REGIONAL MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AT ATC MIRISSA

The Regional Maritime Law Enforcement (RMLE) Instructor Development Course – Phase I successfully completed today at Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) Advanced Training Center (ATC), Mirissa. There were twenty seven (27) participants for the two (02) weeks course from regional law enforcement agencies namely Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka and course was conducted by four (04) instructors each from US Coast Guard International Division’s Mobile Training Branch and SLCG. The course was sponsored by the Export and Related Border Security (EXBS) programme of US Embassy.

The course aimed at developing instructor capability on selected officers in regional law enforcement agencies in order carry out regular training on maritime law enforcement and standard boarding procedures as an important capacity building measure in their respective staffs. The curriculum of the course includes theoretical instructions including International Maritime Law and practical sessions of class room dry-exercises and onboard scenario based trainings were conducted onboard SLCGS ‘Suraksha’.

Twelve (12) Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) officers, seven (07) Maldivian National Defence Force (MNDF) Coast Guard officers and eight (08) SLCG officers received the certificates from EXBS programme advisor at US Embassy Colombo; Mrs Julia Klaus at the closing ceremony held at 0900 hrs on 14th June 2019 at ATC Mirissa with the presence of Director Training – SLCG and Regional Director – Coast Guard Southern Region.