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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA

A Naval Officer

“It is by no means enough that an officer of the Navy
should be capable mariner. He must be that of course,
but also a great deal more. He should be, as well,
a gentleman of liberal education, refined manner,
punctilious courtesy and the nicest sense of personal
honour. He should be the Soul of Tact, Patience,
Justice, Firmness and Charity. No meritorious act of a
subordinate should escape his attention or be left to
pass without its reward, if even the reward be only one
word of approval. Conversely he should not be blind to
a single fault in any subordinate, though; at the same
time he should be quick and unfailing to distinguish
Error from Malice, Thoughtfulness from Incompetency
and well-meant shortcoming from weed-less or stupid
blunder. As he should be Universal and Impartial in
his rewards and Approval of Merit, so should he be
Judicial and Unbending in his punishment and reproof of
misconduct.”

John Paul Jones

All officers other than the warrant officers and subordinate officers shall
be appointed by commissions under the hand of His/Her Excellency the
President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in accordance
with the Part II Article 9 (1) of the Sri Lanka Navy Act (Act No 34 of 1950),
keeping exceptional honour and trust, on recommended candidates main
qualities of honesty, integrity, loyalty and courage by H.E. the President.
These expected qualities are mentioned in the Commissioning Warrant
(Fig. 2.1)

Human factors of SLN are mainly shaped by the values puts forth as
being its core and common sense being the driving tenant. Therefore,
the SLN core values are Honour, Honesty, Integrity, Loyalty and Courage.

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