The MAFDC Serial 38/2018 is a year long programme was officially opened on 8th January 2018 by Commandant of MAFDC. A total of 45 Course Participants(CP) consisting of 19 Malaysian Army Officers, eight Royal Malaysian Navy Officers, eight Royal Malaysian Air Force officers, one Royal Malaysian Police officer, one Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency officer, one Malaysian Civil Service officer and seven International officers from FIji, Indonesia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.