NEWSDAMEN SHIPYARDS CAPE TOWN

14DECEMBER 2016

P.2 FOREWORD

P.4 SHOALBUSTER 3009 DELIVERY

P.6 DSCT GIVES BACK

P.8 DSCT FAMILY COLLAGE

P.12 HSEQ TAKES SHAPE IN 2016

P.15 PROJECT UPDATES

P.3 DSCT EXHIBITION AREA UPDATE

P.5 DAMEN SERVICES HUB CAPE TOWN

P.7 TNPA PORTS AUTHORITY DAY

P.10 SA NAVY WELCOMES 2ND ATD TUG 2909

P.14 RIGGING - TURNING OF UNIT 114 - FCS 5009

P4 P10 P14 P15P6

FOREWORD

2016 has been an interesting year for Damen Shipyards Cape

Town (DSCT) and the South African and Global Maritime Industry

as a whole.

On 4 February 2016 DSCT delivered the 2ndof two Damen ATD Tug

2909’s to the South African Navy. In June 2016 DSCT delivered the

2nd of two Damen Shoalbuster 3009 vessels to Smit Amandla

Marine (client) and De Beers Group (end user).

In the production yard DSCT personnel have been working hard

on completing 2 Fast Crew Supplier 5009 vessels (Yard numbers:

YN547258 and YN547259) and we recently started with the

construction of a Stan Tug 2208 (Yard number: YN509666).

Internally DSCT have been focusing on increasing productivity and

effectiveness of departments across the board. Specific emphasis

has been placed on reducing man hours by reducing reworks,

increasing quality, reducing IOD’s and increasing teamwork.

Overall the feeling is that teams have become happier and this has

been proven in the outcome of the DSCT Employee Engagement

Survey of 2016.

A special congratulations is due the DSCT personnel who assisted

in the process towards the successful renewal of the ISO 9001:2008

Certificate.

In South Africa and on a global scale, maritime market growth has

declined. In South Africa specifically, maritime companies have been

competing furiously for work. DSCT have not been exempt from this

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competition and have submitted several tenders (including

shipbuilding construction, repair, maintenance and services tenders)

in the second half of 2016. Meanwhile, South African local

companies, including DSCT, have also patiently been waiting for

the award of ARMSCOR tenders in 2016.

We are very positive and enthusiastic that good news is coming our

way as we believe that we stand a good chance to be awarded an

ARMSCOR tender in 2017. A possible tender award from ARMSCOR

will mean positive grown for the shipyard both in infrastructure and

human capital. We have made the right business decisions to focus

on improving human capital in

a time where our order book

has been under pressure and

there is no doubt in my mind

that once the order books start

filling again in 2017 that our

teams will be more than ready

to take on the challenge.

I wish you all a happy and

restful festive season. Stay safe

and see you all next year.

Kind regards,

Arie Midavaine

Managing Director

Damen Shipyards Cape Town.

DSCT EXHIBITION AREA UPDATE

In January 2016 Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) updated

the information on its Exhibition Pillars in the DSCT Reception

Area. For our DSCT colleagues the new exhibition means that

some updated photos of socials are displayed in the DSCT

Reception area. We encourage all DSCT personnel members to

come and see if they can spot themselves or even their family

members on the DSCT pillars, especially on all the social

activity photos.

DSCT is thankful to Mrs Dina Damen and her team for their

constant support in making sure that this area is kept up to

date and in line with Damen Standards.

The second of two Damen Shoalbuster 3009 multi-purpose

workboats for SMIT Amandla Marine were named in a

ceremony at Damen Shipyards Cape Town on 3 June 2016.

With De Beers Group Services the end client, the Lady Sponsor

for the occasion was Mrs Adri Nelson, Supply Chain Centre

Manager for De Beers Group Services in Port Nolloth. Mrs

Nelson has been integral to the newbuild programme in her

role of managing the Northern Cape based supply chain

centre for De Beers.

Named the Aogatoa, the vessel was the second of two Shoalbusters

3009 ordered by SMIT Amandla Marine for the De Beers contract

and built at Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT). The first, the

Aukwatowa, was delivered in December 2015. Throughout both

builds, DSCT had the full cooperation of Damen Shipyards

Hardinxveld, the yard behind the development of this class. The

Dutch yard has transferred the necessary technology and provided

full support to ensure a top quality end result.

The Shoalbuster range of multi-purpose, shallow draught workboats

is designed for all types of operations in inland and coastal waters.

