Replenishment at Sea (RAS)/Fuelling at Sea (FAS)

The objective of Replenishment Fuelling at Sea is to permit fleet ships to remain at sea for prolonged periods. The fleet tankers and auxiliaries are equipped to replenish ships underway with fuel, provisions, stores, and spare parts to achieve the goal. The present RAS/FAS systems fitted onboard IN ships on both foreign OEM make on both delivery as well as receiving ships. The dependency on foreign OEM results prolonged downtime for the want of spares/ services during defect.