Head of Section Damage Control and Firefighting, Leader of Target Rescue Team, Royal Norwegian Navy
Head of Section Damage Control and Firefighting, Leader of Target Rescue Team, Royal Norwegian Navy
SCPO Ole-Johan Sande has served 26 years in the Royal Norwegian Navy, including 17 years onboard both Oslo-class and Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates. During his naval career, he has served as both a marine engineer and damage control officer, gaining extensive operational experience in ship safety, firefighting, and emergency response.
Before joining the Naval Engineering and Safety Centre, he served as Leading Damage Control Officer at the Norwegian Frigate Training Center. Today, he is Head of Section for Firefighting and Damage Control at the Naval Engineering and Safety Centre, where he leads training and competence development within naval emergency preparedness and survivability. Since 2023, he has also led the Royal Norwegian Navy’s Target Rescue Team.
His work combines operational experience at sea with practical training and development of damage control capability across the Navy.