, ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Malays ian ▁Navy ▁( R M N ) ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain ▁( Capt ) ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁His ▁interest ▁in ▁sail ing ▁started ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 . ▁His ▁debut ▁in ▁racing ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁National ▁Championship , ▁and ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁competition . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁ 1 9 ▁years ▁old . ▁The ▁first ▁boat ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁sa iled ▁is ▁of ▁Las er ▁class . ▁His ▁primary ▁training ▁session ▁started ▁when ▁he ▁under g one ▁his ▁intern ▁as ▁a ▁war fare ▁electric ian ▁at ▁H MA S ▁N ir im ba , ▁Sydney , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁other ▁than ▁compet ing ▁in ▁Las er ▁class , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁other ▁classes ▁including ▁Dragon , ▁Enter prise , ▁[ J 2 4 ], ▁and ▁OK ▁D ing hy . ▁Pres ent ▁class ▁that ▁he ▁put ▁his ▁interest ▁is ▁in ▁ ▁Pl atu ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁I RC ▁racing ▁in ▁F arr ▁ 5 2 . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁compet ing ▁in ▁various ▁international ▁sail ing ▁compet itions ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁Silver ▁Medal ist ▁of ▁Super ▁M oth ▁Class ▁of ▁Reg atta ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁Bang k ok ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁XIII ▁Asian ▁Games ▁( AS I AD ). ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁Games , ▁he ▁has ▁represented ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁the ▁series