The Practical Pistol Shooting Course 01/2026 ceremonially commenced on 20th April 2026 at the Naval Marksmanship & Sniper Training School, Naval & Maritime Academy.
The course commenced with nine (09) officers, one (01) senior sailor and twelve (12) junior sailors. The primary aim of this course is to enhance the sidearm handling proficiency of officers and sailors. The course also contributes to developing the professional knowledge and skills of the trainees, enabling them to perform their assigned duties competently. Participants are expected to acquire advanced skills to enhance their pistol shooting proficiency.
The opening address of the course was delivered by Lieutenant Commander (INF) AMDL Aththanayaka, Officer-in-Charge of the Naval Marksmanship & Sniper Training School of NMA.
මෙම පාඨමාලාව නිලධාරින් 09 දෙනෙකු, එක් (01) ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ නාවිකයෙක් සහ කණිෂ්ඨ නාවිකයින් 12 දෙනෙකුගෙන් ආරම්භ විය. මෙම පාඨමාලාවේ අරමුණ වනුයේ ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාවේ නිලධාරීන්ගේ සහ නාවිකයින්ගේ පැති අවි හැසිරවීමේ කුසලතාවය වැඩි දියුණු කිරීමයි.
පාඨමාලාවේ ආරම්භක දේශණය නාවික ප්රගුණ හා සැඟවුණු වෙඩික්කරු පුහුණු පාසලේ අණභාර නිලධාරී ලුතිනන් කොමාණ්ඩර් (නාපාබල) ඒඑම්ඩීඑල් අත්තනායක නිළධාරි තුමන් විසින් පවත්වන ලදී.
இந்தப் பயிற்சி 09 அதிகாரிகள், ஒரு சிரேஷ்ட மாலுமி மற்றும் 12 இளைய மாலுமிகளுடன் தொடங்கியது. இலங்கை கடற்படையின் அதிகாரிகள் மற்றும் மாலுமிகளின் கைத்துப்பாக்கிகளைக் கையாளும் திறன்களை மேம்படுத்துவதே இந்தப் பயிற்சியின் நோக்கமாகும்.
இப்பயிற்சியின் தொடக்கவுரையை, கடற்படைத் திறன் மற்றும் மறைவுச் சுடுதல் பயிற்சிப் பள்ளியின் கட்டளை அதிகாரியான லெப்டினன்ட் கமாண்டர் (கடற்படை) ஏ.எம்.டி.எல். அத்தநாயக்க அவர்கள் வழங்கினார்.