Homemade Explosive Course – Basic in Ramnicu Valcea, Romania

The first iteration of the Homemade Explosive Course - Basic took place from 13 to 15 September 2021 in Ramnicu Valcea, Romania. The course was hosted for the first time by Romanian Engineering and EOD Training Centre.

Duration of the course was three days with a total of 16 participants from ten NATO countries and one IPC country.

The students were taught how to recognize a homemade explosives laboratory and different groups of homemade explosives, to understand their sensitivity & functionality and, of course, to take appropriate measures when discovered. The homemade explosives laboratory may resemble “do it yourself” garage with all the tools and precursors, but it may resemble even a clean kitchen with common kitchen ingredients and tools for cooking or baking. Therefore, each first responder needs to have a basic knowledge of equipment, precursors and of course final homemade explosives products, to be able to identify and confirm any illicit activity.

All trainees successfully graduated and expressed satisfaction with the content and quality of the Homemade Explosives Course – Basic.