negotiating what exactly? Who is designing what? I thought Seaspan was doing the design/design refresh? There is no build contract with Seaspan yet. Only in Canada would we have a 2 ship class built by 2 different yards or are they going to be two different designs?The latest on Polar Ice Breakers from April 4th. The only problems is that it says that the negotiations are still underway with Davie.
Polar icebreakers - Canada.ca
Procurement of polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guardwww.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
I did the approval of the jetty improvements under the NPA I think in 2017
I think the design work is being done by a 3rd party, and has been ongoing for a long time. Davie might inherit some internal VSY design guidelines but it's all pretty straightforward. It's the production side thing where you break it down into modules to figure out how to make it that is very specific to the shipyard processes/workflow and any equipment limitations (like weight of cranes and module size).
What is the OOSV?
Interesting. So we divested ourselves of an asset that could be very useful.
Many navies are looking at these types of ships
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Navigation, submarine/ASW ops, MCM operations, environmental effects on sensors, etc. would all greatly benefit from accurate charts and details on currents, water temperature, density, etc..
‘Nice to have?’ Should the RCN also be tasked with nice to haves like charting and maintaining navigable waterways?
You'd have to talk to a Navy type, but my understanding is that hydrological data is constantly changing...current flow rates and directions, density, salinity, temperature, etc. and these factors can have significant tactical impacts on operations (particularly submarine/ASW operations). It's not just about mapping the sea floor.
