Naval and Maritime Academy

Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Trincomalee, is the naval academy of the Sri Lanka Navy, and is located within SLN Dockyard, Trincomalee.

It received university status in 2001 under the leadership of Commodore SR Samaratunga.

The Sri Lanka Naval and Maritime Academy was established on 15 January 1967, and was subsequently commissioned on 15 July 1967 with Instructor Commander M. G. S. Perera as the first Commandant.

[1][2] NMA hold the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Certification awarded by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution in 2007.

In recognition of its service rendered over the years, the NMA was awarded with the prestigious President's Colours in 2003.