History of NPCC (Sea)
The first affirmative action towards the creation of a NPCC (Sea) Unit surfaced during the meeting in Sept 2000 on the progress of the new NPCC campsite at Pulau Ubin. Present were the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Chairman NPCC Council and Commandant NPCC.
Due to the redevelopment of the Pulau Ubin campsite to an approved 25-hectre site, its location on the north of the island confronting Nenas Channel and its conducive environment for the conducting of a variety of maritime activities, NPCC decided to expend on these added facilities to widen its scope of training programmes and activities. The stretch of beach is well defined and allows for the easy launching and beaching of seaboats and kayaks. The concrete ramp provides for the use of sea cradles for the launching and recovery of Dynaglass boats and inflatable. The idea of forming the NPCC (Sea) Unit was thus mooted given its many incentives.
On the 27 Nov 2001, NPCC council gave in-principle approval to start the NPCC (Sea) Unit in two schools, Anglo-Chinese Secondary (Independent) and Springfield Secondary School. The two schools initiated recruitment of cadets for the sea units in Jan 2002 and the two sea units were launched on 15 Jan 2003 together with the ground breaking ceremony for the Loyang Regional Base.
Due to the redevelopment of the Pulau Ubin campsite to an approved 25-hectre site, its location on the north of the island confronting Nenas Channel and its conducive environment for the conducting of a variety of maritime activities, NPCC decided to expend on these added facilities to widen its scope of training programmes and activities. The stretch of beach is well defined and allows for the easy launching and beaching of seaboats and kayaks. The concrete ramp provides for the use of sea cradles for the launching and recovery of Dynaglass boats and inflatable. The idea of forming the NPCC (Sea) Unit was thus mooted given its many incentives.
On the 27 Nov 2001, NPCC council gave in-principle approval to start the NPCC (Sea) Unit in two schools, Anglo-Chinese Secondary (Independent) and Springfield Secondary School. The two schools initiated recruitment of cadets for the sea units in Jan 2002 and the two sea units were launched on 15 Jan 2003 together with the ground breaking ceremony for the Loyang Regional Base.