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COAST GUARD OFFICER, HONOUR STUDENT ON US COURSE
Sub Lt. Wayne Richmond receives the honour student plaque from Commander John C. Cowan.
Sub Lieutenant, Wayne Richmond, a Coast Guard Training Officer, swept past his military counterparts to secure the honour student award on a recently concluded US Patrol Craft Officer Coastal Course.
The Course was conducted by the United States Naval, Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) at the John C Stennis Space Centre, Mississippi, USA.
The army said that the nine-week course addressed significant aspects of Navigation and Boat Handling and included training in areas such as Floatation and Sea Survival Techniques, Patrol Craft Safety Precautions and Procedures, introduction to Nautical Rules of the Road and Dead Reckoning (DR) Board and Search Drills.
Lt Richmond stated that his new knowledge complements his prior formal training and, as training officer, it will enhance his capacity to deliver training to his fellow Coast Guard officers and ranks.
He acknowledged that such training opportunities are quite invaluable for the development of skills and competencies within his unit.
“This experience has been one where I have been exposed to non-traditional training techniques, which, after consultations with my superiors, I would love to see implemented,” he asserted. He also said that he was grateful to have been selected for attendance on the course and pledged commitment to the enhancement of his unit.
Sub Lieutenant Wayne Richmond enlisted with the Force in 2004. He is the second officer in the Force to have completed this course. Participants were drawn from the militaries of several countries including Iraq, Cambodia, Oman, Azerbaijan, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Barbados.
The Guyana Defence Force remains committed to the professional development of its ranks since this translates into better service to our nation.
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