SAMPLE SYLLABUS – CBSA DUTY FIREARM COURSE

WEEK NO. - N0 DE LA SEMAINE

1

DAY 1

DAY 2

DAY 3

DAY 4

DAY 5

08:00 – 09:45 (1.75)

Course Orientation

- Introduction

- Testing Protocol

- Equipment and photos  

- Pistols issued

- Duty belt set up

 

09:45 – 10:00 Health Break

 

10:00 – 10:30 (0.50)

Firearms & Range Safety

 

10:30 – 12:00 (1.50)

CBSA Duty Firearm

-Nomenclature, Characteristics, Safety Features, Ballistics

 

08:00 – 08:45 (0.75)

Loading/ Unloading & Reloading

 

08:45 – 09:30 (0.75)

Stoppages Clearance

 

09:30 – 09:45 Health Break

 

09:45 – 10:45 (1.0)

Pistol Handling Skills

- Drawing/holstering, loading, reloading, stoppages, grip/ dry firing.

 

10:45 – 11:30 (0.75) 

GROUP (A) - Range Session #1

- Preparing magazines

- 3 Meter Grouping

GROUP (B) - Pistol Care/ cleaning

 

GROUP (A) 08:00 – 11:15 (3.25)

Range Session #3

- 7 , 10 , 15 , 25 Meter Grouping

11:15 – 11:45 hrs (0.50)

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

GROUP (B) 08:00 – 10:45 (2.75)

I.M.I.M.

- Category of Resistance

- Intervention Options

- Seven tactical principles

- Legal Articulation

 

09:45 – 10:00 Health Break

 

GROUP (B) 10:45 – 11:45 (1.0)

Instinctive Directed Shooting

- Lecture (45 min.) - - Practical (15 min.)

GROUP (A) 08:00 – 08:30 (0.50)

Target Scoring

08:30 – 09:45 (1.25)

Contact/Cover Roles

- Lecture & Practical

 

GROUP (B) 08:00 – 09:45 (1.75)

Range Session #4

- 15 & 25 Meter Grouping

- Basic Shooting Groups @ 25m.

 

09:45 – 10:00 Health Break

 

 

GROUP (A) & GROUP (B)

10:00 – 10:30 (0.50)

Range Session #5     

- Inst. Directed Shooting @ 5 m

10:30 – 11:30 (1.0)

Range Session #6

- PPC Stage III

 

GROUP (A) 08:00 – 09:00 (1.0)

Range Session #8     

- PPC - Stage V

09:00 – 09:45 (0.75)

Range Session #9   

- PPC - Stage II

 

GROUP (B) 08:00 – 09: 00 (1.0)

Control and Defensive Tactics (CDT)

- Weapon Retention

09:00 – 11:15 (2.25)

CDT

- High Risk Arrest

 

09:45 – 10:00 Health Break

 

GROUP (A) 10:00 – 11:15 (1.25)

Range Session #10   

- PPC - Stage I

11:15 – 11:45 hrs (0.50)

- Range/ Pistol Maintenance

 

GROUP (B) 11:15 – 11:45

TRAVEL TO CRR

12:00 LUNCH (1.0)

11:30 LUNCH (1.0)

11:45 LUNCH (1.0)

11:30 LUNCH (1.0)

11:45 LUNCH (1.0)

13:30 – 13:30 (0.50)

CBSA Duty Firearm Cont’d

- Function test

 

13:30– 14:30 (1.0)

Shooting Fundamentals

- Big 4 - Big 7 Lecture/Practical

14:30 – 15:15 (0.75)

Drawing / Holstering

 

15:15 – 15:30 Health Break

 

15:30 – 16:30 (1.00)

Pistol Handling Skills

- Drawing / Holstering, Grip & Dry Firing

 

16:30 Day Concluded

12:30 – 13:15 (0.75)

GROUP (A) - Pistol Care/ cleaning

GROUP (B) - Range Session #1

- Preparing magazines

- 3 Meter Grouping

13:15 – 14:30 (1.25)

GROUP (A) - Range Session #2

- 5 and 7 Meter Grouping

GROUP (B) - Pistol Handling Skills

- Drawing/holstering, loading, reloading, stoppages, grip/ dry firing. 

 

14:30 – 14:45 Health Break

 

14:45 – 16:00 (1.25)

GROUP (A) - Pistol Handling Skills

- Drawing/holstering, loading, reloading, stoppages, grip/ dry firing. 

GROUP (B) - Range Session #2

- 5 and 7 Meter Grouping

16:00 – 16:30 (0.50)

GROUP (A) and GROUP (B)

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

16:30 Day Concluded

GROUP (A) 12:45 – 15:30 (2.75)

I.M.I.M.

