IOS Sagar leaves for Karwar (PC: Indian Navy)
New Delhi: A total of 44 international trainees from nine friendly foreign countries completed their harbour and sea training phase at Southern Naval Command in Kochi as part of the Indian Navy’s maiden initiative of Indian Ocean Ship Sagar (IOS Sagar). IOS Sagar with her crew has left for Karwar.
These trainees underwent a specially curated training capsule ranging from basic seamanship activities to state-of-the-art simulator training.
Truly signifying the motto of “One Ocean, One Mission”, the international crew was trained together on various facets of communication skills, firefighting and damage-control drills, visit board search & seize (VBSS) procedures and finer aspects of bridgemanship.
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Simulator based practical trainings were imparted to equip the crew with dynamic challenges of maritime domain. The training interactions also facilitated a forum for exchange of best training practices and procedures.
Over the past decades, Navy’s maritime training institutions have trained over 20,000 officers and sailors from over 50 FFC ranging from ab initio training to trade specific professional courses enhancing maritime expertise and capability. Additionally, the international crew was also exposed to sea training along with the Navy crew of INS Sunayna by the Indian naval work-up team.
“The sea training was aimed at acclimatising the international crew with Indian Navy’s systems and procedures enabling them to operate as a well-knit and cohesive unit during the forthcoming deployment,” the Navy PRO, Commander Vivek Madhwal, said.
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IOS Sagar is a unique example of fostering deeper maritime understanding and promoting regional stability and cooperation.
The Indian Navy’s collaboration with the regional navies reaffirm commitment to safeguarding collective maritime interests and capacity building with partner nations across the Indian Ocean region (IOR).
