DNV has signed an extensive frame agreement with the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV), covering both classification and technical support for existing surface vessels and future planned newbuildings.
The contract was won in a public bid in competition with other international classification societies that also apply the rules and regulations for Naval Crafts, the standard procedure required by the statutory regulations.
“The agreement is an excellent opportunity for DNV to demonstrate to the FMV and the Navy that the use of DNV classification is a viable alternative for operating naval ships in a safe and cost-effective way,” says DNV’s Maritime Marketing Manager for Sweden, Jan-Olof Grönhult. He participated in setting up a similar contract with the UK’s Ministry of Defence some years ago.
The Swedish fleet ranges from small high-speed landing crafts and hovercrafts to large support vessels and advanced corvettes. The new designs utilise the absolutely latest innovations, such as stealth technology, and diverse building materials, varying from sandwich core materials to steel and aluminium.
The FMV has utilised DNV Rules as part of its own regulations and as a benchmark and guidance for technical decisions for a number of years. The expansion into using the DNV class concept is viewed as a way of improving the Royal Swedish Navy’s quality and safety regime.
The Swedish Navy is one of the founding members of the Naval Surface Craft Technical Committee, which was established due to pioneering work done by DNV’s Kåre Lindemann, who headed the Naval Crafts Section at that time.
Date: 2006-06-06