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Certificates Awarding Ceremony of STCW Basic Safety Course No. 01-2024(O) & No. 01-2024(S) was held at the Mini Auditorium, Naval and Maritime Academy on 15th February 2024 to mark the termination of the courses. The ceremony was honoured by the Commandant, Naval & Maritime Academy, Commodore Buddhika Liyanagamage as the Chief Guest. STCW Basic Safety Courses No. 01-2024(O) & No. 01-2024(S) were commenced on 16th January 2024 with the participation of 13 Officers and 28 Sailors respectively and all the course participants were awarded the certificates for STCW Basic Safety Course on successful completion of the courses. The objective of this course is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge as well as the training required to obtain the Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC). The course enhances the competencies of the participants to carry out the duties onboard merchant ships in a very successful and effective manner. The courses are conducted in accordance with the directives of the Merchant Shipping Secretariat and the International Maritime Organization’s Constitution. All instructors of the Merchant Marine Training School and lecturers conducted the respective modules under the intensive supervision of the Commandant, Naval & Maritime Academy, to provide the quality training for the course participants with the vision of producing suitable and skilled seafarers for the field of merchant shipping. This course steers the future aspirations of naval personnel who wish to retire from the Sri Lanka Navy in future and turning their careers into a new dimension. |
