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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA
Spectrum of conflict

Signifies the full range of situations in which military forces may be called upon to
operate, ranging from stable peace to full scale warfighting.

Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force

A force of volunteer naval personnel supplementing the regular naval force in
operational, administrative, technical, training duties and nation building endeavours
along with regular naval personnel.

Strait
A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

Strategic Intent

The philosophical base of the strategic management process. It implies the purpose,
which an organisation endeavour of achieving. It is a statement, that provides a
perspective of the means, which will lead the organisation, reach the vision in the long
run.

Strategy

Strategy is creating and orchestrating the instruments of power in support of long term
policy objectives.

Surprise

An effective and powerful influence on combat operations and its psychological effect
can be immense.

Sustainability

The range and endurance that provides individual units to sustained and reach
extended period at considerable distances from shore or base support. It describe the
force’s ability to continue to conduct operations, measured in terms of the personnel,
equipment, facilities and consumables needed to complete operational tasks.

The Maritime Domain

The maritime domain is simply defined as ‘the oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, island,
coastal areas, and the airspace above these, including the littorals’. It is all areas and
things of, on, under, relating to, adjacent to, or bordering on a sea, ocean, or other
navigable waterways, including all maritime-related activities, infrastructure, people,
cargo, and vessels and other conveyances.

260 To Nurture a Stable Environment at Sea