The 30-metre 3009S has a bollard pull of 24.5 tonnes and is fitted

with a crane with a lifting capacity of up to 1.7 tonnes, making it

suitable for towage, buoy-laying, pushing and all-round support

duties. The Shoalbuster 3009 vessels will carry out supply and

support work for the De Beers Group’s offshore diamond mining

activities out of Port Nolloth in the Northern Cape. With the shallow

waters of the port making it accessible only to vessels with draughts

of 2.8 metres or less, the minimal draught of the Shoalbuster was an

important factor in SMIT Amandla selecting the class.

During their time at the yard the construction of the two vessels

made a significant contribution to the local economy with 180

employees employed locally working on the projects and with many

of the materials also sourced locally.

In expressing appreciation to The De Beers Group and Smit Amandla

Sam Montsi said “I trust that the delivery of this, the second of the

two shoalbusters, will conclusively convince you, and other

companies that require vessels, that given an opportunity, DSCT can

build and deliver quality vessels at a fair price”.

SECOND SHOALBUSTER 3009 FOR SMIT AMANDLA MARINE

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SERVICES HUB CAPE TOWN

2016.

The Services Hub Cape Town has had a busy and productive year.

The Damen Cape Town Services Hub Team are now fully integrated

as part of the Damen Group. This means that Damen Shipyards

Cape Town yard now offers local services & repairs support with

the advantage of being connected to an international network of

support, knowledge and infrastructure. This is a great step towards

providing local customers with the best possible services & repairs

solutions possible, which are comparable to anywhere in the globe.

The year commenced with Alphatron training on site in January

before the field services engineers (FSE) were deployed to all

corners of the earth. Our FSE’s were deployed in Brazil, Bahamas,

Angola, Congo, Kenya, Sudan, Djibouti, Madagascar, Vietnam, UAE,

Greece and the Netherlands - which is why you haven’t seen much

of the guys. In April 2016, Sean Turner returned to Services after his

training with Production and having received his diploma. Sean is

now a senior service engineer. Go Sean! Mellony Bridgett made a

welcome return to Damen as the Service Hub Administrator and we

welcomed Hennie Spangenberg into the team for local service

engineering work. Hennie and Pierre van Zyl kept the home fires

burning, along with Michael Bezuidenhoudt when he wasn’t away in

the Bahamas. Sizwe Ganda joined us for four days a week as vessel

cleaner from April.

Activities this year include:l Renaming FCS3307 DEFENDER IX to OSAMEDE and delivering

her to Nigeria;l Warranty repairs and delivery of ASD2411 tug LEKONI to Gabon;l Pit stop including modifications and warranty repairs for 5 x

FCS5009 vessels en route to Brazil;l Arrival of FCS3307 DAMEN GORINCHEM as a stock vessel;l Extensive repairs in Simon’s Town of a SAPS patrol vessel that

went onto the rocks at Gansbaai;l Sea trips in support of Sales;

l On-going maintenance and

repairs to our fleet here in the

Elliott Basin;l Repairs to the TNPA pilot vessels; l Work on the Damen Amels motor

yacht MY KARIMA; andl Submission of tenders for local SA

Navy, Armscor and Robben Island

Museum work.

The Service Hub thanks all the DSCT

personnel for the support during the

past year and we look forward to an

action-packed 2017 (which gets off

to a fast start with MY KARIMA being

scheduled to be docked on the

synchrolift in mid-Jan). Have a well-

deserved holiday, enjoy your families

and take care.

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DSCT gives back to local children’s

home

On 27 June 2016 Damen Shipyards Cape

Town Services Hub Department donated

2 big bins of food items to Home of

Hope.

Home of Hope takes care of children in

single residence foster homes, provides

education to children with special needs

and helps them to become productive

and responsible members of the

community. For more information visit:

www.homeofhope.co.za

Thank you to Pat Kamerman (Cape

Town Services Hub Manager) & Mellony

Bridgett (Services Hub Administrator) for

coordinating this project. The big broad

smiles on the faces of the care givers

from Home of Hope showed just how

much this contribution meant to them.

Yellowwood Primary School

Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) took to heart the tragic event

that took place at Yellowwood Primary in Mitchell’s Plain on 10 Feb-

ruary 2016, where tragically the school’s art room burnt down. The

original art room was a container fitted out with a window and door.

The school has very limited funds and therefore DSCT, as part of

their initiative to assist the local community, donated a container to

re-establish the art classroom. A local steel manufacturer provided

the steel for the burglar bars at their own cost. DSCT Apprentices

from the DSCT Accredited Training Centre assisted with the fit out of

the new classroom; fitting it with a door, a window, burglar bars and

electrical fittings and plugs.

