Explosive detection service

Objective

This is a 21 week course, designed to equip the selected handler and dog team with the necessary experience and training to serve as an explosive detection team. This training course ensures that the dogs are able to function in the public environment displaying calm steady temperament. They will be taught to search buildings, parcels, areas and vehicles for various explosive substances. Great care is taken when selecting the dog and handler for training and only top candidates are selected.

Training

The course is a 21 week course during which the handler will be required to undergo a practical and theoretical phase in order to equip him / herself with the necessary ability to confidently carry our his / her duties. The theoretical class will include the following listed below:

     • Identification of common explosives used by militants in the Niger Delta
     • Safety around explosives
     • How search dogs operate
     • Basic training and imprinting
     • Basic searches
     • Conducting advanced searches

This theoretical training will run concurrently wit the practical training as this ensures that what the handler learns in the class room will be demonstrated on the field.
The practical training is where the new dog is being trained. After a period of socializing with the handler and exposure to new environments, the team begins their formal training. This training will include the following listed below:

     • Basic obedience and adaptability
     • Primary imprinting and identification
     • Parcel searches
     • Area searches
     • Vehicle searches
     • Building searches

Duties

On completion of the above training, the handler will undergo a theoretical test as well as a practical evaluation with his / her dog. A mark of 80% for theoretical test and a mark of 95% for the practical test will be required in order to pass out for active service. Dogs will then undergo monthly evaluations to ensure that the training standards are maintained.
On completion of the training, the dog will be able to find and indicate explosives that meet the requirements of the client
The handler will be able to search containers, parcels, large vehicles, aero planes, motor vehicles, open areas and buildings.

 

OUR VISION

“To make a beneficial contribution to the role trained dogs play in modern security and law enforcement”