Training
In order to ensure the success and safety of the demining program, personnel must receive high quality training according to the specific task they are to fulfill. The Chiefs of MARMINCA and MARMINAS is responsible for programming and managing the training of international supervisors, leaders of recipient country demining units, and individual sappers. An important task is to uphold a high standard of this training. In order to complement MARMINCA’s capability the IADB Staff Director, through the IADB Staff, coordinates the provision of training support from the Armed Forces of contributing countries. Demining training requires many resources, including instructors, training areas and facilities, training equipment and aids, transportation, fuel and training and logistics manuals.
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
Basic Sapper Course:
A two-week general training course required by all personnel related to mine clearance and other demining operations (sappers and demining unit support personnel such as paramedics and drivers). International supervisors serve as the primary instructors with the assistance of demining unit cadres personnel and training teams from contributing countries. It is required that they cover, at a minimum, the following subjects:
demining equipment
function and maintenance
mine and unexploded ordnance identification
mine detection by visual means
mine detection using equipment and probing
trip-wire procedures
procedures for marking lanes and minefields
basic demolition procedures (electrical and non-electrical)
at least 8 hours of basic first aid training
basic communication procedures
medical evacuation requests
Advanced Sapper Course:
A two week training course to provide specially selected sappers from demining units, unit cadre personnel and international supervisors with specialized training on demolition procedures for mines and munitions which can be disposed of easily and safely and on the detonation of larger types of munitions without posing a hazard to humans, animal life or key man-made or natural resources. The primary instructors are specialized technical persons from contributing countries assisted by international supervisors and must cover, at a minimum, the following subjects:
advanced demolition techniques
unexploded ordnance destruction procedures
survey and marking skills
canine mine detection techniques
Demining Unit Leader Courses:
A two week training course on conducting mine and unexploded ordinance clearance operations for all commissioned officers, non commission officers, demining sapper platoons, team leaders and other assistants who participate in mine or unexploded ordnance clearance operations or support activities. Primary and assistant instructors are international supervisors and training teams from contributing countries. They must cover, at a minimum, the following subjects:
mine identification and characteristics
basic demolition review
land navigation and map-making skills (including use of global positioning system (GPS))
mine marking and detailed survey procedures
demining procedures (detection, probing, uncovering, charge placement, and trip-wire procedures)
safety standards
international supervisor checklist
procedures communication procedures
administrative and logistic procedures
first aid refresher training
staff planning process, organization and procedures, including operational mission planning
Supervisor Standardization Course:
A one week course to standardize the basic background and knowledge of all international supervisors of countries contributing personnel and other instructors from contributing countries, with specialized demining training and/or experience, in order to ensure uniform compliance with IADB and international demining standards. Instructors will include members of MARMINCA, with OAS demining program field experience, and instructors from contributing counties, with specialized demining training and/or experience. Instructors are required to cover, at a minimum, the following subjects:
mine identification and characteristics
basic demolition review
minefield marking and detailed survey procedures (including use of global positioning system (GPS))
demining procedures (detection, mine marking and recording, probing and uncovering, charge placement, trip-wire procedures)
safety standards
international supervisor checklist procedures
communications procedures
administrative and logistics procedures
first aid refresher training
general orientation on OAS/IADB Demining Assistance program concept, organization and function.
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
Basic Sapper Course:
A two-week general training course required by all personnel related to mine clearance and other demining operations (sappers and demining unit support personnel such as paramedics and drivers). International supervisors serve as the primary instructors with the assistance of demining unit cadres personnel and training teams from contributing countries. It is required that they cover, at a minimum, the following subjects:
Advanced Sapper Course:
A two week training course to provide specially selected sappers from demining units, unit cadre personnel and international supervisors with specialized training on demolition procedures for mines and munitions which can be disposed of easily and safely and on the detonation of larger types of munitions without posing a hazard to humans, animal life or key man-made or natural resources. The primary instructors are specialized technical persons from contributing countries assisted by international supervisors and must cover, at a minimum, the following subjects:
Demining Unit Leader Courses:
A two week training course on conducting mine and unexploded ordinance clearance operations for all commissioned officers, non commission officers, demining sapper platoons, team leaders and other assistants who participate in mine or unexploded ordnance clearance operations or support activities. Primary and assistant instructors are international supervisors and training teams from contributing countries. They must cover, at a minimum, the following subjects:
Supervisor Standardization Course:
A one week course to standardize the basic background and knowledge of all international supervisors of countries contributing personnel and other instructors from contributing countries, with specialized demining training and/or experience, in order to ensure uniform compliance with IADB and international demining standards. Instructors will include members of MARMINCA, with OAS demining program field experience, and instructors from contributing counties, with specialized demining training and/or experience. Instructors are required to cover, at a minimum, the following subjects:
