CHALLENGES IN NAVAL SHIP MAINTENANCE

Arshad Thaikoottam Kunjumon

Abu Dhabi Ship Building

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Abu Dhabi Ship Building

• ADSB- A UAE Public Joint Stock Company

• Leading Shipyard in the Middle East
• Build and Repair Military and Commercial ships
• Strategic Partner of UAE Marine Forces
• Ships – Corvettes, Patrol Vessels, Landing Crafts,
Missile Boats, Gun Boats, Mortar Boats
• Providing TLS to UAE Navy & Coast guard

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Types of Maintenance

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Typical Maintenance Levels in Navy

Level Task Group

Limited pre-planned preventive maintenance,

operational checks and adjustments utilizing ship Ship’ Crew
held spares
Organisational
Pre-planned preventive and corrective
Ship’s Crew/ Base
maintenance which require onboard spares or
STTE and undertaken onboard Maintainer
Corrective, Pre-planned preventive maintenance Main Workshops
which require either use of specialized base
Intermediate facilities, or specialist expertise, and base held
test equipment and tools.
Major Equipment Overhauls & Refit work Yard or OEM
Depot/ OEM including removals to work shops and the use of
specialist personnel skills and /or facilities.

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Types of Maintenance Windows

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Integrated Logistics Support

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TLS / TLM / TLCM

Need / Objectives /
Concept

Disposal Design

Decommission TLCM/TLS/TLM Procurement

Construction/
Operation
Upgrade

Commissioning

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Challenges in Naval Ship Maintenance

Area Description
ILS Maturity Availability of Maintenance Data & Documentation

Quality of Maintenance Availability of detailed and accurate Maintenance Plan

Plan

Complexity of Systems Require highly trained maintainers and advanced STTE

and Equipment

Choice of Maintenance Choice of the optimum combination of different types

Strategy of maintenance

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Challenges in Naval Ship Maintenance

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Challenges in Naval Ship Maintenance

Area Description

Adherence to Upkeep Difficulty to adhere to the upkeep cycle of the ships

Cycle for maintenance due to the increased operations
Data Management & Large volumes of Data to analyze and
Analysis

Excessive Operation of Operation of equipment beyond design parameters

Equipment

Obsolescence Obsolescence of Technology due to delay in ship

Management building

Shortage of Non-availability of sufficient funds for enhancing the

Maintenance Funds maintenance capabilities and upgrade of the systems

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Challenges in Naval Ship Maintenance

Area Description

Inefficient Decrease in the efficiency of maintenance due to poor

Management of management
Maintenance
Availability of Suitably Require highly trained and skilled maintainers to
Trained Personnel maintain state-of-art equipment

OEM Induced Non availability of OEM support at short notice/

Restrictions locally

Range of Technology Range of support required to maintain latest

technology equipment and the legacy equipment

Configuration Timely updation of configuration information

Management

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Challenges in Naval Ship Maintenance

Area Description

Non-availability of Delay induced in maintenance due to non availability

Adequate Spares of spares
Uncontrolled Changes made on the system for urgent solutions to
Engineering Changes the maintenance problems

Engineering Design Maintenance and operational issues due to the flaws

Issues in the design

Contractual Constraints Strict contractual constraints imposed by the supplier

or OEM

Stakeholder Cooperation and Participation of the stakeholders

Relationships and
Organisational Synergy

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Challenges in Naval Ship Maintenance

Area Description

Poor Communication Requirement of clear and transparent communication

between the stakeholders
Management of Inadequate support from Sub Contractors
Subcontractors

Unlimited Expectations Delivery against expectations and beyond contractual

& Gold Plating commitments

Administrative Issues Access to equipment and security clearances

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Conclusion

• Identification of challenges is the key to improve maintenance efficiency

• All challenges not applicable to all navies
• Negotiating the challenges needs Standard & Customized solutions
• Ownership and professional approach required from all stakeholders
• Proactive Management reduces the challenges

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