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NAVY ENGINEERING BULLETIN AUGUST 2002
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Chairman
Captain Craig G. Kerr, RAN
Members
Engineering Advisory Council (EAC)
Editor
Lieutenant Commander Tom Munneke, RANR
Published by
Defence Publishing Service
Disclaimer
The views expressed in this Bulletin are the personal views of
the authors, and unless otherwise stated, do not in any way
reflect Royal Australian Navy Policy
Deadline
Issue 4 January 2003 Contributions by November 2002
Issue 5 July 2003 Contributions by May 2003
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Foreword 2
CNE Introduction 3
Farewell from CDRE Ken Joseph 4
A word from the Editor’s Desk 5
RAN Technical Regulatory System – Development and Implementation
Project - An Update 6
Navy Engineering Professional Development Program – The Institution of
Engineers, Australia’s Perspective 9
HMAS Tobruk Issued with A Certificate of Class 11
Legal Liability of Commonwealth Employees Exercising Engineering Authority 13
The Impact of Erika on Australia’s Ability to Support Joint and Combined
Operations outside Australian Waters 15
Comic Relief 17
Aviation Technician Issues 18
Issues Affecting Career Management 20
Sailor Promotions 24
All you Need to Know About Allowances 26
ANZAC DAY 2002 – A Personal View From the Arabian Gulf 29
Recognition of Academic Excellence 30
A Patrol Boat Sailor Account 31
Dubai Dry Dock Incident 33
Sustainable Environmental Management in the Maritime Command 34
CONTENTS
Defence Engineering & Maintenance Systems Scoping Study (DEMSSS) 37
FIMA & MOTU Support for OP-SLIPPER “Where and When Needed” 40
We Live In an Increasingly Complex World 41
Naval Engineering Is All About Combat Readiness 43
Allied Maritime Tactical Wide Area Networking 47
DNOP News 50
Officer Promotions 52
An Attachment Onboard the MV Iron Monarch 53
Satellite TV – All at Sea 56
The RAN Spectrographic Oil Analysis Program 58
ANZAC Class System Program Office – Our Function 61
The Warrlock DF Calibration 64
Development of a Combat System Requirements Set 67
Technical Supervision – The Naval Aviation Perspective 70
Common Electric Propulsion Systems For Future RAN Ships 72
Global Positioning System: Operation and Vulnerability 76
Jack Will…As He Always Does 79
The NSC Professional Officer Development Program 80
Reverse Osmosis Desalination 81
Maintaining the S-70B-2 Seahawk Helicopter 84
LCDR Derek Buxton Surfaces from his MBA 87