Project Type
Adapted Sea Release Assurance Framework
DP Solutions developed and implemented the Defence Maritime Support Services Adapted Sea Release Assurance Framework to provide the Royal Australian Navy with structured, transparent and repeatable Seaworthiness Assurance for commercial offshore and inshore vessels.
DP Solution’s role was above the line, shaping governance, aligning policy and delivering an assurance model that integrated Australian Maritime Safety Authority regulation with Navy Seaworthiness obligations. The objective was clear. Deliver a fit for purpose, safe, environmentally compliant and Seaworthy capability across operational, technical and logistics domains.
The framework is now incorporated into Navy policy and operates as the governing model for commercial vessel assurance.
This project was not a standard policy update. It fundamentally reshaped how Navy assures commercial vessels by eliminating duplication and aligning civilian and military regulatory systems into a single coherent assurance pathway.
The DMSS fleet required consistent governance across diverse vessel types operating under overlapping regulatory environments. DP Solutions aligned assurance activity with risk, scale and operational reality to ensure the framework was both robust and practical.
The framework was tested and validated through multiple Sea Release Assurance Levels before formal policy incorporation.
Strategic Advisory
Engineering Services
Asset Management
The Adapted SRAF delivered a structured, repeatable and policy embedded approach to commercial vessel Seaworthiness assurance.
The framework now underpins Seaworthiness Assurance for the RAN’s commercial support fleet and provides a model for future regulatory alignment initiatives.
“The DP Solutions team helped plan and deliver a significant transition in the governance, management and assurance of the DMSS Fleet.
Without their support, the transition almost certainly would not have been as smooth, but there was no impact on availability of Fleet assets or waterfront services despite the breadth and scale of the change.
Thank you again DP solutions.”
