Submarines

We work as maritime specialists supporting the Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Ministry of Defence, delivering a hands-on approach combined with a depth of knowledge to provide an exceptional level of surface.

Submarines

Our Expertise

Our ‘hands-on’ experience in the Safety Management of Submarines enables us to provide exceptional levels of service, ensuring we support our clients in meeting their objectives in a timely, pragmatic and robust manner.

Clients benefit from our expert team, including former submariners who have diverse technical backgrounds, from Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering and Explosive Safety to Environmental Regulation. Many of our team are ex-operators from both the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary and have been involved in the early development of the Regulations for Surface Ships and Submarines.

We offer complete, comprehensive safety management for submarines. Our unparalleled level of experience and knowledge underpins our ability to effectively support our clients in all aspects of their work, from the development of platform-level Safety and Environmental Case Reports and policy and system development to hazard, risk and impact management.

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SCUBA

Safeguard Engineering is delighted to be part of SCUBA – the SME Collaborative Underwater Business Alliance (SCUBA).

The partnership is formed of nine like-minded, output-focused and pioneering SMEs who have come together to harness the power of collaboration and provide industry-leading and cutting-edge solutions to the underwater enterprise. We cover a broad range of business areas, including cost modelling, systems engineering, cyber security and AI software, as well as expert safety, environmental and maritime engineering services provided by Safeguard Engineering.

In addition to Safeguard Engineering, the SCUBA collaborative partners include: Arke Ltd, Aspire Consulting Limited, Logic Consulting, Marine AI Ltd, MSubs Ltd, Optima Systems Consultancy, Steller Systems and User Centric Design.

Challenges You May Be Facing

Policy, Processes and Procedures

Naval Authority Certification

Safety and Environmental Case Reports For Submarines

Independent Audit

How Can We Help?

Policy, Processes and Procedures

Safeguard Engineering has conducted a review to examine the incorporation of safety within the existing design processes and procedures of an MoD equipment provider. The client sought to understand how safety had been integrated and identify areas for improvement. Specifically, the client requested that the following activities be undertaken:

Review of current processes, identifying gaps from industry best practices, specifically for safety, enabling the client to understand weaknesses and areas for improvement.
Recommendations for addressing those gaps.
Mandatory additions to the processes.
Project-specific recommendations to the processes.

Two submarine that have surfaces, one with maintenance being completed and the other with a small boat next to it.

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Naval Authority Certification

We have a well-established safety and environmental engineering presence in the maritime sector, extending into the Submarine domain, where we have a team of ex-submariners and Civil Service staff.

Our strong working relationships have been cultivated through delivering projects to the Senior Leadership Team of the UK MoD Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) and related stakeholders, including DE&S Equipment Support, NCHQ, DNO, and SNR.

A surfaced submarine with a crew member stood on the top of it.

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Safety and Environmental Case Reports For Submarines

Safeguard Engineering has conducted safety assessments on marine engineering, navigation and weapon systems equipment for both the UK submarine fleet and other EU nations.

We are currently conducting safety and environmental case reports and HAZIDs in collaboration with an industrial leader to replace fuel-propelled torpedoes with battery propulsion.

A submarine sailing on the surface of the sea.

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Independent Audit

Safeguard Engineering has been appointed as an independent safety auditor for a mission-critical power supply system for newly built submarines, where the safety management is being conducted in accordance with IEC 61508 (International Electrotechnical Commission). IEC 61508 is an international standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission, consisting of methods on how to apply, design, deploy and maintain automatic protection systems called safety-related systems.

We are also currently conducting a detailed independent design review and safety & environmental support proposal for a remote control/autonomous vessel.