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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA
Activities Conducted by SLN to Protect and Preserve Marine Environment
Aid to Civil Power
Naval operations to provide military assistance to the civil power are
usually aimed at supporting domestic law enforcement at sea and land
with in national jurisdictions.
Quarantine Enforcement
SLN conducts operations to enforce quarantine regulations in Sri Lanka
to prevent landing on Sri Lankan shores by unauthorized foreign vessels,
which could not detected inadvertently release plants, animal and
human disease.
Protection of Offshore Assets
Protection of Sri Lanka’s offshore assets from seaborne attack is an
assignment of the SLN, which would require deployment of naval ships
and attaining local sea control. The air defence of the off-shore assets is
the responsibility of the new naval air surveillance unit in collaboration
with SLAF. However, naval ships deployed for protection would assist in
162 To Nurture a Stable Environment at Sea
