy, was transferred to the Defence Materiel Organization in Te Netherlands. Immediately aſter delivery, Zeeland departed from
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s facility for Den Helder 21, where the ship was scheduled to conduct a work-up period. On completion of the second Integrated Mast
Module by Tales, the ship was then expected to return to Vlissingen for the mast to be installed. Te first two patrol vessels, Holland and Zeeland
are being built at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen, with a number of sections supplied by
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mental legislation that has the potential to impact on MoD shipping and its activities. Te SSMO and other SMEs will continue to record amendments and emerging legislation within the database, whilst providing real-time updates to the database’s user community, delivering the following on-going key benefits: Increased awareness of relevant legislation
to enable the MoD Shipping Assets to meet the Secretary of State’s Policy to comply with all legisla- tion which extends to the UK and relevant host nations where reasonably practicable; avoidance of duplication of work and minimising inconsistency by centrally capturing and managing the generic legislative requirements that are used across project teams; reduction of the risks associated with potential non-compliance with impending legislative require- ments, such as: legal action due to non-compliance, project/programme delays and increased cost due to unforeseen compliance requirements, negative public perception issues. It will also contribute towards the future-proofing of new acquisition/ upgrades of legacy systems by factoring in the implications of forthcoming legislative requirements; and clarify ownership of environmental risk and liabilities thereby enhancing accountability. Te database can be used by all MoD staff (both
service and civilian) and contractors who are involved in the procurement or support of ministry shipping.
Warship Technology January 2012
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