The
MIRAK training ship has been delivered to DCI during a ceremonial
Mirak,
a training ship built by Littoral shipyard in Marseillan, has just been
delivered to DCI during a ceremonial launch held in Saint Mandrier.
This ship, with a 10 meter length, will be used by DCI International
Military Diving Training Centre (CIF-PM) in charge of transferring French
Navy know-how in the field of military diving.
Littoral
shipyard MIRAK 4 training ship
Mirak
can accommodate 21 divers and is powered by two 225 hp engines. She
is fitted with gallows enabling submarine works with divers or use of
submarine robots such as ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) or AUV (Autonomous
Underwater Vehicle). Mirak is a new training mean for foreign military
trainees.
< align="justify">Since
2003, CIF-PM has trained more than 370 divers from different countries
(Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Malaysia and Slovenia) with efficient and innovative
diving apparatuses used in the French Navy. It has trained mainly clearance
divers whose missions are to search, identify, then neutralize or countermine
conventional or improvised ammunition.
Activities
associated with submarine works form an integral part of CIF-PM offer.
CIF-PM will soon train 2A class professional divers with an agreement
from the ministry of Labour and a convention with the Institute for
the Promotion of Maritime Professions (IPFM) located in La Seyne sur
mer.
As for Almak, name of DCI maritime training ship
based in Concarneau, Mirak is one of the stars in the Andromeda cloud.
" Mirak building is an ambitious project
which will enable DCI CIF-PM to strengthen its training offers aimed
at friendly countries. Our development shows particular promise in
the field of mine warfare and in the coast guard function. Today MIRAK
is a key asset and the first trainees will use her as early as this
spring. Long life to Mirak! Declares Jean-Michel Palagos, DCI CEO
and chairman."
Littoral
shipyard MIRAK 4 training ship