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01-12-2012, 04:20 PM
Established by presidential decree 887-09 in December 2009, the Dominican Republic Naval Auxiliary (Auxiliares Navales Dominicanos) is moving towards becoming a full-fledged legal entity. Yesterday the Senate approved a bill that establishes the civilian and volunteer corps that works closely with the Dominican Navy to ensure safety at sea. The force groups more than 200 members that have spontaneously participated in rescue operations over the years. It operates with private boats, barges and aircraft that are made available to the Navy to assist with non-military activities, public order and safety at sea. The AND has a presence in the north, northeast, east, south where search and rescue operations and recreational boating safety training is conducted in support of the Dominican Navy. Jose Antonio Najri is the national commodore.
In August last year, at the US Coast Guard Auxiliary's national conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, US Coast Guard Auxiliary Commodore James Vass and Dominican Naval Auxiliary Commodore Jose Antonio Najri signed a joint statement of intent recognizing the advantages to be obtained from continued bilateral cooperation in fostering on-water safety education for citizens of both nations.
The agreement calls for both organizations to continue working toward development of common training and operations standards, achieving international best practices and delivering fully accredited computer-based training competencies to their respective members. It also calls for both organizations to be alert for opportunities to partner and share in the development and application of educational materials.
"The Dominican Republic and the US traditionally have had very close cooperation," Commodore Najri said at the time. "For our Auxiliary, the recently signed agreement is further proof of our two countries' close ties that we must continually strengthen to not only save lives, but to protect our countries in these difficult times."
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In August last year, at the US Coast Guard Auxiliary's national conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, US Coast Guard Auxiliary Commodore James Vass and Dominican Naval Auxiliary Commodore Jose Antonio Najri signed a joint statement of intent recognizing the advantages to be obtained from continued bilateral cooperation in fostering on-water safety education for citizens of both nations.
The agreement calls for both organizations to continue working toward development of common training and operations standards, achieving international best practices and delivering fully accredited computer-based training competencies to their respective members. It also calls for both organizations to be alert for opportunities to partner and share in the development and application of educational materials.
"The Dominican Republic and the US traditionally have had very close cooperation," Commodore Najri said at the time. "For our Auxiliary, the recently signed agreement is further proof of our two countries' close ties that we must continually strengthen to not only save lives, but to protect our countries in these difficult times."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)