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February 14, 2011 LOOKOUT • 9 Riggers re-instate Reginaʼs generators and engine Carmel Ecker Staff writer Experience is what made the job of replacing a diesel engine and generator in HMCS Regina flawless. Over two days last week, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton riggers skillfully lowered the freshly overhauled equipment through the ship’s soft patches – a series of 12 foot by eight foot holes, just big enough for the equipment to fit through. “We’ve got almost a straight drop coming down off the crane, so it’s a quick transfer off for our guys,” says rigger supervisor Jamie Hawthorne. In an almost routine fashion, workers rolled the generator onto the soft patch covering. From the roof of the hangar, riggers guided the crane hook through a hole to the waiting generator. Once secured, the crane operator was signaled and the 3,500 kilogram generator was raised enough to allow workers to lift up and tilt back the soft patch cover. With barely room to fit an arm, riggers guided the massive block through three levels until it was safely in the After Auxiliary Machinery Room, hanging from a set of chain blocks suspended from lugs on the deck head so riggers could move it lat- “We’ve got guys who’ve been doing this a long time and can visualize the whole move before it happens. -Jamie Hawthorne Rigger supervisor erally into place. It took less than an hour from the time the crane hook appeared through the hangar to the time the generator was secured. Removing and replacing the number three generator days earlier was more challenging. Because of its home base inside the ship – on a seating not directly under the crane access – riggers had more maneuvering to do with chain blocks. Add to that neighboring generator and engines, the area was a tight squeeze for both workers and the generator. For a job like that, experience makes all the difference, says Hawthorne. “We’ve got guys who’ve been doing this a long time and can visualize the whole move before it happens; plan where they’re going to hang stuff,” he says. While the entire opera- ON SALE AT FOUR MILE LIQUOR STORE tion is one of ease, it does take many hours work to remove, return and hook everything up. “It’s about 2,000 people hours to take all the soft patches out, remove all the interference and put them all back in.” says Ed Court, Project Leader for HMCS Regina. Interference refers to anything that blocks the removal of equipment – the hundreds of pipes, wires, bolts and other equipment that must be removed, labeled and carefully stored. Some systems must be dismantled, such as fire suppression, which is essential to the ship, so a temporary system was installed by Regina’s crew. Removing the soft patches alone takes a considerable amount of work, says Court. “You have to burn and gouge to remove the steel caps that are welded over the seams to keep them from leaking. You’ve got to chip up the residue, grind the deck smooth, and get it ready for re-welding. Then they’ve got to take all the bolts out, of which there are hundreds. A lot of the time a bolt is seized and it will have to be drilled out.” When that effort results in a smooth schedule for the repair and maintenance work, it’s worth it, says Court. Carmel Ecker, Lookout Rigger Larry Denis assesses the security of a chain block that will suspend the generator once the red cable of the crane is removed. Riggers from Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton also lowered a refurbished diesel generator down three decks into the engine compartment of HMCS Regina. Four Mile Liquor Store Now offering A MILITARY DISCOUNT Four Mile Admirals Walk Shopping Centre 250-479-0726 • Open 7 days/week
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