A new damage-control training facility at HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay— the home of officer training in the Royal Australian Navy—will enable Navy personnel to build their skills in responding to toxic hazards, fire fighting and conducting emergency repairs afloat.
The new Damage Control Training Unit differs from the old in that simulated ship’s compartments are hydraulically mounted to deliver the rolling motion ships experience at sea.
Trainees now have to deal with ship movement while they fight fires or stem water flow in flooding compartments.
The Royal Australian Navy School of Survivability and Ship Safety is contained within HMAS Creswell at Jervis Bay.
The new training facility is part of the $83.6 million HMAS Creswell redevelopment project, which has also seen the refurbishment and expansion of trainees’ accommodation and classrooms.
It also includes a new physical-fitness centre providing an indoor swimming pool, cardio fitness room, weights room and multi-purpose hall.