About 100 days left to May 25 when Project 11430 aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will start sea trials. Up to 3,000 shipwrights and experts daily work on the carrier modernized at JSC Sevmash Shipyard . No wonder that labor power is such significant – only 3.5 months left to sea trials, and there is much work to be done. Igor Leonov who is in charge of the ship’s delivery told the yard’s newspaper Korabel about achieved results and plans for the winter.

“The most important task for nearest few days is normal starting of four stern boilers. Two boilers have already passed steam test. The rest of boilers will be tested this week. According to work schedule, on Jan 26 Vikramaditya is receiving own steam generated by portside boilers for the first time. The steam is used for operation of the ship’s mechanisms. In a few days we’re going to start autonomous work of the starboard boilers, and that will mean the beginning of full-fledged mooring trials “, said I. Leonov . As for him, bow boilers will be brought into energy mode late January. The ship must be ready to move by boilers early April.