On 1 June 2016, Stellval Crane Hire (Pty) Ltd at their own cost moved

the container to its new home at Yellowwood Primary and from the

children’s reaction of song and dance the new classroom was a sight

for sore eyes. Thank you to Stellval Crane Hire (Pty) Ltd

www.stellval.co.za

DSCT would also like to thank DSCT personnel; Paul Leonard (Stores

& Logistics Manager), Dederick Ross (Training Officer) and the DSCT

Apprentices from the DSCT Accredited Training Centre for putting in

the hard work in getting the project coordinated and delivered.

The apprentices that assisted with this project included: Keanu

Gordon, Chevaughan Petersen, Asisipho Maqhashu, Jean-Pierre

Goosen, Gershwin Coetzee, Marzelino Cornelius, Sinethemba

Mngcushe.

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up their weekend to make a difference in the lives of young inspiring

students:

l lChevaughan Petersen Fabian Abrahamsl lLincoln Lesch Sameer Adamsl lKeanu Gordon Quinne Williamsl lDylan Mathews Zuriena Appelsl Tau-Hirah Moosa

A special thank you to Mr Dederick Ross (DSCT’s Apprentice Training

Officer) for teaching the apprentices so well. The apprentices truly

love what they do and there is no doubt that they don’t mind

passing their experience and knowledge on.

The first ever TNPA Ports Festival was held in the Cape Town

Harbour on 30 April and 1 May 2016. The days were packed

with fun activities including kids’ entertainment areas, arts &

crafts, a food market and two stages with popular South

African comedians, dancing groups and pop stars making

their appearance.

Through the first festival of its kind in Cape Town, TNPA

aimed to:l Expose communities in the Western Cape to Port related

activities; l Market prospective careers in the maritime sector to the

youth; l Introduce the Port’s prominence to communities in terms of

business opportunities, resources and the role of the port in

the economy of the Western Cape; l Promote learning institutions linked to the maritime sector.

Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) took part in the action by

means of exhibiting in the career exhibition area. Our DSCT

colleagues represented the Maritime Industry and specifically being

a Ship Building Construction Company in Cape Town by explaining

to prospective students, parents and the general public what it

entails to become part of the Maritime World.

Thank you very much to the following DSCT personnel who gave

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THE DSCT

FAMILY

On 4 February 2016 the South African Navy took delivery of a

second South African-built Damen ATD Tug 2909 at the naval

base in Simon's Town. Escorted by SA Navy’s existing six tugs,

Inyathi was welcomed into the naval fleet with a traditional

sail past.

On the 21 April 2016 the South African Navy held a Naming

Ceremony in Simon’s Town Port which marked the end of a historical

project in South African history, namely project Canter. Project

Canter tugs Imvubu and Inyathi aimed to replace the two existing

harbour and coastal tugs, De Neys and De Mist, built in 1969 and

1978 respectively. The two new tugs will be deployed for towing,

mooring and fire-fighting operations for the South African Navy’s

current and future fleet of vessels under all-weather, heavy sea,

restricted visibility, day and night conditions within the confines of

the Southern African ports and in coastal waters. Inyathi and Imvubu

join two Damen Stan Tugs delivered in 2006 by DSCT, then known as

Farocean Marine.

Inyathi - meaning buffalo - is the second Damen ATD Tug 2909 in a

two vessel replacement contract awarded to Damen Shipyards Cape

Town (DSCT) after a transparent tender process. The first, named

Imvubu - meaning hippo was delivered in July 2015.

“We’re very happy with the result of this project,” says the South

African Navy’s Project Officer Commander Hermann van Geems.

“Imvubu has certainly proven her worth past months and we expect

the same from her sister vessel. Damen has been excellent to work

with throughout.”

Contributing to local skills development and job creation

DSCT built the registered SAMSA Class VIII vessels with a South

African workforce in keeping with governmental imperatives to

create and maintain local job opportunities.

“We are proud that the local content in the two Damen ATD Tug

2909 tugs amounts to over 50%,” says DSCT Chairman Sam Montsi.

“The construction of these two vessels has also contributed to South

African skills development and job creation through Damen

Shipyards Cape Town’s apprenticeship programme.”

Proven design outfitted for African requirements

The robust and proven ATD Tug 2909 design has excellent

manoeuvrability, high indirect towing forces and great stability.

