This is to urged IC to immediately replace the damaged new Submarine Cable for SONAR. The cable with its physical condition cannot be accepted as its prone to damages and its reliability is unknown. Fiber optic cable test has been conducted and found that there is a cut in 1 of 4 fiber optic cores, however, its 8 core power cable cores are still not tested.

For over a month, contractor is keeping on delaying the rectification of the cable and even Method Statement has not been submitted to us as it holds the installation of the submarine cable and delaying the progress of SONAR System. This indicates that the contractor has no firm solution to rectify the cable, thus replacement of the cable is highly recommended.

In addition, Contractor’s Quality Team had failed to issue an internal NCR and allowed their subcontractor used the cable without Reel Testing and so a Violation (VAF) has been issued LBE #364 and SAPID is asking for cable replacement.


See Attached photos for references.
