The
Engineering Advisory Council (EAC) chaired by Chief Navy Engineer,
CDRE Tim Barter, convened at Maritime Headquarters last month.
The purpose of the EAC is to provide a forum through which senior
engineers can address current issues affecting the branch and
influence the future development of engineering in the Royal Australian
Navy.
Membership is structured to include both service and civilian
engineers.
It consists of representatives from all stakeholder organisations.
Topics discussed at this EAC included performance measures (KPIs)
to enable CNE to describe better the health of RAN
engineering, IEAUST membership and RAN sponsorship of civilian
engineers.
It also discussed in-service support arrangements and their impact
on the technical community, Project 2024 – Our Engineering
Future from a junior officer’s perspective, minimum engineering
competency required on ships, Warrant Officer entry requirements
for career progression and an update on the rollout of Technical
Regulation.
The EAC meets quarterly to ensure that engineers keep making it
happen.
