Philip Smart | Adelaide
Professional engineering consultancy BMT Design and Technology, which has overseen the delivery of the Coles Review in to the Collins submarine and also life of type extension assessments for Australia’s surface fleet, has celebrated its 10th year.
Over the last 10 years, the company has developed indigenous capability and partnered with local Australian business and consulting firms.
In 2012, it oversaw the delivery of the Coles Review, which involved the examination of all commercial, operational, sustainment and management issues around the Collins Class submarine and proposed initiatives to improve performance.
In fiscal year 11/12, the team also undertook life of type extension, risk and financial assessments for all Royal Australian Navy Surface fleet classes, providing the knowledge necessary to make future fleet program decisions.
Other major pieces of work include supporting the platform systems elements of the technical and logistic evaluation of tenders for the Air Warfare Destroyer program; providing safety management services for the Landing Helicopter Dock and Landing Helicopter Dock Watercraft acquisition programs and leading the double hulling of HMAS Success from concept design through to design for production and supporting the subsequent refit in Singapore.
BMT has also delivered 13 Submarine Engineering and Design Courses to engineers based in Australia.