Royal Marines
Royal Marines Training
May 2015
BOARD AND SEARCH
COURSE (COMPLIANT)
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Reference No
046/092
Duration
10 Days
Location
1 Assault Group
Royal Marines,
Board & Search
School,
HMS RALEIGH
IELTS
6.5
Frequency
11 courses
per year
AIM OF COURSE
The aim of the Board and Search Course is to provide individuals with the
necessary skills to conduct a range of compliant boarding operations and to
prepare them for collective training at Operational Sea Training.
OUTLINE SYLLABUS
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Day 1 – Pass In Tests
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Battle Swim Test (BST)
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Royal Naval Fitness Test (RNFT) 2.4 km timed run, 50ft ladder climb (clean
fatigues and in full boarding kit), Weapon Handling Test (WHT), Hang Test
(25 seconds)
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Physical training 3 times a week (swimming circuits, speed marches, with
and without weapon and webbing, obstacle and assault course runs)
Composition of a Boarding Team
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Evidence Handling
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Actions On
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Law of Armed Conflict and judgemental awareness shoot
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Table Top Tactics
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Phases of Boarding Ops
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Search Awareness
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Personal search techniques
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Interview techniques
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Captured persons handling
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Blank fire exercises
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Maritime Tactical Estimate
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Search procedures
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Ships Documentation
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Boarding Exercises (dry drills and underway boardings)
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Tactical Sweep Procedures and Helicopter Fast Rope gantry and live asset
training
ENTRY STANDARDS
In date for RNFT 2.4km test
In date for WHT
Weapons Trained
International Defence Training (Royal Navy)
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/idt
Royal Marines
Royal Marines Training
May 2015
BOARD AND SEARCH
COURSE (COMPLIANT)
ALTAR
GIBR
E
A
P
I
A
S
A
RO
IN
EU
C
H
AF
C
R I
A
R
TE
R
PE
M
RA
MARE P E R
Reference No
046/092
Duration
10 Days
Location
1 Assault Group
Royal Marines,
Board & Search
School,
HMS RALEIGH
IELTS
6.5
Frequency
11 courses
per year
In date for Judgemental Awareness and Rules of Engagement (ROE)
Individual team members must be physically and mentally fit, to be able to work in
potentially arduous conditions and have the common sense to react appropriately
to challenging situations.
EXAMINATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS GAINED
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Day 1 pass in tests
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End of week 1 open book examination
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End of week 2 final written exam
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Continuous assessments/training during underway boarding
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Qualification
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BSC590 Boarding Officer
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BSC591 2 I/C and Search Co-ordinator
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BSC592 Boarding Team Member
POST COURSE RECOMMENDATION
The training received at the Board and Search School does not authorise an
individual to conduct boarding operations without own nation authorisation IAW
the individuals national Policy and Doctrine for boarding operations.
REMARKS
The BSC is a physically demanding course, failure to reach the required entry
standard for physical fitness, including the Battle Swim Test, will result in Return to
Unit (RTU).
International Defence Training (Royal Navy)
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/idt