The Indian Navy believes that training on board these ships is the best method of instilling among the trainees the "indefinable 'sea-sense' and respect for elements of nature, which are inseparable from safe and successful seafaring".

The Navy believes that sail training also serves to impart the values of courage, camaraderie, endurance and esprit-de-corps among budding naval officers.

The ship departed Kochi on 10 January 2007 and transited through the Suez Canal to reach the Atlantic Coast of North America.

Tarangini flew the Indian flag at the International Fleet Review during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Sri Lanka Navy in December 2010.

The ship stood out during the review with its yards manned by Indian naval cadets and midshipmen of the Sri Lanka Navy.

She visited 17 ports in 14 countries to showcase India to the world, and demonstrate the Indian Navy's global reach.

The tall ship races were conducted primarily off the coast of United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.

On 22 November 2024, INS Taringi conducted a joint sailing exercise with the Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci off the coast of Kochi.