Pakistan Navy’s annual safety review for the year 2013 was held at Bahria Auditorium on Friday. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila was the chief guest on the occasion.
The safety review is held every year with an aim to overall evaluate the safety standards at various Pakistan Navy units. In addition, it is also aimed at creating safety awareness and promoting safety culture through detailed analysis of past incidents.
Addressing the ceremony, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila expressed his satisfaction over the positive change of enhanced safety culture within Pakistan Navy. The Naval Chief was assertive of fact that, safety and operational preparedness were closely linked to each other.
It may not be denied that Naval Operations at sea and ashore have inherent element of risk, which can be mitigated through meticulous planning and flawless execution while keeping the element of safety as paramount consideration.
He added that it may not be a realistic expectation to eliminate the human factor completely but they must strive to minimize this by following standard operating procedures and indoctrination of safety habits at all levels.
He reiterated that the government and the nation were spending substantial resources for the maritime defence of the country and had afforded them sophisticated and capable assets to undertake their assigned tasks. Therefore, they had no greater responsibility than to take good care of their men and assets through better training and enhanced safety awareness. They should be bold, innovative, pragmatic and yet safe in conduct of Naval Operations. Their goal should be a safe and efficient Navy, he added. In the end, the chief guest gave away the safety trophies and congratulated all the safety winners.
Safety is all the more important given the old equipment navy operates!
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