MV Mega Bakti

Class overview
Name: MV Mega Bakti
Builders: Kepple Singmarine
Operators:  Royal Malaysian Navy
Planned: 1
Completed: 1
Active: 1
General characteristics
Type: Submarine rescue ship
Displacement: 1960 tonnes
Length: 80 m (260 ft)
Beam: 17 m (56 ft)
Draught: 1.1 m (3.6 ft)
Speed: 15.0 knots (27.8 km/h; 17.3 mph)
Complement: 95

The Mega Bakti class is a class of submarine rescue ship of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).The ship was built and specially designed by Kepple Singmarine for use in Malaysia.[1][2]

Development

Kepple Singmarine signed a contract with RMN on 12 Jul 2012. RMN received the MEGABAKTI vessel officially on Sep 24, 2013 and placed under the TLDM Submarine Headquarters (MAKS) based on Teluk Sepanggar in Sabah.Mega Bakti is designed as a surface support vessel in the rescue operation of stranded victims at the bottom of the ocean carrying specialized equipment in rescue operations primarily in the context of rescue of submarines.Mega Bakti has divided its services into two forms, Main Operations by implementing SMER-I including demonstrations and training using SMER-I system and acting as Mother Ship to RMN submarine. Through the other operation, RMN manages Mega Bakti to meet other requirements such as a platform while undergoing operation and training of ship diving, Search and Rescue Operations (SAR), as a training torpedo rescue (recovery) training and covering all training and Disaster Operations as well as mission of humanitarian aid.[3][4][5]

Characteristic

Mega Bakti equipment includes ROV, ELSS,Portable Underwater Telephone System, Distressed Submarine Ventilation and Depressurization System (DSVSD), Double Lock Decompression Chamber (DDC),Global Positioning System Intelligent Bouy Tracking System (GIB) etc.[6]

ROV is a vehicle controlled by the operator whose operator itself is not in the vehicle.Operators only control by using the connected cable and located at a location on the Mega Bakti ship.ROV is used to install Distressed Submarine Ventilation and Depressurization System (DSVSD) at a depth of up to 400 meters.This ROV is capable of cleaning the obstacles at the escape hatch of Distress Submarine (DISSUB), capturing photos and videos and sending Emergency Life Support Stores (ELSS) pods.

Emergency Life Support Stores (ELSS) Pod is used as a medical aid, food and other necessities to DISSUB using ROV. MEGABAKTI has provided 12 ELSS pod pods capable of accommodating 65 bar pressures.

Portable Underwater Telephone System is the equipment used to carry out communication between Mega Bakti and DISSUB.

Distressed Submarine Ventilation and Depressurization System (DSVSD) is installed on DISSUB to discharge clean air and drain out contaminated air from DISSUB by using the hose. This system has been used by the French Navy has already passed tested attempts to reach the depth of 250 meters.

Double Lock Decompression Chamber (DDC) is used to treat submarine crews with decompression sickness (DCI). Mega Bakti has 2 DDC units that can treat 6 patients for every 1 DDC unit at any given time. For 2 DDC units it can treat up to 12 patients.

Global Positioning System Intelligent Bouy Tracking System (GIB) is used to detect DISSUB position stranded at sea and able to detect up to 1,000 meters depth.

Mega Bakti ship also has 2 fast rescue boats to perform submarine crew rescue operations at any time and is an intermediary element of communication between parent aircraft and DISSUB.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:707797/mmsi:533130895/imo:9612571/vessel:MEGA_BAKTI
  2. ↑ http://www.keppelom.com/en/content.aspx?sid=2580
  3. ↑ https://www.bharian.com.my/node/149837/amp
  4. ↑ https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/06/18/submarine-rescue-vessel-tested-and-proven-in-drill/
  5. ↑ http://www.malaysiandefence.com/mortars-submarine-rescue/
  6. ↑ defense-studies.blogspot.com/2014/08/mega-bakti-penyelamat-kapal-selam-tldm.html?m=1
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