Description: The module’s main objective is to improve the boarding Team’s tactical awareness with respect to Boarding Team as well as Suspect Vessel’s crew psychology. The trainees get familiar with combat stress factors and the way to recognize physical and mental symptoms of combat stress. Moreover, the trainees will be able to better understand the motives behind this risk and prepare for what they might encounter in regards to the psychological condition.

Objectives: Upon completion of this module trainees will be able to:

1. Explain the combat stress factors
2. Analyze suspect vessel’s crew behavior
3. Implement stress managing techniques

The duration of the module is 2 training hours.