Home-Made Explosives Course - Advanced

Aim:

The HMEC-Advanced introduces responding personnel to the precursors used by criminals and terrorists in the manufacturing process of home-made explosives, along with the synthetized finished explosive mixtures. Students learn to identify the hazards of mixed or partially mixed precursor chemicals, identify unknown materials and related hazards, process a scene for evidentiary purposes and safely remove and dispose of these hazards.

Course objectives:

After successful completion of the course, the graduates will be able to:

• explain properties of HME and their precursors,
• demonstrate HME manufacturing processes and equipment,
• operate equipment supporting HME scene processing,
• process clandestine explosives laboratory.

Depth of knowledge:

Apply (on the basis of Bi-SC 075-007 Education and Individual Training Directive)

Course length:

5 days (40% of theory, 60% of hands-on training) 

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Target audience:

EOD Qualified personnel, WTI specialists or SOF from NATO and Interoperability Platform Countries.

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Course Director:
1LT Katarina LICHVARCIKOVA, SVK-A
E-mail: katarina.lichvarcikova@eodcoe.org

Phone: +421 960 333 538

Admin:
Mr. Jan PLINTA
E-mail: jan.plinta@eodcoe.org

Phone: +421 960 333 552