{"id":39041,"date":"2026-05-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=39041"},"modified":"2026-05-24T05:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:19:47","slug":"ceremonially-commenced-the-boatman-coastwise-qualifying-course-01-2026-at-nma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nma.navy.lk\/?p=39041","title":{"rendered":"CEREMONIALLY COMMENCED THE BOATMAN (COASTWISE)\u200d QUALIFYING COURSE 01\/2026 AT NMA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39041\" class=\"elementor elementor-39041\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecfaac3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecfaac3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-482ea83\" data-id=\"482ea83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c724d elementor-widget elementor-widget-htmega-tab-addons\" data-id=\"47c724d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"htmega-tab-addons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"htmega-tab-area htmega-tab-style-\">\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"htmega-tab-nav htb-nav htmega-tab-menu-style-\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n                    <a class=\"htb-nav-link htb-active htb-show elementor-repeater-item-04b5554\" href=\"#htmegatab-47c724d1\" data-toggle=\"htbtab\" role=\"tab\">English |<\/a><a class=\"htb-nav-link  elementor-repeater-item-890cb66\" href=\"#htmegatab-47c724d2\" data-toggle=\"htbtab\" role=\"tab\">\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d82\u0dc4\u0dbd |<\/a><a class=\"htb-nav-link  elementor-repeater-item-261482a\" href=\"#htmegatab-47c724d3\" data-toggle=\"htbtab\" role=\"tab\">\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd<\/a>                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"htmega-tab-content-area htb-tab-content\">\r\n                    <div class=\"htmega-single-tab htb-tab-pane htb-fade htb-active htb-show elementor-repeater-item-04b5554\" id=\"htmegatab-47c724d1\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"htmega-tab-content\"><h2>CEREMONIALLY COMMENCED THE BOATMAN (COASTWISE)\u200d QUALIFYING  COURSE 01\/2026 AT NMA<\/h2>\n&nbsp;\n<p align=\"justify\">Eighteen (18) seaman branch sailors, including four (04) Senior Sailors and fourteen (14) Junior Sailors, joined Navigation School of the Naval &amp; Maritime Academy on 18 May 26 to follow the Boatman (Coastwise) Course 01\/2026, which will continue for twenty six (26) weeks.<\/p>\n\n<p align=\"justify\">The ultimate aim of the course is to impart professional knowledge of Coastal Navigation to Seaman branch sailors with sufficient theoritcal and practical experience. This course will qualify leading rate and above Seaman branch sailors to command Coastal Patrol Craft (CPC) \/ Inshore Patrol Craft (IPC) and to perform navigation duties onboard ships and ashore professionally and competently. The course is scheduled to be completed on 15 Nov 26.<\/p>\n\n<p align=\"justify\">The Officer-in-Charge of the Navigation School, Lieutenant Commander (N) EKD De Soysa, addressed the trainees during the Opening Ceremony and emphasized the importance of the course for professional coastal navigation and the value of the qualification received upon successful completion. 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