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PASKAL Overview
Roles And Responsibilities
One PASKAL role is to launch o ensive operations independently via sea, land and air in enemy-con-
trolled waters. PASKAL operatives are trained to conduct maritime operations such as anti-piracy, ship
and oil rig hijacking. (The security of more than thirty o shore oil rigs in Malaysian waters are PASKAL's
responsibility. The unit holds regular training exercises on each rig.
Other PASKAL roles include securing beachheads, deep penetration reconnaissance raids, structure and
underwater demolition and sabotage. PASKAL also handles in-harbour underwater sabotage,
ship-boarding assault, Counter-Terrorist missions (CT), in ltration behind enemy lines and mine-clear-
ing.
Special joint training with army special units is conducted regularly on specialised skills like HALO and
HAHO overwater and overland parachute jumps. PASKAL detachments are stationed on sensitive Malay-
sian o shore stations, particularly at Layang-Layang atoll while other detachments are permanently
staged on RMN ships.
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