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Old 3rd Aug 2010, 08:11
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Not_a_boffin
 
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Jimlad

One of the reasons that Ocean is a "nightmare" is that virtually no logistic support was included in the contract. By that I mean that tech pubs are limited to OEM catalogues (hardcopies only), limited or no training support and a complete b8ggers muddle of equipment. Imagine a ship where the sewage treatment plant can't even be serviced properly (because the design didn't include adequate isolation provision), where the system regularly blocks and where several hundred royals are regularly to be found processing their vittles on a daily basis. It's not the commercial standard thats the problem, but a cr@p design in the first place.
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