2025 External Polar Bear Safety Course (English)
This one-day safety course provides essential knowledge and practical skills for safe travel in polar bear train. It is ideal for anyone planning outdoor activities, or fieldwork in Svalbard.
Key Information
- Price: 4000nok
- Language: English
- Starting Time: 08:30
- Duration: 7 hours
- Location: UNIS Reception + Shooting Range
- Age: Min. 18 years
- Minimum 3 participants
Schedule
- 08:30 - 09:45: Lecture at UNIS
- 10:00 - 15:30: Practical Training at the Shooting Range
What to Bring
- Warm clothing
- Thin gloves suitable for handling equipment
- Packed lunch
The course focuses on the following themes:
- How to plan activities in nature to avoid conflicts with polar bears
- How to accomplish fieldwork and outings to avoid near meetings and conflicts with polar bears
- How to solve a conflict situation without injury to humans or wildlife
- How to solve a conflict situation where one must shoot and kill a polar bear.
- Safe handling of firearms (rifle) and pyrotechnic flares for polar bear protection
- Practical use of firearms and pyrotechnic flares for polar bear protection
The course is held over 1 day and consists of:
- Theory lesson on polar bears and polar bear behavior
- Practical case exercises on how to avoid and solve conflict situations
- Safety regulations for firearms handling
- Practical exercises in safe rifle handling
- Shooting 16 - 20 live rounds from a knee standing position
- Use of flare guns as polar bear deterrent
- Maintenance and cleaning of firearms
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