ABS gets Royal Canadian Navy service contract

ABS has been awarded the Non-Combatant Class Society (NCCS) contract by the Canadian Department of National Defence, to provide classification and certification services for the Royal Canadian Navy’s non-combatant vessel fleet.

As explained, services concern vessel design, inspection and support to operations, including the Service Life Evaluation Program (SLEP), Naval Ship Code compliance as published in the NATO Allied Naval Engineering Publication (ANEP) 77, and classification services under the ABS Guide for Building and Classing International Naval Ships, Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels and Rules for Building and Classing High-Speed Naval Craft.

ABS aims to assist the Canadian Department of National Defence in transitioning its non-combatant vessels to a Naval Materiel Regulatory framework, with the first phase of the program focusing on services for the Kingston and Orca vessel classes as well as the auxiliary fleet, which engages in tug, diving and range support operations.

In support of the future fleet, ABS will also play a role in transitioning the Harry DeWolf and Queenston class vessels into Canada’s Naval Materiel Regulatory framework to help ensure the safe and efficient operation of these vessels once delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy.

“We expect that our partnership with ABS will significantly enhance our ability to ensure  that our  non-combatant vessels are safe, fit for purpose and environmentally compliant”, says Canada’s Naval Materiel Regulatory Authority, Captain (Navy) Mark Sheppard.