First Steel Cutting Ceremony of LCS

Marhalim Abas December 4, 2014 Malaysia -RMN

SHAH ALAM: A ceremony to mark the first steel cutting of RMN’s LCS was conducted at the IHX Metalix plant in Kinderdijk, Holland on Dec 3, 2014.


Zaiton (left) and Mohamad Roslan performing the steel cutting that mark the start of the LCS shipbuilding process. TLDM picture.Zaiton (left) and Mohamad Roslan performing the steel cutting that mark the start of the LCS shipbuilding process. TLDM picture.

A release at the TLDM website stated that the ceremony were performed by RMN’s Fleet Operations Commander, Vice Admiral Datuk Mohamad Roslan Mohamad Ramli and Defence Ministry Procurement Division secretary, Datuk Zaiton binti Johari. Also present were Finance Ministry representative, Mr Nur Muhammad Che Dan, RMN’s LCS project team leader, Kept Ir Azhar Jumaat TLDM and BNS LCS programme director, Mr Anuar Murad.


The first steel cut for the LCS at IHX Metalix facility in Holland. TLDM picture.The first steel cut for the LCS at IHX Metalix facility in Holland. TLDM picture.

According to the release, the first steel cutting marked the start of the shipbuilding process. In the traditional ship building manufacturing, keel laying marked the start of the shipbuilding process. In the new modern block method of shipbuilding, steel cutting marked the start.


From left, Kept Ir Azhar, Zaiton, Mohamad Roslan and Anuar posed for a picture to mark the ceremony. TLDM picture.From left, Kept Ir Azhar, Zaiton, Mohamad Roslan and Anuar posed for a picture to mark the ceremony. TLDM picture.

The release added, after the steel cutting which were based on engineering drawing, the steel kits will be sent to Malaysia for welding into module blocks.