Sri Lankan officers training aboard Indian
Navy warship INS Magar
India is currently training 80 to 100 of Sri Lankan Navy officers on board INS Magar.
The Navy ship arrived at the port of Trincomalee on a goodwill visit on Saturday, April 10.
On arrival, the ship was warmly received by the Sri Lanka Navy in keeping with naval traditions. Subsequently, the Captain of the ships Commander Simon Mathais paid a courtesy call on the Commander Eastern Naval Area Rear Admiral Jayantha Colombage.
INS Magar, a landing ship tank with a Chetak helicopter on board, is scheduled to remain in Sri Lanka for a few days.
Used for amphibious and replenishment operations, the ship measures 125 metres in length and has a displacement of 5,700 tonnes. It carries a crew of 20 officers and 235 sailors on board.
More than 100 SLN Officers under-training and a number of sailors will embark INS Magar for a practical training session on areas ranging from navigation, communication, seamanship, Naval, damage control and fire fighting.
The ship’s visit reflects the cordial friendship that exists between the two friendly Navies and further strengthens the bilateral relations of the two neighbouring nations.
Over the last several years, India has trained thousands of Lankan armed force personnel at its military institutions ranging from the Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte (Mizoram) to the School of Artillery at Devlali (Maharashtra), and provided specialised naval courses in gunnery, navigation, and anti-submarine warfare.
The strategy is to provide arms and military training, coupled with intelligence sharing and ‘co-ordinated’ naval patrolling.
(Navy.lk and Times of India)
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