BMT Expertise Applied to Oiler Conversion

The recent commissioning of HMAS Sirius at Garden Island, Western Australia, was witnessed with a sense of achievement by BMT Defence Services (Australia) Pty Ltd, who worked closely with the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation to provide an independent assessment of the conversion designs developed by contractors.

With support from sister subsidiary BMT Defence Services Ltd in Bath in England, also a member of the BMT group of companies, BMT Defence Services (Australia) ensured that they delivered what the Royal Australian Navy needed and that they satisfied both the appropriate civil classification rules and naval best practice.

The professional engineering staff at BMT that undertook the Delos conversion review work have many years experience of design work that has helped keep the British auxiliary vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary operating safely and capably at sea in support of the Royal Navy.

BMT was able to provide this advice because of the deep technical knowledge of its people and the breadth of expertise available across the network of international subsidiaries; the years of design experience providing through life support for in-service fleet auxiliaries, and because its impartiality is assured by the ownership structure of parent company, BMT Ltd, which is independent of any shipbuilder or marine equipment supplier.

Nathan Harding, Managing Director for BMT Defence Services (Australia) says: "We are pleased to have contributed to a successful outcome of a DMO programme that sees HMAS Sirius enter service with the Australian Defence Forces. It proves the worth of BMT’s global network of subsidiaries. It is heartening that we have been able to bring the specialist experience and skills we have developed through supporting the RFA for many years and in designing the Aegir family of oilers, to also satisfy customers' conversion needs across the globe."