IMAS 09.31 – WORKING PRACTICE MULTIPLE COMPONENTS The potential presence of additional power sources, main charges, and switches / firing devices should be considered when planning an RSP.
Image 12. Appropriate levels of operator search in response to a threat of possible linked components. Note that the IEDD operator has not worked over the switch to achieve this
The IEDD operator should conduct actions that are commensurate with the threat assessment. This will significantly influence the degree to which confirmation through fingertip search drills is conducted in the immediate vicinity of a buried IED. Often the safest course of action, when linked components are not assessed to be a threat, is to conduct the minimum actions necessary to complete the RSP. However, when there is a threat of linked components, appropriate EOD actions must take place.
IEDD in mine action – overview
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