1 index 1. review checklist 2. boarding equipment 3. instructions to master and vessel of interest (v01) 4. safety rules 5. boarding preparations 6.

5. VBSS COURSE FOR BOARDING TEAMS This course is designed to provide all participants with a comprehensive understanding of Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) operations. …

• This Handbook is designed to assist you in developing and using ROE for your VBSS and gangway / access control point missions. • Rules of engagement are orders issued to you by …

Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) teams regularly board suspect ships and perform search operations, often in hostile environments. There is a need for a small tactical robot that …

Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) shipboard teams. This research analyzed advantages and disadvantages of the VBSS structure including alternative approaches to how the Navy …

Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Maritime Vessel Support . 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 NSWEAST conducts VBSS training to satisfy requirements for mission readiness. This training …

VBSS (Visit, board, search and seizure) teams receive training in close quarters combat tactics and skills such as rappelling, searching, and detaining non-compliant combatants. They are …

This thesis seeks to identify current capabilities gaps in shipboard VBSS, specifically in the Human Systems Integration (HSI) domains of Training, Manpower, and Safety. To identify …

Toxic chemicals are defined as ‘any chemical which through its chemical action on life processes can cause death, temporary incapacitation or permanent harm to humans or animals’. Any …

Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) operations, which are the preferred modus operandi to deliver law enforcement at sea, have always been, and remain, a risky...