Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA),

Trincomalee Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...

, is the

naval academy A naval academy provides education for prospective naval officers. See also * Military academy A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally pro ...

of the

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, and is located within SLN Dockyard,

. It received university status in 2001 under the leadership of Commodore SR Samaratunga.

History

The Sri Lanka Naval and Maritime Academy was established on 15 January 1967, and was subsequently commissioned on 15 July 1967 with Instructor Commander M. G. S. Perera as the first Commandant. NMA hold the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Certification awarded by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution in 2007. This was upgraded to ISO 9001:2008 in 2010. In recognition of its service rendered over the years, the NMA was awarded with the prestigious President's Colours in 2003.

Training courses

There are several intakes for cadet officers and midshipmen annually. These are under the following category:

Officer mid-career courses

* Long Logistics Management Course (LLMC) - Accredited to the

General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) ( Sinhala: ජෙනරාල් ශ්‍රිමත් ජෝන් කොතලාවල ආරක්ෂක විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය ''General Sir John Kotelawala'' ''Ar ...

for the

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accoun ...

Logistics Management Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...

. * Junior Naval Staff Course (JNSC) - Accredited to the

for the Post Graduate Diploma in Defence Management. * Service Entry Technical Course (for Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hull Engineering, Civil Engineering, Administration Officer Health, Information Technology and Band Master Branches) - Accredited to the

University of Kelaniya Pannaya Parisujjhati , mottoeng = Self-purification is by insight , established = 1875 Vidyalankara Pirivena1959 Vidyalankara University , type = Public , endowment = , adminis ...

for a Post Graduate Diploma. Navyhouse7

Officer entry courses

* Sub Lieutenant Technical Course **Executive branch - Accredited to the

for the

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in Naval and Maritime Studies. **Logistics branch - Accredited to the

for the

in Logistic Management **Naval Patrolman Branch/Provost Branch - Accredited to the

for the

in Naval Studies * Direct Entry Course (for professional for other branches) *

(KDU) Entry Course * Service Entry Course (for serving ratings)

Other courses

* Long Gunnery Course * Long Navigation Course * Long Communication Course * Long Anti-Submarine Warfare Course

References

External links

* * {{Coord missing, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Navy Military academies of Sri Lanka Staff colleges in Sri Lanka Military education and training in Sri Lanka Naval academies Maritime colleges Educational institutions established in 1967 Installations of the Sri Lanka Navy Buildings and structures in Trincomalee SLN Dockyard Education in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Colleges affiliated to General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University