The National Association of Naval Volunteer Corps ( sv, Sjövärnskårernas Riksförbund, SVK RF), commonly known as the Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps ( sv, Sjövärnskåren, SVK) is a

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auxiliary defence organization that cooperate with the

Swedish Armed Forces The Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Sweden, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting internati ...

Task

The task of SNV is to give further education to seamen and officers of the

Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps (). In Swedish, vessels o ...

, to provide personnel to the marine parts of the

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and to introduce young people to the work in the Navy and other maritime professions through their youth organization known as the Swedish Sea Cadet Corps (SSCC). SNV is also a part of the

International Sea Cadet Association The International Sea Cadet Association, referred to as "the ISCA", is a voluntary association of independent Sea Cadet Corps or corresponding organizations, committed to common concepts and goals, and wishing to share ideas and information, and, ...

through the SSCC.

Swedish Sea Cadet Corps

Sjövärnsaspiranter övar roddexercis 1942

The Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps run summer schools for young people aged 15–19 years. On the three-week-long summer schools, cadets are taught about seamanship, navigation, first aid, sailing, military demeanour, military history, defence knowledge, friendship, and everything else a navy man or woman is expected to be. In their first summer cadets go on the Basic Course (Grundkurs), in their second summer cadets go on the Advanced Course (''Fortsättningskurs'') that provides advanced sailing skills, and in their third summer cadets go on the Internship Course (''Praktikkurs''), which provides practical knowledge in operating and working on larger vessels. There is also the possibility in their fourth summer for cadets to attend the Leadership Course (''Ledarkurs'') which trains Cadets to act as assistant instructors, who can then teach younger students. During the winter cadets have the chance to improve their knowledge of what they have learned during the summer courses. Emphasis is placed on navigation, and cadets are expected to have passed the Inshore Yachtmaster Diploma and Coastal Yachtmaster Diploma before they have completed their three years. In the summer months as well as attending the summer schools Cadets have the opportunity to sail with the SNV fleet schooners HSwMS ''Gladan'' or HSwMS ''Falken'' and participate in exchanges under the

(ISCA).

Local units

* Blekinge Sjövärnskår
Sjövärnskåren Stockholm
* Sjövärnskårsdivision Syd * Gotlands Sjövärnskår * Gävleborgs Sjövärnskår * Göteborgs Sjövärnskår * Kalmarsunds Sjövärnskår * Nordvästra Skånes Sjövärnskår * Norra Smålands Sjövärnskår * Norrbottens Sjövärnskår * Roslagens Sjövärnskår * Sydöstra Skånes Sjövärnskår * Södermanlands Sjövärnskår * Södertörns Sjövärnskår * Västernorrlands Sjövärnskår * Öresunds Sjövärnskår * Östergötlands Sjövärnskår

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