VASCO
The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is all set to build the State-of-the Art Damage Control Simulator (DCS) for the Navy in Port Blair.
The GSL is also expanding extensively into commercial shipbuilding, inland waterways and composites, executing projects for Uttar Pradesh Tourism, Lakshadweep Administration and Assam Government.
Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command, Lt Gen Manoj Pande laid the foundation stone for the DCS at Port Blair, in the presence of GSL CMD Cmde B B Nagpal.
GSL had signed the contract with the Navy to set up the DCS on August 7, 2020, thereby consolidating its position in supply of ship simulators for damage control.
The DCS is essentially a training system that simulates a realistic and stressful but controlled environment for crew training in ship damage control and repair in various damage scenarios. In real-life operational service, there is the possibility of ship damage in times of both war and peace.
To contain the damage and save the vessel, the crew needs to be able to respond to the threat with efficiency, expertise and confidence gained from training in similar situations.
In the shipbuilding domain, GSL is currently executing the prestigious Advance Missile Frigate Project, for which the construction has commenced.
GSL will also complete the ongoing 5 Coast Guard OPV project this year, of which 2 vessels have been delivered to Coast Guard.
The Missile Frigate Project is an Import Substitution project that will substantially boost indigenisation and promote large number of shipbuilding MSMEs in and around Goa as well as in the country.
Recently, GSL had ventured into a new line of business for construction of Pollution Control Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard.
The GSL has also signed a contract with Indian Army for construction of 12 Advanced Fast Interceptor Crafts specifically being designed for operations at high altitude areas.
