DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 473/10
Friday, 8 October 2010
Ship Repair and Maintenance Industry to Advance Work in HMA
Ships Kanimbla and Manoora
Between $12 and $17 million worth of work will be undertaken to HMA Ships
Kanimbla and Manoora in the Sydney region with work ramping up over the next two
weeks.
This follows the “operational pause” of the Ships initiated by the Chief of Navy in
late September based on advice from the Navy Seaworthiness Board.
A wide range of engineering and maintenance trade skills across the ship repair and
maintenance sector will be used, as well as specialist survey services.
To minimise the time the ships are taken out of service, some repair and maintenance
work scheduled for later this year and early next year has been advanced to occur
during this “operational pause.”
This work will be carried out at Garden Island, Sydney, and competed amongst
existing Defence suppliers.
The safety of Navy personnel is paramount and the pause will remain in force until
the Chief of Navy is satisfied that the Seaworthiness Board’s concerns have been
addressed.
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Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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