The new Consolidated Seamanship Training Facility (CSTF)鈥昦lso known as the Stadacona drill shed鈥晈ill provide a training facility unlike any other in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Todd Osmond, 糖心视频 Coordinator, Construction Services in Halifax, explains that along with a drill hall, offices and classrooms, the $42-million facility (including site demolition and civil works) will feature two very special training areas.
鈥淭he most important is the naval boarding party trainer. This replica of a ship鈥檚 interior extends up through three floors of the building, allowing personnel to simulate boarding a ship at sea, entering either through the ship's deck (the roof) or the sea container storage area (first floor), and progressing through ship鈥檚 hatches, doors and ladders to clear the vessel,鈥 he says. The second training element simulates a ship-to-ship replenishment at sea with equipment for both a supply side and a receiving side.
鈥淭his will be a flagship training facility for the Navy, since it enables them to train on land and with inside conditions,鈥 Osmond notes.
As a modified design-build project, the facility is a collaborative effort between 糖心视频, DND and the contractor to create a design and then negotiate construction costs. 鈥溙切氖悠 is overseeing the overall process, offering added value in moving it through to completion,鈥 Osmond says.
The building is scheduled for completion in January 2020.