Ferguson Marine Hull 801 Acceptance Group minutes: 4 June 2024

Attendees and apologies

• [REDACTED] - Scottish Government (Chair)
• [REDACTED] - Scottish Government
• [REDACTED] – Scottish Government
• [REDACTED] – Scottish Government
• [REDACTED] – Scottish Government
• John Petticrew – CEO FMPG (available second half of meeting)
• [REDACTED] – FMPG
• [REDACTED] - FMPG
• [REDACTED] – FMPG
• [REDACTED] – FMPG
• [REDACTED] – FMPG / CMAL
• [REDACTED] - CMAL
• [REDACTED] – CalMac
• [REDACTED] – CalMac
• Duncan Mackinson – CEO CalMac
• [REDACTED] – Transport Scotland

Items and actions

Actions from previous meeting

A021
No concerns – work remains ongoing.
Action FMPG.

A023
Work remains ongoing.
Action – FMPG / CMAL.

A026
Justification with process and procedure needed from JP for SG to take this forward to ministers – input needed from CalMac on an operational end.

A027
CMAL need to discuss this further with CalMac – for the capital spares / operational spares.
Action – FMPG.

A028
The need to have a warranty engineer on board as part of the handover process isn’t contractual but is normal practice. SG have requested that a quote from FMPG is needed for CalMac to progress with this. JP to take this ahead for next week.
Process and implementation will need to be drawn up between CMAL and FMPG and a document drawn up to set out the warranty.
Action – FMPG.

Hot topics

LNG
FMPG noted that the last couple of weeks the progress has been very good and work remains ongoing here.
Final welds have been completed (only 1 remaining for testing purposes).
Pressure testing tanks phase of LNG work has now begun.

Any other business

[REDACTED] noted that the CalMac crew have been great “helping at every turn” and to pass on thanks to the crew.
Comms group of FMPG/TS/SG and CalMac to consider comms for handover.