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In order to undertake its Mission and Roles, Royal Brunei Navy is divided into TWO main components BASE & FLEET


Fleet

The DARUSSALAM Class, which consists of 3 Patrol Vessels (PVs), was commissioned in 2001. These recently acquired assets have enhanced the Navy’s capabilities in maintaining presence and response in our maritime focal areas with its secondary role is to provide Human Assistant & Disaster Relief whenever required. The Navy will soon be receiving the fourth and the last sister ship of its kind, KDB DARUTTAQWA.

The Fleet is further complemented with 4 Fast Patrol Boats, The IJHTIHAD Class, The existing Coastal Patrol Squadron and a Singapore-Made, 25-metre Fast Interceptor Boat, KDB MUSTAED.

In support of other units such as the Royal Brunei Land Force, the Support Squadron has supplemented the Fleet with four existing Landing Crafts which are mainly used as a means of Mobilising Land Forces Light and Heavy vehicles as well as personnel through rivers. These Vessels are named after KDB DAMUAN, KDB PUNI, KDB SERASA and KDB TERABAN.

In complementing RBN’s maritime response capability, the NAVAL SURFACE ACTION GROUP has been established to support the fleet’s operational tasking in conducting Search And Rescue (SAR), underwater clearance andmaritime interdiction operations."


Admin


Equally important is administration which include in providing man-power. The followings, fall under the responsibility of the Royal Brunei Navy Admin:

  • Headquarter
  • Manpower
  • Pay
  • Housing
  • Religious Affairs
  • Recreational
  • Medical and Dental
  • Fire Section
  • Regimental Police

Training Wing

Training Wing is established to provide high quality courses and training to improve the knowledge in terms of practical and theory for all officers and other ranks in the Royal Brunei Navy:

  • Warfare Training School
  • Naval Technical Training School
  • Physical Training
  • Religious Class


Simply, Training Wing is responsible for the conduct of basic naval skills training to other ranks or sailors such as:

  • Navigation
  • Seamanship
  • Weapons
  • Fire Fighting And Damage Control
  • Naval Warfare
  • Basic Diving
  • Communications and
  • Engineering


In addition, officers and soldiers are also sent overseas for advanced training, generally to Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, UK and United States of America.

Naval Technical Traning School
This school is responsible for establishing technical qualified personnel and to ensure ship system to be maintained throughout. To achieve this mission, NTTS provides technical courses as follows:

  • Weapon Engineering
  • Marine Engineering
  • Maritime Warfare

Physical Fitness Training

Physical fitness training is to ensure the Royal Brunei Navy personnel to reach the physical fitness standards required in the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.

Religious Class

The Religious Class provides opportunities to enhance the understanding in Islamic religion. The courses are conducted at the Royal Brunei Navy Mosque and the courses are as follows:

  • Basic Religious Course
  • Advanced Religious Course
  • Quran reading Course
  • 'Fardhu and Kifayah' Course

Logistic

Logistic Royal Brunei Navy, also known as Support Services, is no less in importance in supporting Royal Brunei Navy in achieving its mission and roles. To ensure all Royal Brunei Navy assets in operational state and maintained it at all times to meet the demand of operational ships at sea. In accordance with that, Logistic Royal Brunei Navy is made up of the followings:

  • Engineering
  • Logistic Support Store
  • Quartermaster
  • Transportation


Engineering

Engineering Section is responsible to give maintenance support and to enable all Royal Brunei Navy ships to perform its operational duties efficiently.The Engineering department is further divided into four main sections namely Hull Engineering, Base Engineering, Marine Engineering and Weapons Engineering.

 

Logistic Support Store

Logistic Support Store is responsible for providing equipment and logistical support for maintenance works, both for the ships and base facilities. In order to achieve that objective, this department will procure equipment from outside agencies to make sure all logistical stocks in a desirable state.



Quartermaster

Quartermaster is responsible to provide military clothing and food rations to all Royal Brunei Navy personnel and to provide fuel and fresh water for ships and transportations in the Royal Brunei Navy.

Transportation

The Transport Department is responsible for providing transportation to meet any requirements in the Royal Brunei Navy.