Flag Officer Sea Training
- Flag Officer Sea Training
Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) has been a world centre of excellence in the Royal Navy for Naval basic and advanced operational training since 1958. FOST certifies crews and vessels as fit to join the operational fleet after rigorous exercises and readiness inspections. It moved from Portland to Plymouth in 1999.
FOST operates a pair of Dauphin helicopters from Plymouth City Airport to allow its instructors to join vessels with minimal delay during intense training periods.
As well as training Royal Naval personnel, it has also been an important source of revenue in training foreign naval crews to handle and fight their vessels.
Since May 2007, FOST has also been tasked with the training of members of UK Sea Cadets and Sea Scout youth organisations.
External links
* [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.12721/changeNav/3533 FOST] at the official Royal Navy web site.
* [http://www.helis.com/database/sqd/uk_fost/ FOST page] at helis.com
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