Royal Navy engineers from ships, aircraft and shore establishments are being invited to consider transferring their expertise to support the UK’s Submarine Service.

The search has begun to attract up to 40 engineers from the Royal Navy’s surface flotilla and fleet air arm to transfer over to the Submarine Service.

To make sure that the Submarine Service is properly supplied with engineers, the Navy Board has tasked Rear Admiral Submarines (RASM) John Weale with ensuring that there is no dip in provision ahead of newly qualified engineers coming through the training pipeline over the next few years.

RASM John Weale said: “The importance of the submarines to the UK is crystal clear: they provide Continuous at Sea Deterrence. The arrival of the rest of the new Astute Class and the last two Trafalgar Class boats will see HM Naval Base Clyde become the submarine centre of specialisation by 2020. This is a proactive step to make sure that we have the right people with the right engineering qualifications in the right place at the right time.”