The plan is effective Oct. 1. Payments will be made according to the length of the contract. The course is designed to provide instruction on NATO terminology, operating procedures and communications. Topics covered will include Search and Rescue, Maritime Interdiction, Replenishment at Sea, and Non-Combatant Evacuations. This training facilitates interoperability with a multitude of foreign navies.
Nations participating include Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Ukraine.
The course is the second of its kind this year. The program was developed last year by the Surface Warfare Officer School Command and the Defense Language Institute.