Ship Design Support

Our extensive knowledge and experience in assessing the design of both Naval and Commercial Ships enables us to provide comprehensive Engineering and Technical Input to the development of Whole Ship Design at all phases of the CADMID cycle.

Discover how our expert team can assist your projects, delivering a comprehensive and thorough ship design support service.

Ship Design Support

We are defence specialists who bring 30+ years experience of in-depth knowledge and expertise.

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Our expertise

Our clients receive expert support from consultants who have served in the Royal Navy and bring specialist maritime knowledge and experience in applying current MOD and Civilian Regulations and Standards. Their extensive knowledge and experience in assessing the design of both Naval and Commercial Ships, their equipment and their systems against relevant military and civil regulations, design standards and requirements enables us to provide our clients with comprehensive Engineering and Technical Input to the development of Whole Ship Design at all phases of the CADMID cycle.

All Safeguard Engineering staff have, or are working towards, professional accreditation within their field of expertise. Most members hold accredited status within their chosen engineering institutions, including the Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA), Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), and Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). They are required to maintain their competency in accordance with the institution’s rules and regulations, supported by several individuals with in-service operational experience.

We really enjoyed working with Safeguard Engineering – very knowledgeable and professional throughout.

H2NA Ltd

The capabilities we provide

The experience and knowledge our team holds allows us to deliver an extensive range of ship design support capabilities, including:

We can help with the following requirements:
- Support to Bids at various stages of design, build and modification/refit
- Assessments of designs against:
  - Legislation, Regulations and Standards (e.g., SOLAS, MARPOL, etc.)
  - DSA Regulations
  - Defence Standards (DefStans)
  - Naval Authority Certification
  - Commercial & Class Certification.
- Tailored support to meet the client’s requirements, we can offer a variety of support including but not limited to:
  - Key Design Reports & Assessments, including findings & recommendations
  - Incremental and/or input to Consolidated Design Reviews
  - Design Gap Analysis
  - MOD Dynamic Bid responses / Data Item Description Responses
  - Development and presentation of evidence against Key User Requirements (KUR) / Design Regulations & Standards.

We aid our clients with the certification and acceptance requirements for:

Regulatory Certification:
- Escape, Evacuation & Rescue
- Propulsion & Manoeuvring
- Navigation
- Stability, Structures & Survivability
- Fire
- Explosives
Environmental Protection & Sustainability
Replenishment At Sea (RAS)
Seamanship Activities
Weapons & Ordnance Munitions and Explosives (OME) Integration
Aviation Interface Arrangements and Air Traffic Management

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How do we support you?

Our team can support you in multiple ways, providing knowledge and benefits you won’t get anywhere else, including:

Clear and Concise Guidance – Receive quick and efficient evaluations of complex and often complicated guidance, presented in a clear, concise and well-structured manner, tailored to meet your specific requirements and ensure easy understanding and implementation.
Integrity and Cost-Effectiveness – Our employees operate with integrity, openness, and trust to provide our clients with cost-effective work packages specifically tailored to meet your budgetary constraints without compromising on quality.
Consistent Quality Deliverables – You can expect deliverables that consistently meet your expectations, ensuring high standards and reliability for all your project needs.