A contacting seal for a gas turbine engine , comprising: a seal element rotationally fixed relative to an axis of rotation; a seal seat configured to rotate circumferentially about an axis of rotation and contact the seal element at an interface surface of the seal seat, the seal seat including: an interface component including: a seat wall including the interface surface ; and a seat cavity surface opposite the interface surface, such that a wall thickness of the interface component is defined therebetween; and a cover component secured to the interface component, the cover component including a cover cavity surface , the seat cavity surface and the cover cavity surface defining a cooling cavity therebetween configured such that a flow of fluid therethrough cools the interface component via contact between the flow of fluid and the seat cavity surface; wherein a plurality of oil feed ports are at least partially defined by the cover component and fluidly connected to the cooling cavity to direct the flow of fluid toward the cooling cavity; and characterised in that a plurality of oil outlet ports are at least partially defined in the cover component and fluidly connected to the cooling cavity to direct the flow of fluid from the cooling cavity. a seal element rotationally fixed relative to an axis of rotation; a seal seat configured to rotate circumferentially about an axis of rotation and contact the seal element at an interface surface of the seal seat, the seal seat including: an interface component including: a seat wall including the interface surface ; and a seat cavity surface opposite the interface surface, such that a wall thickness of the interface component is defined therebetween; and a cover component secured to the interface component, the cover component including a cover cavity surface , the seat cavity surface and the cover cavity surface defining a cooling cavity therebetween configured such that a flow of fluid therethrough cools the interface component via contact between the flow of fluid and the seat cavity surface; an interface component including: a seat wall including the interface surface ; and a seat cavity surface opposite the interface surface, such that a wall thickness of the interface component is defined therebetween; and a seat wall including the interface surface ; and a seat cavity surface opposite the interface surface, such that a wall thickness of the interface component is defined therebetween; and a cover component secured to the interface component, the cover component including a cover cavity surface , the seat cavity surface and the cover cavity surface defining a cooling cavity therebetween configured such that a flow of fluid therethrough cools the interface component via contact between the flow of fluid and the seat cavity surface; wherein a plurality of oil feed ports are at least partially defined by the cover component and fluidly connected to the cooling cavity to direct the flow of fluid toward the cooling cavity; and characterised in that a plurality of oil outlet ports are at least partially defined in the cover component and fluidly connected to the cooling cavity to direct the flow of fluid from the cooling cavity. <EOS>