| Experience
& Credentials
The Principal
of InDepth, Frank Owen, served twenty-eight years as a Seaman Officer
in the RAN including:
- Twenty years'
experience in submarines
- Command of
the Australian Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre
- Command of
HMAS BENDIGO
- Executive
Director of the RAN SUBSAFE Program
- Project Director
for the acquisition of an entirely new air-portable, offshore-capable
system of submarine rescue using a remotely operated rescue vehicle
(RORV) known as Remora
- Subsequently
engaged by the Defence Materiel Organisation to assist in coordination
of the Collins class capability enhancement program.
- In 2000, he was a
National
Finalist in the Enterprise Development Institute of Australia
Business Awards, receiving the award for Best Financial Package.
Recent
Contracts
- Submarines
Branch (DMO):
Capability Coordinator, Collins class submarines, Engineering
Feasibility
Study - Special Forces
and Submarines, Submarine Escape and Rescue Concept of Operations.
- Maritime
Safety Authority of New Zealand: Audited Safety Case for tourist
submersible 'Antipodes'.
- Collins
System Program Office (SPO): Reviewed contractor performance
for Submarine Escape and Rescue Service (SERS);
- Maritime
Ranges SPO: developed Safety Cases for all ADF Maritime Ranges,
designed Safety Management System for RAN Ranges and Assessing
Unit;
- Capability
Development Executive: SEA 1439 Phase 5 - Continuous Improvement
Program. Developed Capability Definition Documentation for
CIP. JP 2048 Phase 4C - developed options report for Strategic
Sealift.
- SEA 1439
Phase 4A - supported System Safety Program for Collins class
submarines Replacement Combat System project.
- Rapid Prototyping,
Development and Evaluation (RPDE): Conducted Quicklooks into
Collins submarine sonar upgrade options and submarine communications
upgrade options. Provided support to Networked ASW Task as
Subject Matter Expert.
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Brochure
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here to download the IDPM brochure
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here to download the Monsarrat brochure
Related
Papers
Following is
a number of papers relating to submarine safety, escape and rescue.
A
Paper on Safety Management and Submarines
Click
here to read this paper
The
Kursk - could have Australia handled a similar accident?
Click
here to read this paper
A
Paper on Submarine Escape and Rescue - the Australian Solution
Click
here to read this paper
Remora
Fact Sheet - Australian Submarine Rescue Vehicle (ASRV)
Click
here to read this paper
Remotely
Operated Rescue Vehicles - Are They Really the Solution?
Click
here to read this paper
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