Prosec school helps the students on multiple techniques
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Dog handling (dog sniffing for drugs and explosives)
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Use of explosive detectors (short and long range detection)
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Special courses on Bomb search techniques
Brief Synopsis of search Team Course:
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Identifying the Threat
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Background to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
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Understanding IEDs - students make their own
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Body and Bag Search
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Vehicle Search (all Types including HGV)
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Search Equipment
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Search Documentation
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Building Search including unoccupied buildings e.g. outhouses/sheds etc.
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Route Search
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Area Search
Bombs Search techniques is at 3 levels: (Accredited by SDS - UK)
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Search Team: Team Leader, 2 IC (scribe, equipment manager), 2 (or 3 ) pairs of searchers
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Search Advisor: Normally an Officer/Warrant Officer/ Sgt Supervises searches by a number of teams, Plansd searches, Liaises with other agencies.
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Search Coordinator: Normally a major or Police Superintendent plans and Coordinates major operations.
Certificates are accredited by SDS- UK
