On 31 May 2023, the Office of the Defence Seaworthiness Regulator hosted its annual Seaworthiness Conference, with the theme 'Seaworthiness in a complex eco-system'.
Video presentations
Opening and Welcome to Country
Mr James McPherson | CODSwR's Director Advice, Communications and Education
Aunty Violet Sheridan | Ngunnawal Elder
Address from the Defence Seaworthiness Regulator
RADM Rachel Durbin | Defence Seaworthiness Regulator
Maintaining transient advantage: the regulating of disruptive innovation
CDRE Darron Kavanagh | Director General Warfare Innovation – Navy
Operationalising Defence seaworthiness for commercial acquisitions
CDRE Ashley Papp | Director General Littoral - Navy Headquarters
Australian naval classification framework
Mr Colin Dagg | Assistant Secretary for the Australian Naval Classification Authority
Evolving maritime platform technology to respond to the challenges associated with climate change
Ms Zenka Mathys | Research Leader Maritime Platform Performance, Maritime Division - Defence Science and Technology Group
Panel session
RADM Rachel Durbin | Defence Seaworthiness Regulator
CAPT Colleen Smith | New Zealand Maritime Regulator
AIRCDRE Joseph Medved | Director General Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA)
Ms Rachel Horne | Director Trusted Autonomous Systems (TAS)
Nuclear powered submarine stewardship
Mr Tim Fry | Assistant Secretary Stewardship Systems, Nuclear Powered Submarine Taskforce
Army's future marine vessels and enhancing Army's Seaworthiness Compliance Strategy
BRIG Col Bassett | Director General Platforms - Army
BRIG Damien McLachlan | Director General Landworthiness
Closing remarks from the Defence Seaworthiness Regulator
RADM Rachel Durbin | Defence Seaworthiness Regulator
Resources