2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau – Tags: current affairs update, Gk today, International Maritime Organization, Maritime Pollution

.Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts

(Ministry of Defence)

WHAT

Ministry of Defence has awarded Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE)contract to build eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASWSWCs) for Indian Navy.

The 1st ship is to be delivered within 42 months from contract signing date. The subsequent balance ships delivery schedule will be two ships per year. The project completion time is 84 months from today.
The GRSE is currently handling major projects. The Projects include:

Three Stealth Frigates for Indian Navy under P17A Project,
ASW Corvettes for Indian Navy,
LCUs for Indian Navy,
Four Survey Vessels (Large) for Indian Navy,
FPVs for Indian Coast Guard, etc.

GRSE

The GRSE has been a pioneer warship builder of the nation. It has delivered the highest number of warships till date since its inception as a Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU) in 1960.

The 100 warships built by GRSE so far ranges from Advanced Frigates to Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettes to Fleet Tankers, Fast Attack Crafts, etc. with the Shipyard having many firsts to its credit in terms of Innovation and Design.

ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SHALLOW WATER CRAFT (ASWSWC)

These are designed for a deep displacement of 750 tons, speed of 25 knots and complement of 57.
These are capable of full-scale sub surface surveillance of coastal waters, SAU and Coordinated ASW operations with Aircraft.
The vessels shall have the capability to interdict/ destroy sub surface targets in coastal waters.
These can also be deployed for Search and Rescue by day and night in coastal areas.
These will be capable to prosecute intruding aircraft, and lay mines in the sea bed.

FEATURES of ASWSWC

The vessels are equipped with highly advanced state-of-the-art integrated platform management systems including Propulsion Machinery, Auxiliary Machinery, Power Generation and Distribution Machinery and Damage Control Machinery, etc

These warships will be built as per Classification Society Rules and Naval Ship Regulations and will conform to latest Marine Pollution Standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).

IMO SHIPS

International Maritime Organization (IMO) is an agency of the United Nations which has been formed to promote maritime safety. It was formally established by an international conference in Geneva in 1948. It became active in 1958 when the IMO Convention entered into force (the original name was the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, or IMCO, but the name was changed in 1982 to IMO). IMO currently groups 167 Member States and 3 Associate Members.

IMO ship pollution rules are contained in the “International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships”, known as MARPOL 73/78. On 27 September 1997, the MARPOL Convention has been amended by the “1997 Protocol”, which includes Annex VI titled “Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships”. MARPOL Annex VI sets limits on NOx and SOx emissions from ship exhausts, and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances from ships of 400 gross tonnage and above engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of states that have ratified Annex VI.

Source: PIB

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