The Navy Academy provides (inter)national and NATO courses in the Dutch, French and English languages.
National courses
For the national navy crew members, the Navy Academy offers procedural, tactical and technical education in a large number of domains: navigation, seamanship, deck handling, sailing, engineering, communications, fire fighting and damage control, naval mine warfare, catering, first aid, small arms firing, force protection,… to personnel serving on board of navy vessels of the Belgian Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy.
NATO courses
The Navy Academy offers education in the naval mine warfare domain to personnel from ABNL and other NATO-countries. All courses aim to prepare the participant as best as possible for their function in the NMW domain within the wider NATO context. This can be done through instruction, practical skills lessons, team assignments and practical exams. All courses below are open to NATO partner countries.
Available courses are:
- Intro NMW – Intro Naval Mine Warfare (2 days)
- OPP-7QMP-N: Operational Planning Process – 7 Questions Model Process-NATO (1 week)
- MCM EXPERT Course (1 Week)
- MPT – Minefield Planning Tool Course (1 week)
- NATO OPSO Course (4 weeks)
- MWSO – Mine Warfare Staff Officer Course (16 Weeks)
The Naval Cooperation and Guidance for shipping (NCAGS) (1 week) and Allied Worldwide Navigational Information System Courses (AWNIS) (1 week) are also hosted and supported by the Navy Academy.
NATO Brochure
More specific information on course dates, curriculum content, entry requirements, pricing and contact details can be found in the NATO Brochure. In here you can also find how to register for courses. Use the link below to find the latest version.
NATO Brochure 2027 Enclosure A
NATO Brochure 2026 Enclosure A
General Guideline for students (Nov 24)