Swedish Naval Volunteers

Swedish Naval Volunteers
Sjövärnskårernas Riksförbund

HSwMS Hojskär (SVK70) in 2013, used by the Swedish Naval Volunteers
Founded 1915
Country Sweden Sweden
Allegiance Swedish Armed Forces
Type Coastal and Inland Waterway defence
Role Seamanship Training
Officer Training
Conscript Training
Size 4,000
Commanders
Current
commander		 Anders Johansson (Chairman)

Swedish Naval Volunteers (SNV) (Swedish: Sjövärnskårernas Riksförbund, SVK RF, commonly known as Sjövärnskåren) is an Swedish auxiliary defence organization that cooperate with the Swedish Armed Forces.

Task

The task of SNV is to give further education to seamen and officers of the Swedish Navy, to provide personnel to the marine parts of the Swedish Home Guard and to introduce young people to the work in the Navy and other maritime professions through their youth organization known as the Swedish Sea Cadet Corps (SSCC). SNV is also a part of the International Sea Cadet Association through the SSCC.

Swedish Sea Cadet Corps

Rowing Exercise of the Aspirant School Finnhamn 1942.

The Swedish Naval Volunteers run summer schools for young people aged 15–19 years. On the three-week-long summer schools, cadets are taught about seamanship, navigation, first aid, sailing, military demeanour, military history, defence knowledge, friendship, and everything else a navy man or woman is expected to be.

In their first summer cadets go on the Basic Course (Grundkurs), in their second summer cadets go on the Advanced Course (Fortsättningskurs) that provides advanced sailing skills, and in their third summer cadets go on the Internship Course (Praktikkurs), which provides practical knowledge in operating and working on larger vessels. There is also the possibility that in their fourth summer for cadets to go the Leadership Course (Ledarkurs) which trains Cadets to act as assistant instructors, who then can teach younger students.

During the winter cadets have the chance to improve their knowledge of what they have learned during the summer courses. Emphasis is placed on navigation, and cadets are expected to have passed the Inshore Yachtmaster Diploma and Coastal Yachtmaster Diploma before they have completed their three years. In the summer months as well as attending the summer schools Cadets have the opportunity to sail with the SNV fleet schooners HSwMS Gladan or HSwMS Falken and participate in exchanges under the International Sea Cadet Association (ISCA).

Local units

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