IED Clearance Good Practice Guide

Chapter 2 Search

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1. Introduction

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1.1. Scope

87

1.2. General search principles

88

1.3. IED clearance parameters

95

1.4.Worksite safety

96

1.5.Management of non-explosive hazards

103

1.6.Mitigating additional hazards

110

2. Search planning and execution

111

2.1. Introduction

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2.2. Stages of IED search

111

2.3. Support to IEDD spot tasks

131

Annexes C1-C4. Search planning and execution forms

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3. Search core skills and procedures

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3.1. Introduction

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3.2. Core skill 1 – Visual search

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3.3. Core skill 2 – Visual search using an aid

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3.4. Core skill 3 – Use of detectors in IED search

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3.5. Core skill 4 – Fingertip search

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3.6. Core skill 5 – Marking

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3.7. Core skill 6 – Excavation and confirmation

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3.8. Core skill 7 – Semi-remote search (hook and line)

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3.9. Core skill 8 – Dealing with vegetation

211

3.10. Core skill 9 – Handovers during manual search

214

4. Clearance reporting

217

4.1. Post clearance activities

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4.2. Information management and reporting

220

5.Management of training

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5.1. Recommended minimum competencies for IED search

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5.2. Key considerations

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5.3.Urban IED search training

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5.4.Management of training

227

5.5. Training assessments

228

5.6. IED risk education

229

6. Lexicon of acronyms

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