Vegetation removal should be conducted in stages starting from the top. This facilitates visual search into the next layer of vegetation. The visual search aid should be reused as required.
Image 3. Searcher using secateurs to remove the vegetation. In this example no more than 30 cm is removed at any time
Once the vegetation has reached a suitable level, a handheld detector sweep can be included in the procedure (see Image 4).
Image 4. Initial detector sweep with some vegetation still needing to be removed
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