Why this course exists
Purpose
This course develops the SEARCH skills, safety awareness and team procedures required to conduct police SEARCH operations in support of SECURITY and IEDD OPERATIONS.
Who should attend
Target Audience
This course is suitable for police, law enforcement, border security, protective security or authorised government personnel required to conduct SEARCH tasks in explosive threat environments.
What is covered
Course Overview
SEARCH operations provide essential support to IEDD activity by helping to identify suspect areas, locate threat indicators, manage routes, protect scenes, support high assurance event security and safe task progression. The course focuses on systematic SEARCH procedures, team discipline, task planning, marking, reporting, safety controls and coordination with authorised IEDD personnel. It develops practical SEARCH capability without implying authority to conduct IEDD disposal actions.
Learning Areas
• Role of SEARCH in support of IEDD.
• SEARCH team organisation and responsibilities.
• Threat indicators and suspicious item awareness.
• Person, area, route, building and vehicle search considerations.
• Systematic SEARCH methods and search discipline.
• Marking, recording and reporting.
• Communications and task coordination.
• Handover to authorised IEDD personnel.
How it is delivered
Delivery Format
Delivery may include pre-course learning, classroom instruction, practical demonstrations, inert training aids, search lanes, building or route search scenarios, vehicle search exercises, team drills and assessment.
Prerequisites
Entry Requirements
Participants should be physically able to conduct field-based SEARCH training and should meet organisational and national authority requirements. Previous police, law enforcement, security, military search or operational experience is desirable.
On completion
Expected Outcome
On completion, participants should be able to conduct structured SEARCH tasks in support of IEDD operations, within approved procedures and under appropriate command and supervision.
Flexibility
Bespoke Options
This course may be delivered as a stand-alone SEARCH course or integrated with police IEDD operator training, route search, building search, border search, event security, protective search or contingency response training.
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GERMA courses can be adapted to client SOPs, national legislation, language requirements and operational context.
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