MUARA, KHAMIS, 25 SEPTEMBER 2025 – Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) dan Tentera Laut Republik Singapura (TLRS) telah berjaya melaksanakan Engineering and Logistics Exchange Programme (ELEP) Kedua, yang berlangsung dari 22 hingga 25 September 2025 di Pangkalan TLDB, Muara.
Program ini dimulakan dengan ucapan oleh Komander Shahairil bin Haji Md Shahlan, TLDB, Pegawai Memerintah Pemeliharaan, TLDB, dan turut dihadiri oleh ME6 Tan Meng Hwee, Pegawai Memerintah Force Readiness Squadron, TLRS, bersama para delegasi dari kedua-dua angkatan laut. Dalam ucapannya, Komander Shahairil menekankan kepentingan ELEP sebagai platform untuk bertukar amalan terbaik kejuruteraan, memperkukuh proses penyelenggaraan bagi Kapal Kelas AS-SIDDIQ, serta memperoleh pengetahuan daripada penerapan Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) dan Root Cause Analysis (RCA) oleh TLRS dalam mendiagnosis serta mencegah kejadian teknikal.
Sepanjang empat hari program ini, para peserta terlibat dalam sesi perkongsian ilmu kejuruteraan dan logistik. Antara aktiviti termasuk lawatan pasukan teknikal TLRS ke kapal-kapal TLDB, di mana mereka berinteraksi secara langsung dengan kru kapal untuk memerhati amalan penyelenggaraan melalui perkongsian Sea Rider. Sebagai sebahagian daripada pertukaran profesional, delegasi TLRS juga telah mengadakan kunjungan hormat kepada Komander Haji Ainolnizam bin Haji Ibrahim, Komandan Perkhidmatan Bantu, di Pusat Latihan Tentera Laut. Lawatan ini seterusnya mengukuhkan rasa saling menghormati dan mempererat hubungan profesional antara kedua-dua angkatan laut.
Program ini berakhir dengan majlis penutup, di mana Ketua Delegasi, ME7 Koh Cheok Wei, Komander Naval Engineering and Logistics Command, TLRS menyampaikan penghargaan atas kerjasama, layanan mesra, dan ilmu yang dikongsi. Kedua-dua angkatan laut menegaskan kembali komitmen mereka untuk memperkukuhkan kerjasama TLDB–TLRS melalui pertukaran berterusan di bawah ELEP.
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ROYAL BRUNEI NAVY AND REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY CONCLUDE 2ND ELEP 2025
MUARA, THURSDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2025 – The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) have successfully concluded the Second Engineering and Logistics Exchange Programme (2nd ELEP), held from 22 to 25 September 2025 at Muara Naval Base.
The program opened with an address by Commander Shahairil bin Haji Md Shahlan, RBN, Commanding Officer Maintenance, RBN, and was attended by ME6 Tan Meng Hwee, Commanding Officer Force Readiness Squadron, RSN, alongside delegates from both navies. In his remarks, Commander Shahairil underscored the importance of ELEP as a platform to exchange engineering best practices, strengthen maintenance processes for the AS-SIDDIQ Class, and gain insights from RSN’s application of Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in diagnosing and preventing technical occurrences.
Throughout the four-day program, participants engaged in engineering and logistics knowledge-sharing sessions. These included the RSN technical team’s visits to RBN vessels, where they interacted directly with ship crews to observe maintenance practices through Sea Rider Sharing.
As part of professional exchanges, the RSN delegation also made a courtesy call to Commander Haji Ainolnizam bin Haji Ibrahim, Commandant Support Services, at the Naval Training Centre. This visit further reinforced mutual respect and deepened professional ties between both navies.
The program concluded with a closing ceremony, during which the Head of Delegation, ME7 Koh Cheok Wei, Commander Naval Engineering and Logistics Command, RSN expressed appreciation for the collaboration, hospitality, and shared learning. Both navies reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the RBN–RSN partnership through continued exchanges under ELEP.
