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LUC CASSIVI: Greetings to the panel
and thank you everyone. So, why waste
management? To get the conversation
going: there are some realities in the
Arctic that we must acknowledge as we
move forward. We talk about north of
60, and that's where the focus is going
to be. Infrastructure in the Arctic is a
challenge. But there's other realities we
deal with - upgrading propulsion and
power generation systems that enables
you to extend your short cycles beyond
what we've traditionally had. Other forms
of vulnerabilities also become critical, to
minimize counter detection, for example.
They enable you to do more, to stay in the
fight longer and to minimize risk of counter
detection.
It's also important for the crew on how
you design it. I know that the trainee that
waited for a year to get a bunk in the weap-
WASTE MANAGEMENT
DEEP BLUE 2023:
MARK RUSSELL
CD BEng MSc PEng
PRINCIPAL NAVAL
ARCHITECT, BMT
RADM LUC CASSIVI
CMM, CD, RCN (RET'D)
MATTHEW PALMER
CEng, GLOBAL NAVAL
BUSINESS LEAD,
SUBMARINES AND
UNMANNED SYSTEMS,
LLOYD'S REGISTER
THE IMPORTANCE OF
WASTE MANAGEMENT
AMONG THE MANY FASCINATING SESSIONS AT
DEEP BLUE 2023 IN OTTAWA WAS THE WASTE
DISPOSAL AND MANAGEMENT PANEL. THE PANEL
SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND EVOLUTION
OF ONBOARD ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS FOR
SUBMARINES, COVERING FOOD, STORAGE, BILGE
HOLDING CAPABILITY TO GREY AND BLACK WATER
WASTE DISPOSAL. IT ALSO LOOKED ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS (MARPOL, INCLUDING ARCTIC ANNEX).
BELOW IS A CONDENSED VERSION OF THE
DISCUSSION, EDITED FOR CLARITY.
HMCS Corner Brook.
Photo: Cplc Blake Rodgers, DND
