Indian Navy's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence (NBCD) School and Center for Marine Engineering Technology are also based here.

To provide scope for further expansion and to isolate the trainee sailors from the country's politics, the Royal Indian Navy decided to shift the training establishment from Bombay to a quieter place.

While the British were on the lookout for a suitable location, coincidentally an air accident took place in the Sahyadri Ranges.

It also trains personnel from the navies of 20 friendly countries worldwide with an annual throughput of over 250 international trainees on an average.

It also undertakes a specialised pre-commissioning training of officers and sailors on actual equipment fitment onboard war vessels prior to appointment.

The NBCD School conducts training in nuclear, biological and chemical aspects, damage control and fire-fighting.