Navy to upgrade training facilities

/Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency

By Lee Han-soo

“The training facility for the Republic of Korea Navy 1st Fleet base was built in the 1980s,” a Navy official told Yonhap news agency.

“We are planning to upgrade this facility by 2018 and will implement actual sea conditions and battle environments.

“This is to increase the chances of survival in case of an attack similar to North Korea’s torpedo attack on the South Korean naval frigate Cheonan in 2010 that killed 46 sailors.”

The new training facility, which replicates a Corvette class warship, can house 65 trainees and five officers.

The facility will have replicas of a bridge, an engine room, pump chambers, sleeping quarters and other crucial rooms inside a warship.

Training will be held in real-life conditions, with the ship rocking at a 15 degree angle or being tilted after an attack.

The navy also plans to update other training facilities at Navy 2nd and 3rd Fleet bases from 2020.