NewS
equipment study
Hyde provides BMT considers
BwT for CVF OMAR options
Hyde Marine in the USA has secured a contract for BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group
six Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment (BWT) Ltd, recently completed the Future Operational Mainte-
systems for the Royal Navy’s Future Aircraft nance and Repair (OMAR) Capability Options Study for
Carriers (CVF) programme on behalf of the the Future Business Group (FBG) at the UK Ministry of
Aircraft Carrier Alliance. Delivery will take place Defence.
in the summer of 2008. A key element of the current OMAR capability, the
Three BWT systems will be supplied for each forward repair ship RFA Diligence, is due to leave service
of the two carriers to serve the three segregated in 2014, and the Directorate of Equipment Capability
ballast systems on each ship. The Guardian Expeditionary Logistics Support (DEC ELS) wanted to
systems were chosen after an exhaustive study of all examine a wide range of options for how the capability will
available technologies for BWT, and as a result of be delivered after that date. The BMT study assisted DEC
the system’s compact, single skid mounted design, ELS in this task by exploring the benefits and shortfalls of
effectiveness, and reliability. The system is fully acquiring the capability via a range of costed options.
automatic and will be integrated into the ship’s As part of the study, BMT examined the MoD’s existing
ballast control system. OMAR capability, which is delivered by RFA Diligence,
The Hyde Guardian system is the result of marine salvage units operated by the SALMO (Salvage
& Marine Operations) integrated project team, and by
Royal Navy forward support units supporting the mine
countermeasures fleet.
Against this background and with input from the
OMAR stakeholders and subject matter experts from
the Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and commercial
shipping, BMT mapped the likely shape of future OMAR
capability. From this, BMT generated a number of concept
options comprising a mix of newbuilds, conversions,
charters, and modular solutions, each with different cost
profiles. BMT also considered using the vessels both
The Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment system. exclusively for OMAR and making them dual-role.
Other concept options included procurement strategies
based on MoD ownership and private finance, while the
experience gained and lessons learned from five process also compared capabilities, validating the results
full scale systems delivered by Hyde in 2000 and in a subsequent stakeholder forum, and examined risks
2001 with capacities ranging from 200m
3
/hr to to the project and fleet. In addition, using its in-house
350m
3
/hr. The first of the current Hyde Guardian whole-life estimation expertise, BMT modelled and
systems was installed aboard the cruiseship Coral compared costs and spending over the future OMAR
Princess in June 2003 and has operated trouble free capability’s lifespan.
for nearly five years. A second system was installed
aboard the RCL Celebrity brand cruiseship Mercury Refit
in late 2006.
Coral Princess, with a Hyde Guardian aboard, is
Triumph marks
expected to be the first ship accepted into the US
end of an era
Coast Guard’s STEP programme this spring. The
system is also undergoing IMO Type Approval Defence support specialist Babcock Marine has
through the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency successfully completed the refuelling of Trafalgar
(MCA) in cooperation with Lloyd’s Register. Land- class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN)
based testing is being conducted in The Netherlands HMS Triumph, marking a significant milestone
and shipboard testing is aboard Coral Princess. in the submarine’s Long Overhaul Period (Refuel)
Previous testing aboard Coral Princess during a [LOP(R)], and the end of an era as the last SSN
17 day cruise in the autumn of 2004 demonstrated refuel, and last use of the refuel crane at Devonport Royal
the system’s ability to meet the requirements of the Dockyard, before it is removed later this year.
IMO Ballast Water Convention D-2 Standards and The completion of the refuelling process is a significant
the requirements of STEP. milestone in the refit of a nuclear submarine and takes
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