- Reaction score
- 6,137
- Points
- 1,040
There seems to be a lot of misunderstandings with how refits work. There is actually three phases;
Extended Working Period (EWP) 1 - preps the ship for the docking, gets all the comms/weapon systems off for repair, and takes all the crews gear off
Contractor Docking phase - all docking critical work done (paint, fix hull valves, etc) plus work on other mechanical systems (replace valves, pumps, other stuff that is hard to get at)
EWP2- comms/weapons put back on, misc 2nd line work completed
So there is always another 4-6months after the ship gets back from the yard before it's ready to go start all the trials, and always work left to get finished. This one is a little different as it doesn't just get pulled across the harbour.
Extended Working Period (EWP) 1 - preps the ship for the docking, gets all the comms/weapon systems off for repair, and takes all the crews gear off
Contractor Docking phase - all docking critical work done (paint, fix hull valves, etc) plus work on other mechanical systems (replace valves, pumps, other stuff that is hard to get at)
EWP2- comms/weapons put back on, misc 2nd line work completed
So there is always another 4-6months after the ship gets back from the yard before it's ready to go start all the trials, and always work left to get finished. This one is a little different as it doesn't just get pulled across the harbour.