Scope¹

This five-day course is designed to instruct students on proper techniques for effectively enforcing fisheries laws. The course is tailored to specific needs and previous training experience. Classroom subjects include officer interpersonal communication, international law, boarding preparation and boarding procedures, use of force, fish and fishing vessel identification, and inspection of fishing equipment. Practical training includes arrest procedures and personal defensive tactics. Practical exercises are designed to reinforce classroom instruction by giving each student an opportunity to apply classroom theory in simulated fisheries boarding situations.

Source:

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