According to a CAG report, INS Satavahana is lagging behind in training Navy crew on various aspects of damage control and firefighting in a submarine.
About:
Location: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Established in:
Mandate: INS Satavahana is the premier Submarine Training establishment of the Indian Navy for imparting all facets of submarine training.
School of Advanced Undersea Warfare (SAUW): SAUW was established in 2006 inside the premises of INS Satavahana, to train the crew of submarines of the nuclear submarines.
Nomenclature:
It is named after the “Satavahana” dynasty that once ruled the eastern coast of peninsular India (184 BC to 300 AD).
During the reign of Satkarni, the third Satavahana King, the Indian sails ventured off the present day’s islands of Malaysia and Indonesia.
It is the only integrated training establishment in the Indian Navy, as it carries out training for all branches of officers and sailors of the Submarine Arm.
Comment:
Training in damage control and firefighting assumes even greater importance as India inducts nuclear submarines into its ageing submarine fleet.
In 2013, submarine INS Sindhurakshak sank in the Mumbai harbour after an explosion on board, killing 18 sailors. In 2014, fire on board INS Sindhuratna killed two officers.
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