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 homemade 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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