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Indonesian Navy Command and Staff College (Sekolah Staf dan Komando Angkatan Laut (SESKOAL)) is a service level Staff college, the highest general development education within the Navy for military officers. SESKOAL's main task is to deepen student's understanding of defense issues at the strategic level, in the maritime environment and prepare them for broader operations within the Navy. SESKOAL is located inland within the South Jakarta area.

Command and training
SESKOAL's vision is that it is the center of maritime defense education, it is the center for the study of maritime security issues and strategies.

Commandant (Komandan SESKOAL (DANSESKOAL)) and the Deputy Commandant (Wakil Komandan (WADAN SESKOAL)) carry out the following tasks:
 * First, carry out development and education at the highest level for Navy Officers in order to be able to develop their command and staff tasks at the Task Force level within the Navy; and
 * Second, to assess the problems facing defense strategy in the maritime environment.

Learning activities include lectures, class based lessons, discussions and practical exercises in the field of 'Kejuangan' (struggle), strategy, management, logistics, operations, social communication and science and technology relating to the latest military issues.

The purpose of SESKOAL's education is to educate, equip and reinforce Navy's senior officers with the spirit of 'Sapta Marga' warriors, who guard the physical security and professionalism of the sea domain. On completion they can accept command and staff duties in a Task Force, Marine Brigade, general staff duties at the TNI Headquarters, Navy Headquarters and the Joint Armed Forces Command.

SESKOAL's education targets include bein able to:
 * Practice the attitudes and behavior of 'Sapta Marga' warriors according to their duties;
 * Maintain physical abilities in accordance with TNI physical standards;
 * Understand the defense strategy of the maritime domain;
 * Plan the development of the defense force of the country's maritime domain;
 * Apply the use of the power of the maritime domain;
 * Develop abilities as a technician of the maritime domain;
 * Understand the national political system in a critical and comprehensive manner;
 * Develop the ability to analyze national and regional problems that arise in national development, especially in the maritime domain; and
 * Understand national administrative policies so that they can assist its implementation, not deviating from regulations which apply to those outcomes.

Facilities
Facilities at SESKOAL include lecture halls, classrooms, discussion rooms, synthetic training environments and a library, also there is messing and accommodation of students, function rooms, a health facility and sports facilities (including a gym, tennis courts, table tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, soccer fields and a golf driving range) and facilities for worship according to their respective religions.

History
Indonesia as the largest archipelago in the world, located between the Asian and Australian continents and between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, is recognized as being very strategic from the perspective of world geo-politics, geo-strategy, geo-security and geo-economics. Indonesia's strength is both known and respected by friend and foe, the TNI-AL is a trusted guardian of the ocean in carrying out the task of upholding national sovereignty and security at sea. To produce the TNI-AL's candidates for leadership positions who are able to face the challenges going forward, it is necessary to provide commensurate education for Navy Officers.

On 26 November 1962 based on the Decree of the Minister / Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RE Martadinata number 5401.52, the Navy Command and Staff College was established and as the first Commandant, Commodore OB Syaaf, was appointed. Since its establishment until now, SESKOAL has occupied a complex in Cipulir, South Jakarta with a beautiful surrounding environment. Recent building developments, commencing around 2016, have grown the facilities at SESKOAL however many of the original buildings still remain.