Scope¹

This five day course consists of two days of classroom instruction with three days of practical training and exercises. The course is tailored to the country's specific needs and previous training experience. Classroom subjects include officer interpersonal communication, international law, boarding preparation and procedures, use of force, detection of hidden compartments and narcotics identification. Practical training includes high-risk search techniques, arrest procedures, personal defensive tactics, and drug identification lab. Practical exercises are designed to reinforce classroom instruction by giving each student an opportunity to apply classroom theory in simulated boarding situations.

Source:

¹ United States, Defense Security Assistance Agency, Expanded IMET Handbook, (Washington: February 14, 1997) II-13.