IMT TRILAT- 2024

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Context:

India - Mozambique - Tanzania is trilateral exercise scheduled from 21-29 Mar 24.

Details:

About the Exercise

• It is a trilateral maritime exercise between India - Mozambique – Tanzania.
• The first edition of IMT TRILAT exercise conducted in Oct 22, saw participation of INS Tarkash with the Tanzanian and Mozambique Navies.

The current edition

Harbor phase

• Naval ships Tir and Sujata will engage with the respective Navies at the ports of Zanzibar (Tanzania) and Maputo (Mozambique).
• This phase would begin with a Planning Conference followed by conduct of joint harbour training activities like Damage Control, Fire Fighting, Visit Board Search and Seizure procedures, Medical Lectures, Casualty Evacuation and Diving operations.

Sea phase

• The sea phase of the exercise covering practical aspects of countering asymmetric threats, Visit Board Search and Seizure procedures, boat handling, manoeuvres and firing exercise.
• A joint EEZ surveillance is also planned during the sea phase.
• The exercise will conclude with a joint debrief scheduled at Nacala (Mozambique).

INS Tir

• INS Tir, an indigenously built cadet training ship based at SNC, Kochi.
• INS Tir joined First Training Squadron on 01 April 1986.

INS Sujata

• INS Sujata an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel.
• The ship was commissioned in Indian Navy on 03 November 1993.
• The ship is designed to undertake coastal and offshore patrolling, surveillance missions, monitoring of sea Iines of communication and escort duties.