The crew will
familiarize itself with the boat systems, including the engine, the
radioelectronic armament and means of communication and navigation and will
hone its boat control skills, the Navy commander informed.
MOSCOW, March 4.
/TASS/. The first female-only crew of the Project 03160 "Raptor"
high-speed patrol boat has arrived for training in the St. Petersburg Joint
Training Center, Russian Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday citing Russian
Navy Commander Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov.
"The first
experimental all-female Raptor-class patrol boat crew of three has been created
within the Black Sea Fleet, in accordance with the decision of the Minister of
Defense. The crew will undergo complex training in St. Petersburg that will
include theory and practice and will continue until April 27," the
Commander said during a meeting on training centers development.
Yevmenov noted that
over the course of training, the crew would familiarize itself with the boat
systems, including the engine, the radioelectronic armament and means of
communication and navigation and would hone its boat control skills. The
training will also involve the Center’s simulator systems.
"In the coming
days, the crew is to begin training on survivability, which includes fighting
fire and water, as well as evacuation to the rescue raft," the Commander
informed.
After completion of
training, the crew will return to the Black Sea where it will begin service.
The Project 03160
"Raptor" high-speed patrol boats are built at St. Petersburg’s Pella
Shipyard. These boats are intended for patrolling of coastal area, straits and
estuaries both day and night, at a range of up to 100 miles. They can be used
for transporting of up to 20 marines, for interception and apprehension of
small targets, as well as for search-and-rescue operations.
The boat is fitted
with remotely controlled 14.5 mm gun, as well as two 7.62 mm Pecheneg
machineguns on pivots.
Source: ITAR-TASS
04-03-2020
