Search techniques, Personnel and baggage searches

Ship security is continually threatened by individuals entering restricted areas to steal or smuggle illegal goods or drugs aboard. Even worse is the increased risk nowadays that weapons or improvised explosive devices are taken aboard.

The solution is in prevention, and safe effective personnel security searches are a key part of making sure the ship is not a weak link in the security procedures chain.

This course is aiming at helping your busy seafarers, in the front line of defense against these problems, conduct effective security body and baggage searches.

Learning objectives:

• Know how to conduct a security body and baggage search
• Be able to identify first response to unauthorized individuals or objects