Compact and powerful, the ATD Tug 2909 have a bollard pull of 43

tonnes, a length of 29 metres, a beam of 9.98 metres, a maximum

speed of 13.2 knots. They were further outfitted with SA Navy

equipment to ensure equipment duplication and maintenance

saving.

“We were looking for a proven design and a commercial off-the-

shelf product. Damen Shipyards Cape Town’s bid had the highest

points combined with the right contract price. After the successful

submission of the Armscor tender, DSCT was selected as the

preferred bidder. The project team managing the acquisition

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describes the working relationship with Damen and the assistance

it has received as excellent,” comments SA Navy Project Officer,

Commander Hermann van Geems.

Compact and powerful, these ATD Tugs have a bollard pull of 43

tonnes, a length of 29 metres, a beam of 9.98 metres, a maximum

speed of 13.2 knots and a propulsion system of two Caterpillar

3512C HD engines with a total power of 3,000 bkW at 1,600 rpm.

They are also outfitted with Rolls Royce US 205 azimuth thrusters.

DSCT, formerly known as Farocean Marine, delivered two Damen

Stan Tugs for the SA Navy in 2006. These vessels are currently in

service with the Naval Harbour Master for port operations in

Simon’s Town.

Mr Sam Montsi, Vice Admiral M.S. Hlongwane (Chief of the SA

Navy), Cdr W.H. van Geems (Project Officer Project CANTER) in

the background…

Mr Sam Montsi, Rear Admiral (R Adm) B. K. Mhlana

Vice Admiral M.S. Hlongwane (Chief of the SA Navy)

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On the 1st March 2016, Gail van Rooyen joined the Damen

Shipyards Cape Town HSEQ Department as HSEQ Coordinator

and she has been instrumental in putting procedures in place

which aim to keep workers safe.

I spoke to Gail to find out what her role entailed and to find out

how she is doing in her role at DSCT.

A: Gail says that her daily motto is to keep workers safe. “They need

to remain safe and go home safely so that they can arrive safely

tomorrow again. I see my role as instrumental in keeping man

hours up and making sure that the end user knows that the

vessels DSCT builds, are built in an ethical and responsible way.

It’s really about having a bird’s eye view”, said Gail, “I identify and

analyse risks within the production areas and implement control

measures to minimize these risks so that damage to the

company, property, equipment or people are minimized.

A: My days are never the same. I need to be visible on the shipyard

floor and therefore walk-a-bouts are critical. Being on the floor

Q: What does the role of HSEQ Coordinator mean and how do you

play a role in Production?

Q: What is your daily diary like?

allows me to monitor existing procedures and identify potential

or existing problems and emphasise deviations. I try to lead by

example, therefore I am not just the watchdog trying to stop

shortcuts but I am also the one implementing what I say. I also

have to balance being on the floor with being in my office, for

example I have to make sure that daily tasks such as daily

incident reports and paperwork relating to procedures are filed

properly.

A: Communication is critical. Deviations from procedure, potential

hazards etc. are all highlighted in communication platforms such

Q: Apart from addressing issues on the production floor

immediately, how else do you communicate procedures with

DSCT personnel?

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as the weekly Toolbox Talk and also within my weekly HSEQ

Briefs, which are circulated via email and posted on notice

boards. Communication platforms allow me to highlight

potential pitfalls and allow other managers to become aware of

the issues that need to be identified on the production floor.

A: I was a teacher for 12 years, I loved it as it allowed me to give

back to people, that is just who I am, I love contributing and

giving back. My husband relocated to Kimberly for work and I

identified an opportunity to join De Beers as a Health & Safety

Intern. It was something that I wanted to try, even though it was

for very little pay (even less than a teacher’s salary). I saw the

potential in the long term and De Beers offered to pay for my

studies in a HSE direction. Now that I am qualified, it is totally

worth it.

A: This is a challenging role as human nature will often compel

people to break the rules and push the boundaries. My goal is

just to keep everyone safe including the end user and therefore

I know it's all worth it in the end.

Q: Have you always wanted to be a HSEQ Coordinator or was it

something that just organically happened?

Q: Are there challenges in your role that you find difficult?

Safety Representative Team

Fire Fighter Team

First Aid Team

Q: To have a bird’s eye view you don’t just do all the work yourself.

Who are the people you rely on to implement procedures when

you are not around?

Q: What are your goals for 2017?

