The courses were conducted according to the program “Motorist-steering of border guard cutters”.

The courses were conducted according to the program “Motorist-steering of border guard cutters”.

Twenty border guards from Chernihiv, Lutsk, Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Podilskyi, Izmail, Odesa, Kherson, and Berdyansk border guard detachments updated and deepened their knowledge as helmsmen during the month.

The course had a busy program - more than 120 hours of necessary theoretical training and more than 20 hours of practical training on the water.

The teaching and instructing staff of the center professionally and carefully prepared the educational material. Specialists studied the basics of navigation and vessel handling under the guidance of Anatoly Nikolaenko.

The basics of radar, the peculiarities of the use of all types and models of devices in the inventory on border cutters, the course participants discussed with the senior instructor of the center Yuri Zhilevsky.

Roman Brusanovsky, the current commander of the small naval cutter, skillfully told about the structure and tactical and technical characteristics of border cutters, purpose and composition of fixed and moving parts of outboard and stationary engines, about the peculiarities of their trouble-free operation and safety measures.

“During the training we gained new skills, enriched our knowledge in the specialty, exchanged experiences about the features of water borders in different regions of our country. Such courses provide an opportunity to really update and deepen knowledge and enrich the experience of practice under the guidance of experienced teachers. And this increases the combat readiness of the unit, because the skillful maintenance and management of the cutter is the key to a quick and effective response to the situation at the border,” said Vyacheslav Didenko, a graduate of the course.

Upon completion of the course, students passed a comprehensive exam and received the relevant certificates confirming their readiness and admission to self-driving border guard cutters.

“Lifelong learning is a modern trend that corresponds to the system of military education in Ukraine and which is now the greatest value for educated, competent personnel in the positions they hold. The staff of the Training Center responsibly and honestly performed their training program, you passed the exams well, so our joint result should be a guarantee of reliable protection of the state border and preservation of the highest value - the lives of fellows while performing tasks on water objects of the border,” Ilya Kutsenko, the head of the Marine Guard Training Center, said.