devices and safety procedures. They studied how
to use the UXO and IEDs detection equipment, and
also learned the procedures in case of entering into
mined area. They also learned how to respond to
threats and attacks using IEDs and to report such in-
cidents. It was extremely wide range of elementary
knowledge for every person responsible for safety
and security.
Experience of the instructors, good schedule and or-
ganization of the course allowed us to extend the
scope of the training. Thanks to that participants
acquired key skills of organization and operating
at checkpoints, searching and using "jammers"
right at the basic stage. They also performed ex-
ercises related to convoys organisation in the area
with the risk of IED attacks and complex ambushes.
Situations arising during practical training consoli-
dated the knowledge acquired during lectures in
the best way. The boulder-shaped landmine boo-
by-trap or problems with search of a suspect have
already gone down in history. However, mistakes
are not made by persons who do nothing therefore
the students did not have an easy nut to crack. They
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