RFNS Timo ships company and boarding party were put through a series of tests under the watchful eye of the Royal Australian Navy DCP Sea training group today as it completes its last phase of work up before deployment.

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Fiji Navy says the ship will undergo a series of tests during the week as it fine-tunes its processes and procedures before its first operational deployment.

They say the RFNS Volasiga provided consort duties for the work up.

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Fiji Navy says the continued support of the Royal Australian Navy under the Vuvale partnership is greatly appreciated and they look forward to continued engagement.