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Aukssupport provides specialist UXO risk, strategy, and compliance support for developers, contractors, and organisations navigating complex regulatory, operational, and technical requirements.

When UXO considerations influence design approvals, certification, planning, procurement, or contractor oversight, Aukssupport offers the senior technical judgment and independent verification needed to move confidently through each stage.

What I deliver:

• UXO risk and strategy support for early-stage or ongoing projects
Independent interpretation of UXO risk assessments, scopes, geophysical data, clearance strategies, and regulatory expectations to ensure your project starts on the right technical footing.

• Project engineering support

From shaping tender requirements and technical-commercial offers to reviewing engineering decisions, coordinating interfaces, and supporting communication with authorities.

• Independent technical support for developers (design, FEED, and execution phases)
Guidance to ensure that UXO considerations are correctly integrated into design decisions, tender requirements, interface management, SIMOPS planning, and regulatory submissions.

• Pre-certification and audit support for contractors and service providers
Review of internal UXO processes, documentation, personnel certifications, and equipment readiness ahead of client audits, approvals, or recertification.

• Package management & technical oversight for developers
Support in managing UXO, survey, or ID&C packages, from reviewing contractor deliverables to ensuring alignment between scope, execution, and regulatory requirements.

• Training and awareness for project teams
Tailored remote or on-site briefings to give project managers, engineers, HSE teams, and vessel crews practical understanding of UXO risks, decision points, and correct escalation.

• Office-based or remote advisory support
Continuous specialist support, ideal during offshore rotations or simultaneous project commitments, ensuring that critical decisions are made with senior technical oversight.

When to engage Aukssupport

This service is designed for organisations that need:

✓ independent, senior UXO/EOD insight
✓ clarity on risk, strategy, and technical justification
✓ support integrating UXO considerations into engineering and design
✓ help evaluating contractor proposals, capabilities, or documentation
✓ confidence ahead of certification, due diligence, or audit processes
✓ practical training for teams interfacing with UXO operations

Aukssupport provides specialist UXO identification and render-safe expertise for offshore situations where on-site teams reach the limits of standard procedures.

When UXO cannot be confidently identified, when classification remains uncertain, or when disposal strategy requires senior EOD judgement, we support offshore ID teams, contractors, and vessel operators with decisive, experience-driven guidance.

With more than 25 years of naval and offshore EOD field experience, Aukssupport assists with:

• Remote support to offshore ID teams when identification cannot be established
• Expert confirmation of ambiguous ID&C results
• Technical input to determine safe approach, exposure, and intervention limits
• Render-safe strategy selection (low-order, high-order, lifting, relocation)
• Independent review of disposal options, RSP feasibility, and risk profile
• Operational decision support during live offshore operations
• Senior management in complex, time-critical UXO/ EOD clearance situations

This service ensures that offshore teams have direct access to senior EOD expertise when decisions must be safe, defensible, and operationally realistic, not theoretical. Drop a photo, video or investigation report for review in the contact page and get the ball rolling.

Why clients choose this service

Because when an item is sitting on the seabed and nobody is 100% sure what it is or how to approach it, you don’t need a consultant, you need a technical authority who has made those decisions in the field.

Clear judgment, Senior expertise and Operational confidence.

Aukssupport provides clear, unbiased technical judgement when UXO assessments, survey outputs, or operational decisions require senior verification.
Fully independent and free from commercial influence, I review identification and classification results, survey data, disposal strategies, and technical documentation to ensure conclusions are defensible, compliant, and operationally sound.

Independent Second Opinions & Technical Reviews

Aukssupport delivers specialist second-opinion support for marine UXO challenges where an objective, senior-level assessment is essential. Drawing from extensive naval and offshore EOD experience, combined with chartered engineering authority, I cut through uncertainty and provide clarity where standard processes fall short.

I support developers, contractors, vessel operators and identification teams with:

• Verification of Identification & Classification (ID&C) results
• Independent assessment of UXO risk levels and remaining uncertainties
• Review of survey data quality, confidence levels, and anomaly interpretation
• Validation of Render-Safe Procedures (RSP), disposal plans and method statements
• Audit-level examination of clearance scopes, SIT/EVT evidence and ALARP justification
• Expert support in disputes or technical disagreements, where decisions must be defensible

Clear, Independent and Defensible.
Second opinions that project teams can rely on.

Aukssupport delivers specialist UXO technical leadership for marine environments where accuracy, judgment, and senior EOD expertise are essential.

I support developers, contractors, vessel operators, and offshore identification teams with high-level no nonsense guidance in UXO identification, classification, render-safe design, and second-opinion review.

My focus is on the complex situations where standard procedures reach their limits and specialist authority is required to achieve safe, defensible, and compliant outcomes.

When offshore projects face uncertainty, incomplete identification, or decisions that must be right the first time, Aukssupport provides the senior-level UXO and EOD expertise needed to move operations forward with confidence.

With over 25 years of naval, offshore, and international field experience, I assist developpers, contractors, and ID teams when the margin for error disappears, from unresolved ID&C assessments and render-safe planning to independent technical reviews and QAQC oversight.

CS-OOO Senior Certification – Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Experts

Certificate No: 309-395-506 Valid until: 04-01-2027

This senior CS-OOO certification recognises the holder as a qualified specialist in the detection, investigation, and removal of explosive remnants of war (ERW) and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) in civil and offshore environments. The scheme is administered by VOMES under the Dutch regulatory framework for safe handling of explosive materials

Holders of this certificate are authorised to:

• Supervise and approve detection and clearance operations for ERW/UXO in accordance with sub-areas A (detection) and B (civil engineering support) of the CS-OOO scheme.
• Ensure compliance with national safety and traceability requirements for UXO mitigation efforts in terrestrial and marine settings.
• Act as the technical lead for contractors and survey teams performing UXO investigations in The Netherlands under the CS-OOO standard.

