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NAVY ENGINEERING BULLETIN MARCH 2003 9 MOTU-WEST in New Zealand The Mobile Operational Technical Unit – Weapons Electrical (MOTU- WE) is the uniformed combat system engineering service organisation located on the East and West coasts of Australia. MOTU-WE is part of the Engineering Division of Maritime Headquarters (MHQ) and is directly responsible to the Fleet Weapons Electrical Engineer Officer (FWEEO). DI(N) LOG 88-2 In accordance with a section of the charter, MOTU-WE function as a combat system engineering service organisation in support of the Fleet. POET CAMPBELL INSTALLS A SECTION OF THE FLUSHING RIG ONBOARD HMNZS TEKAHA. A request for assistance from the RNZN has resulted in staff from MOTU-West travelling to HMNZS Tekaha alongside in Auckland. Periodic maintenance required for the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System’s deluge components was due. At a huge cost saving to the RNZN, the periodic maintenance was conducted by members of the RAN from HMAS Stirling. With VLS being installed to all eight of Australia’s Anzac Class ships, and planned for all six of the Adelaide Class FFGs, the ongoing cost of having technical expertise imported from Port Hueneme, USA has been overcome. A test bench and flushing equipment has been purchased, with associated training provided to ET sailors. With HMAS Stirling having the only authorised facility capable of conducting the required overhaul and testing in the southern hemisphere, it made sense that the RNZN utilise the service that could be provided by the RAN. Initially the deluge valves were removed from the HMNZS Tekaha and shipped to MOTU-West. The deluge valves were overhauled by MOTU-West staff, with assistance from FIMA-P personnel. Following overhaul the valves were rebuilt and certified after passing hydro testing and operational capability. The deluge valves along with the flushing rig and associated equipment, was then shipped to New Zealand to be available onboard HMNZS Tekaha. POET Scott Campbell and LSET Rob Mooney from MOTU-West, travelled to Auckland and conducted the system flushing requirements. The procedure took four days to complete, which included the reinstallation of the deluge valves into the system with final operational testing taking place. As further Anzac class ships come into operation and the FFGs complete their upgrade, the VLS deluge maintenance equipment will be utilised more frequently, further justifying the purchase of the training and equipment. MOTU-West remains the point of contact regarding deluge valve maintenance and overhaul, for Mark 41 Vertical Launching Systems, within the RAN. POET CAMPBELL AND LSET MOONEY CONDUCT A PLANNED MAINTENANCE ROUTINE ONBOARD HMNZS TEKAHA.
10 NAVY ENGINEERING BULLETIN MARCH 2003 CMDR STEVE BASLEY From the desk of DTA LOG (ENG) Along with 2002 coming to a close, comes the end of my two and a half year tenure as both Head of the Engineering faculty, Cerberus and DTA LOG (ENG). Many personnel have passed through the DTA LOG (ENG) sphere of influence in this time and have progressed into the fleet better suited to life in the naval community after the experience. Many personnel are unaware of exactly who makes up DTA LOG (ENG). It’s not just those of us here in ‘sunny” CERBERUS, the DTA LOG (ENG) sphere of influence includes: • Training Unit Anzac Ship Support Centre (TUASSC) • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) • Navy Technical Training Units East and West (NTTU-E And NTTU-W) • Combat System Maintenance School (CSMS) • RAN Training Establishment Salisbury (RANTES) • The Advanced Welding School located in FIMA Sydney • Skills Development Centres nested in FIMA Perth and FIMA Sydney Whenever you are involved in technical training you are almost always in contact with DTA LOG (ENG) and its responsibilities to provide technical training to the navy. New platforms and hardware are continually being introduced into the fleet and there is almost always a training requirement that goes with it. This means DTA LOG (ENG) is continually updating and reviewing the training and courses that we provide. When DTA LOG (ENG) is looked at as a whole, the number of trainees that are managed is staggering. ITT and Category School trainees are in excess of 600 personnel and, like all areas within navy ashore, we are being asked to manage and achieve this with a reduced uniformed manning level; makes it a difficult balancing act indeed. There is an ongoing requirement for quality people to ask for postings into all areas of DTA LOG (ENG). Whenever you mention training and Navy requirement in the one sentence all personnel ask “What’s in it for me?” closely followed by “What qualification do I get?” Qualifications and recognition would have to rate as the two biggest issues for ET and MT sailors. The Navy is committed to providing civilian qualifications and we do. However, the national training environment is a complex one and is poorly understood, particularly in some states and by a great many people working in the TAFE sector. Our training and qualifications are developed under the governance of the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA). However, the Navy system is more complicated than it needs to be due in part to the adoption of Maritime Competency Standards (MCS) which are mapped to Industry Training Advisory Boards (ITAB) competencies. Between the TA- LOG organisation and your category sponsor (DNPR(E&L)) the training system is being refined with the following outcomes in mind: • Training that is relevant to the work we do, delivered at the most appropriate time. • Qualifications that fit neatly into the most appropriate industry training package and are recognisable to both the holder of the qualification and any informed prospective employer. We are also investigating the way in which technical training is provided and media used to “get the message across”. The current contract through which we deliver the bulk of ITT and ATT will expire at the end of 2003. We are currently working on a new contract and as part of that we are looking closely at what training and qualifications are provided. This is not something to be rushed into and just the process of review has the potential to cause concern for the future. But we are confident that the next iteration to technical training for ET and MT sailors will be a simpler training system with content that better matches the work we do. We are also keen to simplify our qualifications in order that pathways to further qualifications are clear and the value of our skills is understood. Another part of the review is looking at where our training should be provided. The majority of fleet units are concentrated in very few geographical areas and
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