5901
College Road , Key West ,
FL 33040
www.underwaterportsecurity.com
COURSE
ANNOUNCEMENT
ANTI-TERRORISM UNDERWATER PORT SECURITY
LOCATION:
DATE and TIME: 8-15 February 2008 0800-1700 including WEEKEND WORK
This Course is also being offered JUNE 13 – June 20th,
2008
Overview of Training
The program is an intense
80 hours of training over 8 days. It begins with an evaluation of diving
skills as part of an underwater stress course. Training during the first three
days will include both classroom and hands-on time with ROV's, side scan sonar,
magnetometers; and EOD on mines. The remaining time will be spent in groups
applying the acquired skills and knowledge to actual underwater port security
scenarios .One day will be spent inside and under large vessels (900 to over
1,000 ft long) learning and applying procedures for lock out-tag out, search,
and officer safety in that hazardous environment. Another day will be spent
doing pier searches on different types of piers. Students will map and plot
the information for hand off to another team. A second full day will be spent
“flying” ROV’s in different water conditions. Finally, two
days are spent on side scan sonar with each team doing searches and plotting
their targets and then diving on the targets. All this information is then
plotted on a master chart and list.
A majority of student
time in this course is spent hands-on and/or underwater. Locating and
inspecting devices are applied to piers and other areas in an active port
setting. Initial training is conducted in areas providing some visibility where
the divers can see what they will encounter before they are put into zero
visibility conditions of the real world.
Students can enroll
individually or as a group. Limited space is available for non-diving personnel
who ordinarily support underwater operations as boat or other equipment
operators or dive tenders.
Next Available Course
Enrollment is limited for
each course. The next available course is scheduled for Friday, February
8th through Friday February 15th, 2008. Please contact Bob Jason, Course
Director, at 305-809-3297 or Tammy Batschelet 305-809-3556 for more information
on course content.
This Course is also
being offered Friday, June 13 –Friday, June 20th, 2008
Course Cost and Registration
The tuition cost for this
particular course is $1995.00. This course is trust fundable and eligible
for local (second dollar) funding. Funding also may be available through
your Homeland Security or Emergency Management office. Limited Housing is
available in the community at government rates. Please contact Tammy
Batschelet at 305-809-3556, or email her at tammy_batschelet@firn.edu for
further housing information.
Early registration is encouraged, as enrollment is limited.
Call the FKCC diving office at (305) 809-3556 for information or e-mail
Tammy_Batschelet@firn.edu to hold a space,
fax (305) 292-5156 and/or mail a SIGNED Letter of Intent and send it to:
Attention Tammy Batschelet,
Non-trust funded payment by credit card, purchase
order or check should be made payable to
Letters of intent for reciprocal payment to Region Fourteen for
state officers and officers from other regions who wish to use trust funds
should be submitted to Region Fourteen and copied to FKCC by Feb 1, 2008 or
June 1, 2008.
For additional
information, call (305) 296-9081 ext. 556, 214, or 297 or e-mail