Commander of the Navy Presiding over the opening ceremony for the training of ceremonial rowing instructors (boat masters and helmsmen) and preparing for the ceremonial boat procession.
Admiral Adung Pan-iam, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Presiding over the opening ceremony of training for ceremonial rowing instructors (boat masters and helmsmen) at the Royal Boat Department, Small Fleet, Department of Naval Transportation. Bangkok Noi District, Bangkok, with Rear Admiral Wichit Tanprapha, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy Personnel line As chairman of the committee preparing the Royal Barge Procession Along with the sub-committee for training rowing personnel participated in this training of rowing teachers for the Royal Ceremony, there were 162 trainees, divided into 58 boat captains and 104 helmsmen, as preparation for the year 2024. There is an important royal ceremony. The Navy is responsible for arranging the ceremonial ships. Includes in the royal birthday celebration ceremony His Majesty the King a
nd the royal ceremony of presenting the royal Kathin robe By the Royal Irrigation Procession at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan on 27 October 2024.
In this regard, in the part of the work plan to prepare for the formation of the Royal Marine Parade, both of the navy The main preparation is in terms of personnel and training of rowers. and the repair and construction of ceremonial boats and the preparation of berths. As for the formation of the Marine Royal Boat Procession, This time, a total of 52 boats were used, arranged in 5 lines, length 1,200 meters, width 90 meters, with a total of 2,200 personnel on board the ceremonial boat procession.
For the training of ceremonial rowing instructors It is considered the first important step in preparing the boat procession for the royal ceremony. His Majesty traveled in a royal procession on the river. Because before the ceremonial boat was brought down from the beam To practice rowing in the water Must perform a ceremony to worship the boat for the Roy
al Rowing Trainer. Using the rainbow boat to coordinate the line and the big yellow boat. which is a rowing instructor training boat consisting of training rowing instructors Naval training and helmsman training To provide personnel who are rowers on the Royal Barge with knowledge and understanding of rowing styles. and various operations are in the same direction. When the personnel who received the above training have completed Will be given the duty of being a ceremonial rowing instructor for the naval unit they belong to, including land-based rowing training. (paddle training on a training board) and water rowing training To have the skills to control a boat in the water And after that, they will continue training in shaping the process in the Chao Phraya River.
Source: Thai News Agency