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BNS
SHAHEED MOAZZAM |
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1. Brief History. BNS SHAHEED MOAZZAM is
an important training establishment of Bangladesh
Navy. The base was commissioned on 16 Jan 1976 after
the name of Late Lieutenant Commander MOAZZAM HOSSAIN,
a martyr (Shaheed) of pre liberation movement of
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2. Location. BNS SHAHEED MOAZZAM is
situated in the Rangamati Hill District in the midst
of beautiful flora and fauna. It is about 60
kilometres north East of the metropolitan and port
city of Chittagong. Situated at about 180 feet above
the mean sea level and surrounded by the hills,
mountains, lakes and forests. The base offers an
exotic panoramic view. In fact it is a place of scenic
beauty that often catches the eyes of many nature
lovers.
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3. Aim/Role of the Base. The aim of the
base is to impart basic and advance training to
sailors and advance training to officers. The
responsibilities of this base are divided mainly into
two parts:
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a. Primary
Responsibilities. |
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(1) To conduct basic
training for the seaman and technical branch
sailors.
(2) To conduct advanced training for the technical
branch sailors.
(3) To monitor and supervise progress of officers
attending graduation courses at Chittagong
University of Engineering and Technology (CUET).
(4) To conduct specialization courses for
technical branch officers.
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b. Secondary Responsibilities. |
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(1) To provide
training to the members of the sister services and
foreign navies on some specialized fields.
(2) To arrange deep diving training in the Kaptai
Lake for divers.
(3) To arrange boat handling, small arms firing
and survival training including other extra
curricular activities for member of the BN
including Cadets of Bangladesh Naval Academy.
(4) Support to Nation Building Activities, aid to
civil power and render humanitarian assistance
whenever called for.
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Details of the Training Facilities Available.
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a. Indoor Training
Facilities. BNS SHAHEED MOAZZAM is
equipped with many modern instructional facilities
for conducting different courses including MESC
and LEC. It has well equipped classrooms, modern
laboratories, workshops, library, computer club,
model rooms etc to conduct training of high
standard. Some of the facilities are:
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(1)
Seamanship
Model Room |
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(2) Engineering Model Room. |
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(3) Electrical
& Electronic Laboratories |
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(4) Engineering
Workshop |
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(5) Computer Club. |
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(6) Electronic Hobby
Club for various design & project works. |
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Reference Library |
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b. Outdoor
Training Facilities.
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(1) Boat Pool. A
boat pool with about 50 boats (including power
boats and sailing boats) for various activities
like Sailing, Pulling and Cruising etc.
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(2) Survival Training
Site. Deep forest and jungles and the difficult
hilly terrains in the proximity provide the most
appropriate site for survival training.
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Small Arms Firing Range. |
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Sports and
Pentathlon Ground.
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.5. Training Facilities Available for Foreign
Nationals. All the above mentioned indoor and outdoor
facilities can be utilized by overseas students of
foreign Navies.
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6. Details of the Training Curriculum. The training
school is the highest technical training institute of
Bangladesh Navy. In fact, it is the nerve centre of
all technical training activities. It has three wings,
namely Seamanship School, Engineering School and
Electrical School. Various types of courses conducted
in this base are as follows:
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a. Basic Professional Courses. The basic
professional course for the new entry sailors of
Seaman, Engineering, Electrical and Radio Electrical
branches are of 38 weeks duration and are designed to
train the new entry sailors about their professional
works to primarily suit the requirements at sea.
b. Advanced Professional Courses.
Advanced professional courses are:
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(1) Specialization Course for Officers.
Specialization Courses are post graduation level
course namely Marine Engineering Specialization Course
(MESC) for Engineering and Long Electrical Course (LEC)
for Electrical branch officers. The duration of those
courses are of 38 weeks. These courses are designed to
train the mid level Electrical and Engineer Officers
of Bangladesh and foreign navies on various
specialized subjects and equipment. This course
prepares the officers to perform the duties of
departmental officer in fleet and to head the workshop
in Dockyard/Shipyard.
(2) Leading Rank Qualifying Course.
This course is of 42 weeks duration and designed for
sailors of the technical branch for promotion to the
Leading rank. The syllabus of this course is designed
in light of technical education curriculum of
Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB). This
course covers most of the technical aspects required
for maintenance and smooth operation of equipment
onboard BN ships and also prepare the sailors to work
independently on board ship or assigned place.
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Artificer Qualifying Course. Artificer
qualifying course is of 74 weeks duration and
conducted for the Leading rank sailors of the
technical branch required for promotion to the rank of
Petty Officer. On successful completion of this course
the sailors are awarded with Diploma in Engineering,
which is recognized by BTEB. This course prepares a
sailor to run a particular section as an In-charge
within his department.
(4) Chief Artificer Course. This
course is of 10 weeks duration and it is the highest
professional course for the Chief Petty Officers of
technical branch. This post diploma course has been
designed to provide a chance to recapitulate knowledge
and experience gathered previously and as such to make
the trainees professionally confident. This course
helps them to prepare themselves for carrying out the
duties of Departmental Officer of small Ships and/or
In-charge of Base workshop.
(5) Branch Rank Common Course (Professional).
This is a professional course for technical sailors
selected for commission in the Navy. This course is of
16 weeks duration and is the last professional
training for a sailor to become an officer. This
course provides a chance to recapitulate knowledge and
experience gathered previously and as such to make the
trainees professionally confident. Some administrative
information has been added to prepare them for
carrying out the duties of Engineer and Electrical
Officer of small ships and or In-charge Base
Electrical Workshop
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c. Short Courses. Besides regular courses, a number of
short courses are also conducted on requirement basis.
The short courses include:
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(1) Ag S/Lt Technical Course. This is a course of 6
weeks duration for newly commissioned Executive branch
officers of Bangladesh Navy. The course is designed to
provide fair knowledge on electrical and mechanical
engineering subjects to officers of Executive Branch
and also to acquaint them with different electrical,
electronic and mechanical engineering terminology,
equipment and the system used in the navy.
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(2) Frogmanship Course. A part of frogman ship course
for Bangladesh Army officers and cadets are conducted
by this base for duration of 01 week. This is
basically a scuba orientation course done in shallow
waters with open circuit diving sets.
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(3) Scuba Diving Course. This course is conducted for
2 weeks duration for the officers of Bangladesh Army
undergoing Commando Course where deep diving is
conducted using both closed circuit and open circuit
diving sets
(4) Watermanship Course. A part of watermanship
course is conducted for duration of 01 week for the
officers of Bangladesh Air Force to familiarize them
with the techniques of survival at sea.
(5) Divisional and Leadership Course for Petty
Officers. A part of Divisional and Leadership course
for the duration of 01 week is conducted here to train
on Practical Leadership Exercise (PLX) and Extra
Curricular Activities for the promotion to the rank of
Chief Petty Officer.
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(6) Radar and WT Maintenance Course. This is a 10
weeks duration Radar and WT equipment maintenance
course for the EME core technicians of Bangladesh
Army.
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d. Other Activities. In addition to these short
courses it also provides assistance to the Divers of
Bangladesh Navy in carrying out Deep Diving Practice
in the Kaptai Lake and provides assistance to the
Cadets of Bangladesh Naval Academy while conducting
their Practical Leadership Exercise
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7. Other Facilities. This training base is equipped
with modern computer facilities and hobby clubs. All
participants of the regular course, specially the
junior sailors are trained in the computer club to
meet the basic requirements of the time. Technical
sailors have the opportunity to join hobby club, which
provides facilities to practice theoretical knowledge
and ideas.
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