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Coastguard trainees learn electronic navigation |14 March 2014

A group of coastguard trainees have had the chance to take part in a course on the use of electronic navigation equipment.

The training was delivered by Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) trainers and EUNavfor with support from EUCAP Nestor on board the French EUNavfor flagship Siroco.
 
The trainees received practical and theoretical instructions on how to use equipment such as GPS, AIS, ECDIS, radar, and gyrocompass.
 
“This training was very useful as it provided the trainees with hands-on instruction on how to handle essential navigation equipment. I am grateful to EUNavfor and EUCAP Nestor for their support,” said SCG’s commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Simon Dine.

This course in electronic navigation forms part of a 27-week basic training programme for the SCG. It has been developed by the SCG and EUCAP Nestor and covers various aspects of maritime security and the coast guard functions.

EUCAP Nestor is a civilian EU mission under the so called Common Security and Defence Policy mandated to assist countries of the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean develop their capacities and capabilities to ensure maritime security, in particular counter-piracy and maritime governance.
Part of its mandate includes providing the countries in the region with essential light equipment.

EU Navfor deters, prevents and represses acts of piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia. Its ships protect World Food Programme vessels delivering aid to Somalia and AMISOM shipping.


EU Navfor ships also contribute to the monitoring of fishing activity off the Somali coast.



The trainees in a souvenir photograph with their instructors

 

 

 

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