Hull and other maintenance work will be done on the cruiser, RIA Novosti learnt from the headquarters of the Northern fleet.
The repair work is scheduled and preventive, to be done under the present clauses of scheduled preventive maintenance for each kind of warships depending on their service life.
For the Petr Veliki such work was done in 2001, said the headquarters.
The nuclear power plant is in a safe condition, requiring no overhaul and causing no concern of specialists.
During maintenance, the cruiser's crew will remain aboard, ensure maintenance work and be engaged in training according to the combat-training plans for crews whose ships are under repair.
The Petr Veliki maintenance timeframe is not specified because it depends on many factors such as financing, said the Northern fleet headquarters.
After repairs the cruiser will undergo acceptance by a commission of specialists from the Northern fleet. After the acceptance certificate is issued, the Petr Veliki will be put on the list of the permanent combat-readiness forces of the fleet, noted the headquarters.
