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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA
Counter-Piracy Operations

SLN is bound under the LOSC to suppress piracy whenever it may occur
in the high seas. In circumstances where piracy is actively interfering
with commerce and other peaceful activities, the same measures which
apply in other situations for the protection of merchant shipping must
require to be applied in sea control operations.

Support to Counter Insurgency Operation

SLN is responsible to assist the law enforcement agencies when called
upon for Counter Insurgency Operations.

Maritime Counter Terrorism

The challenge of maritime terrorism and its various manifestations has
been growing. SLN is deployed on specific counter terrorism missions
independently to counter threats from non-state actors.

Maritime Power in Sri Lankan Context

International shipping transports ninety percent of global trade to people
and communities all over the world. Shipping is the most efficient and
cost-effective method of international transportation of goods, providing
a dependable, low-cost means of transporting goods globally, facilitating
commerce and helping to create prosperity among nations and people.

International Shipping Lanes

164 To Nurture a Stable Environment at Sea