By holding this certificate, the specialist demonstrates both the required training and experience to manage high-complexity UXO risk scenarios, ensuring that survey, identification, clearance and disposal processes meet regulatory and operational best-practice standards.

German Befähigungsschein §20 (P20) Technical Supervisor for EOD/UXO

Auke van der Velde holds a German Befähigungsschein §20 (P20), authorising him as Fachtechnisches Aufsichtspersonal for explosive ordnance disposal under the German Explosives Act.

This includes search, identification, excavation, recovery, render-safe procedures, demolition, internal transport, and storage of conventional, chemical, and explosive military munitions during UXO clearance operations.
The certification includes full authorisation to plan, supervise, and execute EOD tasks on designated clearance sites (Räumstellenleiter).

Befähigungsschein §20 (P20)

Valid until: 05 February 2030
Certificate No.: 01/21n

Auke Rinse van der Velde is authorised under the German Explosives Act (Sprengstoffgesetz – SprenG), as published on 10 September 2002 (BGBI. I S. 3518) and amended by Article 6 of the Act of 25 October 2012, to carry out specialist activities involving explosive and hazardous items.
He is certified as Fachtechnisches Aufsichtspersonal (technical supervisory personnel) for UXO clearance operations.

Authorised Scope (English Translation of Pages I–II)

This authorisation permits the following activities within the framework of Kampfmittelbeseitigung (Explosive Ordnance Disposal):

1. Handling of explosive and hazardous items

Including:

• Unexploded ordnance (Fundmunition)
• Explosive military weapons
• Chemical munitions
• Chemical warfare material

2. Search, exposure, recovery, and identification

Permission includes:

• Locating, uncovering, excavating, and identifying UXO
• Determining handling safety and transport safety of conventional and chemical munitions
• Recovery and excavation of historic and chemical ordnance

3. Rendering Safe & Disposal (on the project location)

Authorised to:

• Establish transport safety through defusing or demolition
• Conduct demolition and disposal of recovered ordnance
• Use commercial explosives and initiation systems during disposal operations

4. Storage & Internal Transport

Permitted to:

• Store recovered ordnance
• Store explosive military weapons set aside for delaboration or destruction
• Store explosives and initiation systems in accordance with legal requirements
• Transfer, receive, and internally transport such items within the operational site (Räumstelle)

5. Movement / Transfer of Explosive Material

Authorised for:

• The movement, internal transfer, and receipt of explosive substances and UXO items in accordance with German regulations

Conditions of the Authorisation (English Translation of Page III)

The P20 authorization is subject to the following conditions:

1. Compliance with regional regulations
   All activities must comply with the respective state-level regulations and be coordinated with the authorities responsible for conventional and chemical ordnance disposal.
2. Notification of changes
   Any changes to this authorisation must be reported immediately to the competent authority.
3. Legal storage requirements
   Storage of explosives, UXO, explosive devices, and initiation systems is only permitted in officially approved storage facilities, except when operating under the “small-quantity rule” as defined in Anlage 6 of the 2nd Ordinance to the Explosives Act.
   When applying the small-quantity rule, SprengLR 410 (German national storage directive) must be followed.

IMAS Certification Overview

IMAS EOD Level 3+ Technician

Certified at the EOD & Demining School in Kosovo, the IMAS EOD Level 3+ qualification represents one of the highest internationally recognised benchmarks for independent EOD operators. The certification confirms advanced competence in the identification, disposal, and render-safe procedures of a wide spectrum of munitions, including air-dropped weapons, guided weapons, sub-munitions, demolitions, storage, transport of explosives, and bulk disposal operations.
This qualification demonstrates professional capability to manage complex EOD tasks, lead operational teams, and execute advanced disposal techniques in accordance with International Mine Action Standards (IMAS).

IMAS 09.60 Level 3+ Maritime Technician

The IMAS 09.60 Level 3+ Maritime Technician certification verifies specialist competence in maritime UXO operations, including underwater explosive ordnance recognition, render-safe procedures (RSP), safe access, transportation of explosives, disposal planning, remediation, and post-task operational documentation.
Assessed at the MAT Kosovo EOD & Demining School, this qualification ensures the capability to operate safely and effectively within marine environments, bridging the gap between traditional EOD skills and the unique demands of subsea and coastal clearance operations.

IMAS Low Order Techniques (LOT) Training

Completed at MAT Kosovo, this specialised Low Order Techniques training covers a wide range of controlled deflagration and low-order disruption methods used to minimise environmental impact during offshore disposal.
The course includes live-fire practicals and advanced techniques such as thermite charges, linear cutting charges, rocket wrench, de-armer tools, shock tube systems, and underwater deflagration methods. These competencies support safer, reduced-impact disposal of sensitive munitions, with emphasis on lowering NEQ effects, underwater noise peaks, and bubble-jet influence, critical for modern offshore UXO mitigation.

Professional Recognition That Underpins Independent Judgement

Holding Fellowship status with the Institute of Explosives Engineers represents one of the highest levels of professional recognition within the explosives and EOD community. It is awarded only to individuals who have demonstrated long-term contribution, senior expertise, and a sustained record of professional excellence in the field.
My Fellowship (Membership No. 4241, valid through 31/12/2026) confirms competency at the highest level and provides clients with the assurance that all independent assessments and technical reviews are carried out according to recognised professional standards and ethical requirements.

As a FIExpE, I provide reviews that are:

• Independent, free from commercial influence
• Technically defensible, grounded in internationally recognised EOD and engineering best practice
• Credible and traceable, suitable for regulatory scrutiny, client-side audits, or dispute resolution
• Aligned with professional expectations, including the standards of the Institute of Explosives Engineers