| PNS KARSAZ | |
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 Badge of the PNS Karsaz | |
| Active | 24 September 1954 – present (70 years, 5 months)[1] |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Navy |
| Type | Training formation |
| Nickname(s) | KARSAZ |
| Website | pns karsaz |
ThePakistan Navy Station Karsaz (reporting name:PNS Karsaz) is an initial military school of thePakistan Navy that provides training to its sailors to be commissioned in the operations branch.[2] It is the largest training formation of the Pakistan Navy that is focused towards providing theskilled technical andphysical training.[2]
It is located in theneighborhood of Karsaz inKarachi that providesskilled education on the subjects of themechanics and theelectronics for theNavy's enlisted personnel upon theirpassing out from thePNSHimalaya— the Navy's only basic training boot camp inManora Island inKarachi coast,Sindh inPakistan.: 81 [3]: 129 [4]
The PNSKarsaz serves to its purpose of conducting the instructional basisvocational education that ranges from the basic–to-mid–to–advance level professional courses on mechanics and military electronics for itsOperations Branch.: 195 [5] Established with the assistance from theU.S. Navy in 1954,: 190 [6] the training and technical education does not restrict to the Navy's enlisted personnel but the enlisted personnel from theArmy and theAir Force have been educated, certified, and earned their badges of qualifications from the PNSKarsaz.[2]
Besides providing career training to the Pakistani military's enlisted personnel, the PNSKarsaz has provided crucial training to the allied nations and enlisted members from the navies ofBangladesh,Jordan,Maldives,Oman,Saudi Arabia, andSri Lanka.[2]
After thepartition ofIndia that established theindependence ofPakistan from theUnited Kingdom, theRoyal Indian Navy (RIN) was divided between the navies ofIndia andPakistan, with Pakistan only receiving the one-third of the personnel from theRoyal Indian Navy.
At the time of the commencement of the Navy, there was no training formation or a naval station that would ensure the training and education of the new prospective trainee to oversee the functionality of the war machinery in the Navy as India had objected transferring of all the machinery and training establishments that happens to be on Indian soil to Pakistan. The Navy then established two schools that focused on the technical education — Pakistan Navy Polytechnic Institute (PNPI) in 1951 and the PNS Karsaz in 1954.
Establishment of the PNSKarsaz lies with the contribution and the crucial assistance from theUnited States Navy on 24 September 1954 withRear-AdmiralZahid Hasnain becoming its first commandant.[7] From 1954 until the late 1960s, theU.S. Navy officers served in the faculty of the PNSKarsaz, with initial courses offered on basic mechanics andmachinery in 1954 and later adding instructions onelectronics in 1955 with aDamage Control and Firefighting School being established for this purpose.[2]
For meeting the technical training needs in mechanical machinery and electronics, the PNSKarsaz has multidimensional responsibilities by providing education and instructions on machinery maintenance and electrical and circuitry systems in the machines.: 102 [8]
The PNSKarsaz is a well established and a largest complex of covering the 45.5 acres (1,980,000 sq ft) that consists of a single administration building and four vocation schools including the auditorium, library on military history, gym, anddormitory that houses its personnel.[2] TheKarsaz campus hosts namely four schools:
Each school is headed by an appointed officer-in-charge who is assisted by the respective faculties. The objectives of the each school is carry out thetraining needs analysis continuously as per the requirement of Navy.[2]
TheWeapon Engineering School (WES) is a vocational training school that provides instructions and certifications on maintenance and repairs of the shipborne communication equipments, military computer system, sensors, and the shipborne weapon systems to the enlisted personnels of the navy.[2]
To ensure the effective combat readiness, the Weapon Engineering School has twenty-one laboratories and simulators to give practical experiences to the trainees for fault diagnosing and troubleshooting.[2]
The Weapon Engineering School is restricted to the military personnel with only navy and army personnel who are required to attend, graduate and certified with their pins from the Weapon Engineering School before reporting to their respected service branch's units.[2]
TheMarine Engineering School (MES) provides training, instructions, and certifications to operate and maintain theturbomachinery,engines,turbines fitted on the warships.[2] The Marine Engineering School is a vocational training school that provides practical instructions on mechanical and electrical engineering disciplines to ensure that the enlisted personnel are qualified and certified on the maintenance and repairs of all electrical and mechanical machinery fitted on the navy's vessels, aircraft, and offshore units.[2]
The Marine Engineering School operates eight laboratories, multiple workshops and machine shops to ensure training and certifications of the enlisted personnel for turning, milling, metal forming, grinding, shaping and cutting.[2]
The Marine Engineering School is not restricted to the navy but the personnel and the civilians from thePakistan Merchant Navy and theNational Shipping Corporation (PNSC) are required to attend and graduate with their certifications from the Marine Engineering School.[2]
TheNBCD School is mandated with providing instructions, training, and the certifications ondamage control and firefighting methods.[2] The instructions and certifications on performing the first aid and the procedures on administrating thenaval medicines are also part of the NBCD School's curriculum.[2]
Similarly with the Marine Engineering School, the NBCD School is not restricted to the navy but the personnel and civilians from theMerchant Navy and thePakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) are required to attend and graduate with their certifications from the NBCD School.[2]
Together with the Marine Engineering School (MES), the NBCD School has educated and certified personnel from the navies of theBangladesh,Jordan,Oman,Maldives,Nigeria,Saudi Arabia,Sri Lanka,Turkmenistan, andTurkey.[2]
ThePhysical Training School (PTS) is responsible and mandated for providing and ensuring the physical fitness and physical training of the enlisted personnel of the navy.[2] The physical training instructions (PTI) courses and certifications are only restricted to the navy's personnel and ensure that the military fitness and competence is effective for the navy's enlisted personnel to perform the duties in warships and other deployments.[2]
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