ABDF officer completes navigational course in India

Last Friday, Antigua Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF) officer, Lieutenant (Lt.)
Aushaun Browne successfully completed an International Long Navigation Course
held in India.
The course held over a period of seven months, was conducted at the Navigation
and Direction School in Kochi, India.
According to the Indian Honorary Consul in St. John’s, Vijay Tewari, the course
involved 20 officers from 16 different countries. It was geared towards preparing
officers to assume the responsibilities of a Navigating Officer, ensuring the
navigational safety and operational readiness of Naval Warships at all times. The
course also covered other aspects of Maritime Operations, including hydrography,
aircraft direction, oceanography and meteorology, and naval warfare.
Lt. Browne along with the other 19 Officers were successful in all their endeavors
throughout the course and they have all returned to their respective countries,
accomplished and certified as Navigation Officers.
The ABDF continues to provide opportunities to its soldiers to better equip them to
support and defend the nation.