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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA
CHAPTER 10
THE ENABLERS OF MARITIME POWER
Organisation
An effective organisation structure is vital to the Navy’s efficiency and
its capacity to accomplish assigned missions. The objective of the SLN’s
structure is to align the entire Navy and its’ supporting entities into a
system which is focused on the delivery of competent naval personnel
and the necessary support to deliver desired combat capability.
His/Her Excellency the President of Sri Lanka is the Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces. The Commander of the Navy exercises operational
and administrative control of the SLN from Naval Headquarters. He is
assisted by the Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director Generals
and Directors comprising the Board of Management (BOM) and Board of
Directors (BOD). In addition to Naval Headquarters structure, there are
seven operational commands. Each command is under the command of
an Area Commander for effective command and administrative control.
168 To Nurture a Stable Environment at Sea
