15th Pre - Command Training course concludes on successful note
Twenty-five (25) senior officers successfully completed the 15th Pre Command Training (PCT) course, designed to equip naval officers for future command appointments on board Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard ships and craft.
The closing ceremony was held on 24 October 2026 at the Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda Auditorium of Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee. Rear Admiral Buddhika Liyanagamage, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy and Commander Eastern Naval Area, attended the event as the Chief Guest.
Organised by the Naval Fleet Command, the course commenced on 5 October. It focused on enhancing professional competency, leadership capability and command readiness for officers selected to take over ships and craft as Commanding Officers and Officers-in-Command.
The curriculum combined theoretical and practical training modules, shipboard exercises and simulation sessions. These components aimed to strengthen operational readiness, tactical decision-making and effective command skills at sea.
Rear Admiral Haritha Jayadeva, Flag Officer Commanding Naval Fleet (FOCNF), along with Heads of Departments, Commanding Officers of ships and craft and naval personnel attached to the Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee were present at the ceremony.