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WELCOME TO FINNISH NAVAL ACADEMY,

SUOMENLINNA

SWNC INFO

The SWNC-course starts on Tuesday 8th of October at 0815 hrs at the Finnish Naval

Academy (FNA), Suomenlinna.

Here is the schedule for the first week:

The next two weeks we are at sea (from Monday 0800 hrs to Friday 1400 hrs) on the

Wrede-class training vessel. The weekends are off duty.

Finnish Naval Academy Shallow Waters Navigation Course * We reserve the right to and may change our course plans

WEEK PLAN 1

Week number: 42 / 2023

Time Monday 7.10. Tuesday 8.10. Wednesday 9.10.

08.15 Arrival to naval academy/travelling day

Opening Course program and Logistics: LCDR Petri Sassi Pre-voyage conference (Nautical charts, Aids to navigation, Chart work)

(navigation brief, Voyage planning, Navigation plan exercice in simulator)

09.15

10.15

11.00 Lunch Lunch

Lunch

12.00 4-6 Pre-voyage conference (Nautical charts, Aids to navigation, Chart work) Presentation of the simulator and navigation exercice (Determining position, Presentation of the simulator, Voyage planning, Navigation plan exercise)

Moving to the Upinniemi naval base.

13.00

14.15

16.30 Dinner Dinner icebeaking

Dinner presentation of Fabian Wrede -class

Time Thursday 10.10. Friday 11.10. NOTICES 08.15 Learning how to operate Fabian

Wrede-class ship and mooring exercise

Nav brief. Navigation exercise at sea

Needed material: (from Naval Academy) - Pen and paper - Charts - Divider - Parallel ruler - Protractor triangle

09.15

10.15

11.00 Lunch Navigation plans for next day

Lunch

12.00 Mooring and handling exercise Voyage plan inspections/nav brief

Plans for next weeks

13.00

14.15 WEEKEND off duty

16.30 Dinner Preparing to next day nav brief

Suomenlinna Course Leader LTSG Antti Kurkivuori

Arriving in Helsinki and the Naval Academy, Suomenlinna

How to get there:

Suomenlinna is accessible only by water. A ferry service (HSL) runs from the Market

Square to Suomenlinna throughout the year. HSL is a joint local authority managing public

transport and the transport system in the Helsinki region.

Arriving by ferry:

If you take the morning ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki West Terminal. Take tram number 7

and buy an AB-zone ticket. The ticket is valid for 80 minutes. Travel to Helsinki Kauppatori

and take the ferry to Suomenlinna. Timetables in HSL ferry - Suomenlinna Official Website

I will meet you at the Suomenlinna on monday, so give me a call when you know your

timetable and ETA.

Arriving by plane:

Kauppatori ferry station where you take the ferry to Suomenlinna. Remember to buy the

ferry ticket from the ticket machine (you have to choose the ABC zone).

How to get to Helsinki Airport: You can arrive at Helsinki Airport easily by using public

transportation train or bus or taxi. Transfer to the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport takes about 1 - 2

hours.

To and from Helsinki Airport by car or using public transportation | Finavia

Airport buses

Buses take you close to the terminals smoothly. There are various bus connections to the

airport from Helsinki city centre. Airport buses, including Finnair City Bus have frequent

daily connections to the airport. Read more about buses.

Airport train

Trains P and I operate daily from Helsinki city centre to the airport. Read more about

trains.

Taxi

Various taxi agencies operate between the airport and Helsinki city centre, and other

nearby towns. Please find out beforehand from which terminal your flight departs, and the

taxi will drop you off right in front of the right terminal. Read more about taxis.

More info about Helsinki and Suomenlinna etc. Helsinki-Vantaa airport | City of Helsinki,

City of Helsinki, Suomenlinna Official Website, Naval Academy - Merivoimat The Finnish

Navy

Public transportation has all information in English including stops.

You need to bring the following:

- Shipboard working uniform or equivalent

- warm clothes for working on deck

- rainwear

- personal hygiene products + towel

- sportswear

- service uniform

The FNA will provide the handouts, notebooks, pens etc.

Accommodation:

Sun Oct 15 - Nov 4: Suomenlinna, double dorm room. Co-ed shower, toilets, lounge and

kitchen with cooking facilities.

Meals:

During week 1: Lunch and dinner at FNA canteen (FNA offer meals). There is a grocery

store in Suomenlinna, 300 m from FNA.

Course contents:

First week: theory and simulator. For training in the simulator we divide in two 3-man

teams (conning officer, radar operator and wheelman). We sail combat vessels (LOA 50

m) in the archipelago at 20 kn. Objectives: to study operational environment, voyage

planning and MRM.

Second and third week: aboard the Fabian Wrede-class training vessels. In addition to six

students the crew has two cooks, CO, OOW, Chief and Engineering Officer. You will work

as conning officer and on deck, stand port watch, carry out cleaning chores etc. We sail

from Mon 1000 hrs till Friday 1400 hrs (6 - 12 hrs per day. You can stay in the dorm rooms

for the weekend.

The course will end on Nov 4, by 1200 hrs. Transfer to the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport takes

about 1 - 2 hours.

Leisure time:

First week: classes from 0800 hrs till 1600 hrs. There will be voyage planning in the

evenings, but also time for e.g. sports (FNA has a gym, the island fortress is a beautiful

place to go jogging). There is less time for leisure activities once we are aboard because

of, again, voyage planning and watch duties. The weekends are free.

Address: Suomenlinna Merisotakoulu, PL 5, 00191 Helsinki

Please do not hesitate to contact me if there is any problem or you need more information.

Naval Academy

Centre for Naval Warfare Studies

LCDR Petri Sassi

Chief of Navigation

[email protected]

phone +358 299 341 220

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The Finnish Naval Academy Invitation 1 (2)

HELSINKI

INVITATION TO THE SHALLOW WATERS NAVIGATION COURSE AT THE FINNISH NAVAL ACADEMY

The Chief of Staff Navy Command Finland has the honor of inviting your participants to the Shallow Waters Navigation Course. The course will be conducted on 7th – 25th October 2024 at the Finnish Naval Academy. The aim of the course is to provide training in independent navigation in the archipelago and shallow waters environment. The course is designed for officers with navigation experience at least 3 years.

1 Registration

Participation is by invitation only and the course has a limited number of seats. The maximum number of students is ten.

We propose to share the seats as follows: US one seat, DEU one seat, EST one seat, LIT one seat, FRA one seat and LAT one seat.

We kindly request you confirm your attendance by Friday 13 September 2024 via webropol link

https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/SWNC2024.

Remaining seats will be distributed after that date. Please inform us your confirmation e-mail if you are interested in additional seats.

The Finnish Naval Academy will start the Request for Visit (RFV) process for the participants after confirmation. Participants are requested to send an e-mail that contains the participants’ name, rank and date of birth to the Finnish Naval Academy NLT Friday 13 September 2024.

The RFV must include a request for visiting the following military areas: Pansio (incl. harbour), Upinniemi (incl. harbour) and Suomenlinna.

2 Accommodation and Provisions

The Finnish Naval Academy provides accommodation and provisions for the participants during the course. There is also a possibility to store and warm up meals at the accommodation during the course.

3 Further information and contact information

Ltcdr Petri Sassi gives further information about the course description and details concerning the program. - tel. (mobile) +358 299 341 220 - e-mail: [email protected] - Attached info letter

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Estonian Navy

Lithuanian Navy

Latvian Navy

French Navy

FOR INFORMATION Defence Command Finland

Navy Command Finland

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