KARTIKA JALA KRIDA TARUNA AAL 2023 DENGAN KRI BIMA SUCI DALAM INTERNATIONAL TALL SHIP RACE

Kartika Jala Krida (KJK) in 2023 is one of the practical training courses for AAL Cadets Level III Corps, Seamanship, Engineering, Electronics, and Supply. The KJK was implemented based on AAL Governor's Decree Number: 83/VII/2023 dated 17 July 2023 concerning the AAL Cadet Education Implementation Program for the 2023/2024 Academic Year, and Instructions for implementing AAL Cadet Practical Training. KJK's shipping activities use the KRI Bima Suci with shipping routes from Indonesia – France – Netherlands – England – Norway – Scotland – Norway and Germany. Departing Sunday 11 June 2023 from AAL and returning to AAL Wednesday 16 August 2023. The KJK 2023 practical training aims to provide knowledge and skills as initial preparation to become an Indonesian Navy officer and form the character of a marine soldier. Apart from that, this exercise is a manifestation of the Indonesian Navy's diplomatic role in showing that the Indonesian nation is a maritime nation with a maritime perspective to the international world. The specific aim of the Kartika Jala Krida voyage is to train AAL cadets to carry out the Great Circle Astronomical Navigation Voyage and to practice all the basic marine professional lessons in real conditions.              
Keywords: KJK, officers, diplomacy, Bima Suci