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the RTN personnel to be ready for entering mobile devices. It is also recommended that
the ASEAN Community and to prepare the the bilingual course should be introduced
RTN for a leading maritime security agency in major schools of the RTN such as the RTNA
in the region, emphasizes on the personnel’s and the LOS because an introduction of the

English skills and the personnel’s knowledge RTNCSC Bilingual Course alone is not enough.
on the ASEAN Community mechanism, international Additionally, it is noticed that the RTNCSC
maritime security agencies, as well as naval Bilingual Course that has been operated for
diplomacy and international relations only It 9 years already does not have any significant
lacks leadership skills and innovative thinking development. The proportion of subjects
skills development for the RTN personnel to which have been taught in English remains
conduct maritime operations and maritime under 25 percent. Finally, compulsory measures

conferences smartly with charisma in the such as consideration of good English command
international community. The reason is that as a part of significant position reshuffle or
the English skills improvement alone is not future promotion should be initiated to line
enough to achieve the vision to be a leading officers. As a result, such investment together
maritime security agency. Hence, it is necessary with such attractive and compulsory measures
to improve the next annual RTN policy on could improve personnel English skill considerably.
personnel by adding the development of Thirdly, the discontinuation of some
leadership skills together with creative thinking practices in global engagement reduces the RTN
skills in the policy targets. credibility in pursuit of leading roles. The obvious

Secondly, the investment of budgets example of not being continuous is the participation
to improve personnel English skills by means of the RTN in the suppression of piracy off the
of compulsory and attractive measures needs Somali coast. Earlier in late 2010, the RTN had
urgent promotion. In order to do so, the RTN sent a Piracy Suppression Task Unit to the Gulf
has to invest more budgets to renovate the of Aden off the Somali coast to help international
RTN Language Center both building condition maritime forces suppress pirates and secure
and laboratory equipment together with its merchant ships from piracy in such waters for

software programs which can be applied on 130 days. The task unit composed of 1 Supply
mobile devices such as smartphones and ship and 1 Offshore Patrol Vessel with around
tablets. Hence, it could support routine English 350 sailors and 20 special warfare troops
training courses and English tests efficiently. consuming a budget of approximately 9 million
Furthermore, it could attract more personnel US Dollars. It secured more than 1700 merchant
to practice English by themselves through their ships which navigated through such waters. It

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