Training programme for Naval Officers of Gunnery Specialization Course at Naval & Maritime Academy, Trincomalee on 07-09 February 2022
At the invitation of SL Navy training department, the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Regulatory Council (Council) conducted a 03-day training programme for above officers under the Gunnery Specialization Course no 02 at Naval & Maritime Academy, Trincomalee on 07- 09 February 2022. Training programme included lectures, table top and field exercises.
The lectures were conducted by Mr. K.K.P.I.K. Kadadunna (Deputy Director/National emergency Coordinator), Ms. K.G.K.U. Gamage (Scientific Officer) and Mr. W.M.D.M. Piyarathna (Scientific Officer) and the areas covered in the programme are as follows,
- Basic Radiation Physics
- National and International legislation governing the use of radiation and Units and quantities of radiation protection
- Basic radiation protection techniques
- Introduction to weapons of mass destruction
- Radiological Accidents and need for Emergency Response and preparedness
- Radiation Measurements and Monitoring
- Emergency Management
- Protective actions and other response actions during a radiological emergency
- Introduction to Emergency training and exercises
Practical sessions of the training programme were based on following areas,
- Demonstration of “Inverse square law”
- Table top exercise based on “Response to radiological accident situation”
- Field exercise based on “Simulation of Source recovery in an emergency situation”