A: HSEQ is everyone’s responsibility. Communication platforms

allow me to emphasise this all the time. But because we cannot

expect everyone to be 100% perfect all the time, there are key

individuals that I do rely on, these include the Fire Fighters Team,

the Health and Safety Representative Team and also the First

Aiders Team. These teams provided me with checklists and

reports; they are really my extra eyes and ears on the production

floor. I also rely on management to implement and address issues

when they come across potential risks on the floor.

A: I already have new plans for new procedures in 2017. It is

important that we aim to meet and maintain the standards of

ISO 18000:1 in 2017. My goal is to assist with implementing

checks and balances to make this a reality. Ultimately I want to

encourage a culture of Thinking before Doing, which ultimately

leads to safer and happier workers and better quality products

for the end user.

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A big congratulations is due to all DSCT personnel and

especially the DSCT Rigging Team (lead by Corné Meintjes),

who successfully completed the turning of Unit 114 for

YN547259, a FCS 5009. This was quite a sight to see on

23 November 2016, as I am sure even passers-by were

wondering what acrobatic feats were being attempted.

The process started with Unit 114 (weighing in at 24 tons) being

upside down. The Unit was originally built upside down in order to

maximize efficiency. In order for Unit 114 to be joined with the

superblock of YN547259 in Shed 5, the Unit had to be turned the

right way round, rested on cradles and moved from Shed 6 to

Shed 5.

The first step in this process was to hook Unit 114 on both sides to

2 separate cranes. On the one side Unit 114 was hooked to a mobile

crane from Summit Cranes and on the other side Unit 114 was

hooked to an overhead crane inside Shed 6. The trick is here

though, that the mobile crane was stationed outside Shed 6.

Step two meant that now that Unit 114 was lifted to an acceptable

height, the overhead crane in Shed 6 could gradually lower Unit 114

until the Unit was completely lowered on the overhead crane side

(inside the shed). The Unit was then unhooked from the overhead

crane. This meant that at the end of this process only the mobile

crane from Summit Cranes was holding Unit 114 in the air outside

the door of Shed 6 (literally the unit was dangling in the air).

While in the air, the third step meant that the unit was flipped 180

degrees so that it was turned to face the right way up. Step four,

meant re-hooking Unit 114 to the overhead crane inside Shed 6 and

then both the overhead crane and the mobile crane slowly lowered

Unit 114 onto a jig on a trailer. The trailer moved Unit 114 from

Shed 6 to Shed 5 (opposite the road). Now the unit will be welded

to join the superblock.

Although I managed to describe this process in a few lines, this is by

no means a small feat. Well done to everyone. (No DSCT personnel

were harmed during the making of this article. Well done no IOD’s).

TURNING OF UNIT 114 - FCS 5009 YN547259

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YN547258 - FCS 5009:

Construction of this vessel started in October 2015. Even though

this is the third FCS 5009 vessel built by Damen Shipyards Cape

Town, there were some new challenges which the yard had to

overcome. The challenges included the engineering changes to the

new IFS code, as well as significant changes made to production

supervision and personnel as a result of the TAP.

The building strategy for this vessel was to build 4 of the 5 sections

the right way up in jigs. Only one unit, i.e. unit 111, was built upside

down. The aluminum superstructure was sub-contracted out to

Drakkar Marine. The hull was completed at the end of August 2016

and due to some unforeseen delays, the superstructure will be

completed in early January 2017. After line boring was completed,

the main engines and gearboxes were fitted in early October 2016.

Outfitting of accommodation below deck is complete and teams

have already moved on to outfitting on the upper deck.

The planned launch date for this vessel will be in week 15 of 2017.

YN547259 - FCS 5009:

Keel laying for YN547259 took place on 4 April 2016.

After consultation with representative from Talsma Shipyard in Holland, (whom have

successfully constructed a number of FCS5009's), it was decided to build the majority of

the hull (60%) as one block in the upside down position. This required careful planning in

order to turn the 115 ton block.

Building the block as one in the upside down position has proven to be far more efficient

method as opposed to the method undertaken with the first vessel, resulting in a

substantial amount of man-hours being saved on the second vessel.

The block was completed in week 43 of 2016. Once completed, the block was moved

outside the shed to a safe and suitable area and then it was rotated by the service

provider ALE and positioned onto shipping cradles. The block was then returned to shed

5 and strategically positioned to receive units 114 and 115.

Units 114 and 115 of the hull are currently under construction and

will be joined to the block commencing week 48 of 2016. The

aluminum superstructure is sub-contracted to Blue Chip Fabrication

and is on schedule for delivery to the yard in January 2017.

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