People's Liberation Navy - Submarine Force Training
Types of Training
During the 1950s, PLAN submarines began conducting predominantly technical training, then shifted to strengthening command staff training. During the 1970s, submarines began organizing long-range navigation training, submarine group training, and campaign and tactics combined-arms training. For example, in October 1975, submarine 295 conducted tests on self-sustained power. In January 1977, submarine 252 completed a 3,300-nm mission through the Pacific Ocean. In July 1977, submarine 296 successfully conducted depth tests in the South China Sea. Today, the PLAN organizes submarine training into three types:
Common Training Subjects
Technical Specialty Training
Tactics Training
Training Procedures and Methods
The PLAN divides its submarine training into three phases:
Shore-based Training
Unit Technical and Tactics Basic Training
Combined-Arms Training
Unit Training
After officers and enlisted sailors of PLAN submarine units have completed their academy or specialized training, they are assigned to their permanent duty station on a vessel. Units rely upon the PLAN's Outline of Military Training and Evaluation (OMTE) to conduct different types and levels of training. For nuclear submarines, each vessel has two sets of personnel who rotate on cruises, combat readiness and training, and resting. Training is carried out according to the needs of real war and seeks to connect theory with reality. It is designed to improve the performance of all individual sailors, posts, branches, submarine compartments, the entire submarine, and submarine groups at each level. Training at an operational unit alternates between basic training and practical training, and shorebased training and at-sea training.
At Sea Training
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