| Syllabus | Dates, Prices & Locations | Security, Medical and Off-Road Driving in Remote Regions syllabus Personal and vehicle security awareness Threat assessment What are the actual risks? Political, criminal, economic, terrorist. Vehicle, hotel, office and residence security Keeping your vehicle safe, checking for tampering and IEDs How to choose a secure hotel, office and residence Making your residence and office safe Self-sufficiency How to maintain the body through food intake, exercise and clothing Maintaining your mental equilibrium and psychological strength How to increase the time that you can operate at or near your peak efficiency Confrontation and vehicle hijacking Avoiding and controlling confrontation Types of threat and attack Handling roadblocks Avoiding vehicle hijacking Hostage-taking How to avoid being taken If it happens, how to read events and what you can do to stay safe Security planning Pre-travel advice, airport and luggage security Plan for security before you leave Maintaining your security at the airport Ensuring your luggage stays safe Journey planning and awareness Local travel procedures Staying safe en route Selecting and checking your vehicle Contingency planning Define the aim and the risks Do your homework - who's involved, specific dangers, climate, time frame, geography Essential equipment - what will you need? Contingencies and emergency procedures - the What If? factor Control, teamwork, responsibility, accountability What to do on arrival in-country, how to fine-tune your plans Map-reading and navigation Using maps to best advantage Compass, GPS and other equipment Navigating without a map Vehicle familiarisation Vehicle specification and care Tyre choice and pressure Observation, planning and manoeuvring Recovery techniques Four-wheel driving techniques Gears, clutch, brakes and steering Additional controls and systems Basic off-road driving techniques Deep water, steep gradients, side slopes Articulation, ruts and narrow tracks Mud, soft surface Vehicle recovery techniques Medical skills Primary and secondary survey skills, airway management Primary treatment, controlling major bleeding, wounds Fractures CPR Management of a road traffic accident Trauma clinic training