A-T Solutions has the highest concentration of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and improvised explosive device (IED) defeat experts outside of the U.S. government. These subject matter experts work with instructional designers and curriculum developers to produce courses tailored specifically to the educational needs of maritime responders, providing training solutions to current and anticipated tactical, operational, and strategic threats. Our full life cycle learning management system tracks participant achievement of learning objectives, and we continuously gather user feedback to evaluate and update course content.
Maritime Interdiction
Our Maritime Interdiction (BMI) course provides fundamental maritime security training to federal, military, and state and local maritime responders, such as Public Safety Divers, SWAT teams, port security personnel, and marine boat crews. The course consists of 1.5 days of classroom-based instruction and 3.5 days of practical application of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) under realistic, field exercise scenarios. Upon course completion participants will be able to identify, intercept, and safely board a noncompliant vessel at sea during daylight hours.
Remotely-Operated Vehicle Underwater Hazardous Device Search Course
To keep pace with the constantly changing threats to national and international maritime critical infrastructure, we must be able to identify and understand the underwater hazardous device (UHD) terrorist threat. By learning to use remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) effectively, law enforcement and first responders can rapidly assess and mitigate a UHD event without placing a diver in the water or unnecessarily tagging out a ship.
The mobile design of the course brings the solution to customer facilities or operational environments. Operators can use existing ROVs or have an ROV delivered with the training. Seasoned USCG ROV trainers and master training specialists with years of practical EOD diving experience, conduct focused training and advanced technology integration. A-T Solutions' instructors present the most current terrorist tactics and UHD design, construction, and deployment techniques. The course introduces participants to ROV UHD searching, reconnaissance, identification, marking. Training emphasizes TTP for working around and under large-vessel hulls, piers, pipelines, gas and oil platforms, and bridges. The 5-day course consists of 1 day of classroom instruction and 4 days of practical application of knowledge under realistic, field exercise scenarios.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Search, identify, mark, report, and assist in mitigation of suspect and actual UHDs
- Perform in-water ROV techniques under the most realistic conditions and scenarios possible
- Participate in exercises designed to test individual and collective team skills required to respond to and safely conduct a ROV UHD search