Type | Federal Military Academy |
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Established | December 8, 1970 |
Commandant | Cdre Mirza Foad Amin Baig |
Undergraduates | 4,451 |
Location | Manora, Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan |
Colors | Blue & White |
Website | www.paknavy.gov.pk |
Coordinates: 24°48′01″N 66°58′20″E / 24.80028°N 66.97222°E
The Pakistan Naval Academy (formerly known as Pakistan Naval Station Rahbar (PNS Rahbar) is a four-year federal military academy located in Manora Island, Sindh Province, Pakistan. Established in Manora, under Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan, it is the one of the technologically advanced military training academy in Pakistan that offers professional academic degrees. Its functions and roles is similar to United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. And, it sends her students occasionally to United States Naval Academy for further advanced courses.
Besides training its own officers, the academy has also provided basic training to about 2,000 officers of allied countries, including the Chief of Naval Staff of Qatar Emiri Navy. Its current commandant is Commodore.
“To impart moral, professional, educational and physical training to the cadets that imbues them with the highest ideals of integrity, duty, courage and honour in order to establish a sound base to become a proficient naval officer.”
The Pakistan Naval Academy is "the first Armed Forces Academy in the country which has been certified to the international standards of quality (ISO-9001:2000)".
Quality policy of the Academy is: