Description: Trainees will illustrate the main operational and training issues of armed guards on board merchant vessels.

Specific Objectives: Students shall illustrate the main operational and training issues of armed guards on board merchant vessels by:

1. Pointing out the operational issues regarding the use of armed guards.
2. Outlining the training issues regarding the required capabilities of armed guards.
3. Discussing the implications of the standardization process regarding the training and operational issues.

The duration of the module is 1 training hour.