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<\/p>\nAre you looking to join the Nigerian Navy and you don\u2019t know how to go about it?<\/p>\n
Well, you\u2019re on the right page.<\/p>\n
In this post, we take a look at the requirements for recruitment into the Nigerian Navy. But first, let\u2019s find out briefly what the Nigerian Navy is all about.<\/p>\n
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Basically, the Nigerian Navy is a branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces and it is one of the largest navies on the African continent with thousands of personnel.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian Navy can be traced to the Nigerian Marine which was formed in 1914 after the amalgamation of the then Northern and Southern Nigeria. At that time, it was a quasi-military organization that expanded to become the Southern Nigerian Marine in 1893. The equivalent in Northern Nigeria was formed in 1900. Eventually, the two Marines were merged in 1914.<\/p>\n
The responsibilities of the Marine included administration of the ports and harbours, dredging of channels, buoyage and lighting operation of ferry services, touring launches, and other small craft that plied the various creeks and other inland waterways.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) was formed from the Nigerian Marine. The NPA which was charged with the running of ports and ensuring safe navigation.<\/p>\n
Also, the Inland Waterways Department was another agency formed from the Marine. The agency was involved in the running of ferries and touring launches. And the third organization was the Nigerian Naval Force which was made up mostly of reserve Royal Navy officers and ex-Service personnel who had been transferred to the Nigerian Ports Authority from the defunct Nigerian Marine. Its primary responsibility was to train the personnel and set up the appropriate infrastructure necessary for the planned Navy. The first basic training establishment for the future Navy – the HMNS QUORRA – was started on 1 November 1957 with 60 junior ratings, who underwent a 6-month basic seamanship course.<\/p>\n
In July 1959, the Nigerian Naval Force became the Nigerian Navy when Queen Elizabeth granted permission for the Force to use the title \u2018Royal Nigerian Navy\u2019. The title was changed to the \u2018Nigerian Navy\u2019 in 1963 after Nigeria became a republic.<\/p>\n
The constitutional task of the Navy was expanded in 1964 after the repeal of the 1958 Ordinance. The new law, known as the Navy Act of 1964, for the first time tasked the Navy with the \u201cnaval defence of Nigeria.\u201d Other tasks assigned the Navy by the 1964 Act were essentially coast guard duties, namely: assisting in the enforcement of Customs laws, making hydrographic surveys, and training officers and men in naval duties.<\/p>\n
These tasks were essentially routine functions of any Navy. Consequently, the naval leadership began to mount pressure on the political leadership to re-define the constitutional role of the Navy. In 1993, this pressure yielded the desired result and under a new law, Armed Forces Decree 105 (now known as the Armed Forces Act), was incorporated as part of the 1999 Constitution. The Navy was given expanded military and constabulary roles, especially in the oil and gas sectors of the Nigerian maritime economy.<\/p>\n
Now that\u2019s you know about the history of the Nigerian Navy, let\u2019s take a look at the recruitment process.<\/p>\n
Joining the Nigerian Navy through the DSSC is a stringent process and you have to meet specific requirements. We have highlighted these requirements below:<\/p>\n