P039 Ship Handling & Combat Training Facility

RS&H’s experience in Japan pays off for USACE on P039 Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility design

In an effort to fortify the U.S. Navy’s training processes and procedures for sailors, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Japan District turned to RS&H, as part of a joint venture (JV), to develop a full design package for a new Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility (SHCTF) at Command Fleet Activities (CFA) Yokosuka. The Ship Handling and Combat Training Facility is a multi-story building to include high bay space for Integrated Navigation, Seamanship and Ship Handling Trainers, a Radar Navigation Trainer, a Multi-Purpose Reconfigurable Training System, and SCSTC’s Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Trainer (CIAT). The CIAT, the third of its kind, will join existing CIATs in San Diego, California and Norfolk, Virginia, which have proven instrumental in enhancing mission readiness.

RS&H and its JV partner completed this high-visibility project in four phases: charrette, concept design, intermediate design, and final design. The complete design package included architecture and engineering drawings, specifications, design analysis, and cost estimates. The team prepared designs in accordance with United Facilities Criteria (UFC), the USACE JED Design Guide, and Japanese Environmental Governing Standards (JEGS).

Achieving schedule and budget savings for the client

RS&H’s team extensive experience in Japan on DoD facilities was key to the success of the project. Thanks to our wealth of experience, the team was able to successfully accommodate USACE Japan’s design schedule reduction. To adjust delivery windows for specific equipment, the team shortened the overall design schedule by approximately 20%. Additionally, the team leveraged its established partnerships with host-country consultants to adhere to standard Japanese construction practices and specified materials and equipment available locally in Japan, which helped to control project costs and construction schedule, as well as improve future system maintenance efforts to meet the design and specification requirements.

Public Resources:

• The U.S. Navy’s CIAT: Operational Readiness in the Pacific > United States Navy > display-pressreleases