Maritime Warfare School Training Activities

Principal Warfare Officer Training Element

The Royal Navy Principal Warfare Officers (PWO) Course has set the world standard for Warfare Officer training and is at the hub of the Maritime Warfare School’s training effort. The Course marks a watershed in a Warfare Officers career and successful completion is seen as a pre-requisite for Sea Command.

Initial Warfare Officer Training:

Think you can navigate a warship from Portsmouth to Dubai? On time? Through waters patrolled by pirates? During a tropical storm? Your training as a Warfare Officer starts at the Navigation Training Unit.

Underwater Warfare Training Element (UWTE): 

The UWTE delivers training to men and women of the Warfare Specialist team in Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW), to ensure the Royal Navy can succeed in delivering Maritime Force Protection, Maritime Security and Maritime Manoeuvre. This includes the protection of the Independent Nuclear Deterrent, Task Group and Single Ship Force Protection.

Command and Executive Training Element (CXTE):

You have got experience as a Warfare Officer, you have been a Navigating Officer and now it is time to step up and become the Commanding Officer of a warship – so how do you get there?

Communications Warfare Training Element:

The Communications Warfare Training Element is part of the Maritime Warfare School (MWS) and is responsible for the training of Royal Navy Communications Information Systems (CIS) personnel.

Navigation Training Unit

So you thought navigating a warship from Portsmouth to Dubai through pirate infested storms was tough? Now it’s time to step up and become a Navigator. The Navigation Training Unit at HMS Collingwood is responsible for training future generations of navigators for the Fleet.

Weapon Engineering Training Element

Weapon Engineering Principles Unit:

The constantly changing face of engineering within the modern Royal Navy demands high quality foundation knowledge. Without a deep knowledge of core principles, the study and application of applied engineering is impossible. Furthermore, it is to foundation knowledge that an engineer turns when faced with novel and testing challenges.

Weapon Engineering Training Unit:

The Weapon Engineering Training Unit (WETU) has responsibility for the design and delivery of RN Weapon and Sensor maintainer courses for equipment fitted to all classes of Capital Ships (frigate size and above).

System Engineering and Management Training Unit:

The System Engineering and Management Training Unit (SEMTU) delivers courses across all aspects of Weapon Engineering (WE), Principles, Engineering Management and Administration.

Explosives and WE Trade Safety Training Unit:

The Explosives and Health & Safety Training Unit is sub-divided into three discrete Training Elements; Health & Safety; Explosives Element; Small Arms and Close Range Training Elements.

Above Water Warfare Training Unit

The Above Water Warfare Training Unit (AW TU) is responsible for training officers and Warfare ratings in the use of radar and other advanced equipment including ships weapon systems to identify threats and targets in the sea and air.