Tactical – Police Explosives Technician
Course details
Description
This course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills they need to safely perform their operational duties as Tactical Police Explosive Technicians and as instructors for Emergency Response Teams (ERT) in Explosive Forced Entry (EFE) training and operations as explosives breachers, charge construction person or advisors of Emergency Response Teams.
Format and delivery
- Delivery setting
Theoretical components are delivered in classroom.
Practical components are conducted at the explosives range.
- Length of course
- 9 days
- Class size
- 12 participants
Learning outcomes
- Understanding the legal aspects and policy associated with the use of explosive entry charges
- Ability to use Explosive Forced Entry equipment
- Ability to establish the composition and layout of a building to facilitate charge calculations and placement
- Ability to correlate building construction and materials with the amount of explosives required to ensure breaching is successfully accomplished with the minimum amount of explosives
- Understanding the techniques and procedures employed by the Emergency Response Teams to enhance Police Explosives Technician (PET) participation in explosive forced entries
- Exposure to a series of "live explosive" scenarios that enhance the ability to identify charge types, size, placement and detonation
Eligibility and mandatory requirements
- This course is offered to Police Explosives Technicians
- Registrants must have successfully completed the Police Explosives Technicians and Radiography (PETC) and maintained its certification. An equivalent qualification or certification can also be submitted for consideration when registering
- Acceptance or refusal in the course is at the discretion of the Canadian Police College
Assessment
- Success in the course is based on participation and completion of all required assignments
- Various evaluation methods are used, including testing in practical scenarios
- Re-testing or re-evaluation is conducted at the discretion of the course instructor
Contact
For more details or other information about the course, please email cpc_registrar-registraire_ccp@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
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