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individuals with Class specific train- ing, and host collective training for both the Arafura Class OPV and the Hunter Class Frigate. This will in- clude classrooms, part-task trainers, and simulators.
At the Australian Maritime Complex in Henderson WA, a Capability Cen- tre will support Navy and CASG staff overseeing construction of the OPV and will then manage through-life sup- port of both ship classes. The Capa- bility Centre will include office space and crew support facilities. With the long transition from the Anzac to the Hunter, the intent is to relocate staff of the Anzac SPO and Surface Combatant Group into the new Centre.
At Osborne SA, a facility will be built adjacent to the Shipbuilding Yard to house Navy and CASG staff overseeing construction, an Admin- istrative Centre (Navy HQ South Australia) for personnel serving in the State, and one of the important elements required to support the evolution of the combat systems for our new ships: the Land Based Test Site – Production. It is in this fa- cility that the elements of the ship’s combat system will be brought to- gether and tested prior to installa- tion in the ships.
At St Kilda, SA, the other key ele- ment to support the evolution of the ship’s combat systems, the Land Based Test Site (Development and Sustain- ment). It is here that Navy, CASG and Industry will undertake the work required to sustain and evolve the ship’s combat system through- life, and to manage obsolescence and changes in threats.
CDRE Spedding emphasised that the National Shipbuilding Program is an enterprise endeavour, where de- velopment of these facilities is just one element.
“My team and E&IG are building the facilities. The fit-out of the facili- ties, and the way they will be utilised in bringing Ship Zero and ultimately Sea 1180 and Sea 5000 to realisation is the challenge that the Project teams and CASG have to manage. This is not the responsibility of any one individ- ual, instead it will take an enterprise approach to realise Ship Zero,” CDRE Spedding said.
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