▁for ▁running ▁the ▁SM CC . In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁Royal ▁Netherlands ▁Navy ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Per isher ▁course ▁for ▁dies el - elect ric ▁sub mar ines , ▁since ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁no ▁longer ▁oper ates ▁boats ▁of ▁that ▁type . ▁▁ ▁The ▁SM CC ▁is ▁attended ▁by ▁sub mar in ers ▁from ▁other ▁nav ies , ▁including ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy , ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Navy , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Navy , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Korea ▁Navy , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dan ish ▁Navy ▁also ▁attended , ▁prior ▁to ▁Den mark ' s ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁its ▁sub marine ▁cap ability . ▁O verse as ▁candidates ▁attend ▁the ▁course ▁because ▁its ▁high ▁standards ▁enjoy ▁w ides p read ▁respect , ▁and ▁because ▁it ▁fost ers ▁links ▁between ▁al lied ▁nav ies ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁ ▁The ▁SM CC ▁was ▁ISO ▁cert ified ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁structure ▁ ▁The ▁dies el - elect ric ▁course ▁is ▁four ▁months ▁long , ▁with ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁sim ulator ▁time ▁ash ore ▁and ▁sea ▁time ▁under ▁war - like ▁conditions ▁while ▁operating ▁off ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁Norway ▁and ▁Scotland . ▁At ▁most , ▁six ▁students ▁will ▁particip ate , ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁an ▁instruct or ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Te acher . ▁The ▁course ▁has ▁four ▁stages , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁training ▁on ▁Dutch ▁Wal rus ▁class ▁sub marine ▁sim