Training of River Flotilla Divers
Monday, 20.11.2023 | Training
At several locations on the Danube, members of the River Flotilla diving unit are currently undergoing routine training and fitness training needed to perform a wide range of tasks in the vicinity of inland waterways.
This training activity marks the beginning of the winter cycle of divers’ training necessary to perform tasks at very low water temperatures, the general goal being to maintain and improve further both individual skills and the overall combat readiness of the unit.
In accordance with the training program, standard diving procedures are practiced in this phase, searching the riverbed, overcoming underwater obstacles and longitudinal diving in azimuth, as well as tactical actions applied while providing the anti-sabotage security of ships in the regulated basing area.
A large number of complex tasks performed by divers in the Serbian Armed Forces - from underwater mining, anti-mine and providing anti-sabotage security of important facilities on inland waterways, to Search and Rescue in all weather conditions - require their exceptional skills, physical fitness and mental strength.
Therefore, it is necessary that their training be carried out throughout the year so that they could be capable of solving the most difficult situations at any time and prepared for the greatest psychophysical efforts.
