Forty-sevenAssistant Commandants of the 68th Batch of Indian Coast Guard Law andOperations Course passed out of the portals of Indian Coast Guard TrainingCentre (ICGTC) on Wednesday in Kochi, Kerala. An impressive Passing Out Parade(POP) was held at the ICG district headquarters No. 4, Kochi.

The POP markedthe successful culmination of the Technical Courses for the trainee officers.During the 10.2 weeks CG Law and Operations course, the officers have impartedinstructions on Coast Guard specific subjects such as Maritime Law, Search andRescue, Fisheries Monitoring & Control, Prevention and Control of MarinePollution and other subjects related to the CG Charter of Duties.

The training atCGTC (K) ensured impetus to build professional calibre, practical broad baseknowledge and critical thinking skills in the Officer trainees which are thekey requisites for manning state of art platforms of Indian Coast Guard. Itfurther grooms the young officers to develop as astute decision-makers,handling critical & dynamic situations at sea.