- Category of Resistance

- Intervention Options

- Seven tactical principles

- Legal Articulation

 

GROUP (B) 12:45 – 16:00 (3.25) 

Range Session #3     

- 7 , 10 , 15, 25 Meter Grouping

16:00 – 16:30 (0.50)

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

14:45 – 15:00 Health Break

 

GROUP (A) 15:30 – 16:30 (1.0)

Instinctive Directed Shooting

- Lecture (45 min.) - - Practical (15 min.)

 

16:30 Day Concluded

GROUP (A) 12:30 – 14:15 (1.75)

Range Session #4

- 15 & 25 Meter Grouping.

 

GROUP (B) 12:30 – 13: 00 (0.50)

Target Scoring

13:00 – 14:15 (1.25)

Contact/Cover Roles

- Lecture & Practical

 

14:15 – 14:30 Health Break

 

 

GROUP (A) & GROUP (B)

14:30 – 16:00 (1.5)

Range Session #7

- PPC - Stage IV

16:00 – 16:30 (0.50)

- Range/ Pistol Maintenance

 

16:30 Day Concluded

GROUP (A) 12:45 – 13:15 (0.50)

TRAVEL TO SLACK RD.

13:15 – 14:15 (1.0)  - CDT

- Weapon Retention

14:15 – 16:30 (2.25) - CDT

- High Risk Arrest

 

GROUP (B) 12:45 -13:45 (1.0)

Range Session #8

- PPC - Stage V

1345 – 1430 hrs (.75)

Range Session #9

- PPC - Stage II

 

14:30 – 14:45 Health Break

 

GROUP (B) 14:45 – 16: 00 (1.25)

Range Session #10   

- PPC - Stage I

16:00 – 16:30 (.50)

- Range/ Pistol Maintenance

 

16:30 Day Concluded

Revised: 2009-11-13


 

SAMPLE SYLLABUS – CBSA DUTY FIREARM COURSE

WEEK NO. - N0 DE LA SEMAINE

2

DAY 6

DAY 7

DAY 8

DAY 9

DAY 10

GROUP (A) 08:00 – 11:15 (3.25)

Range Session #11

- PPC (Practice & Simulation)

- Training Assistance 25 & 15 meters

- PPC (Simulation)

 

GROUP (B) 08:00 – 09: 45 (1.75)

Tactical Intervention Strategies

 

09:45 – 10:00 Health Break

 

GROUP (A) 11:15 – 11:45 hrs (0.50) 

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

GROUP (B) 10:00 -11:15 (1.25)

Post Incident Procedures

- Procedures, evidence and scene control, report writing     

 

GROUP (B) 11:15 – 11: 45 (0.50) 

Travel to CRR

GROUP (A) 08:00 – 09:00 (1.0) - CDT

- Vehicle Extractions

 

09:00 – 09:30 (0.50)

CBSA Policy, Authorities and Obligations (review)

 

09:30 – 09:45 Health Break

 

09:45 – 11:15 (1.50)

Report writing (exercise)

 

GROUP (B) 08:00 – 11: 15 (3.25)

Range Session #12

- PPC (Practice & Simulation)

- Training Assistance 25 & 15 meters

- PPC (Simulation)

 

11:15 – 11:45 (0.50) 

- Range and Pistol Maintenance

 

GROUP (A) 11:15 – 11:45 (0.50) 

Travel to CRR

GROUP (A) 08:00 – 11:15 (3.25)

Range Session #13

- PPC (Practice & Simulation)

- Training Assistance 25 & 15 meters

- PPC (Simulation)

 

GROUP (B) 08:00 – 09: 00 (1.0)

High Risk Vehicle Extractions

- Lecture

09:00 – 11:15 (2.25)

High Risk Vehicle Extractions

-Practical

 

09:45 – 10:00 Health Break

 

GROUP (A) 11:15 – 11:45 (0.50) 

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

GROUP (B) 11:15 – 11:45 (0.50) 

Travel to CRR

GROUP (A) 08:00 – 09:30 (1.50)

Intro to FTS 

- Lecture, demo & Evaluation Form 

                          

09:30 – 09:45 Health Break

 

09:45 – 11:15 (1.50)

Intro to:  Foundation / Scenario-Based Training  

- Lecture, demo & Evaluation Form                                                         

 

GROUP (B) 08:00 – 11: 15 (3.25)

Range Session #14  

- PPC (Practice & Simulation)

- Training Assistance 25 & 15 meters

- PPC (Simulation)                            

 

GROUP (B) 11:15 – 11:45 (0.50) 

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

GROUP (A) 11:15 – 11:45 (0.50)

Travel to CRR

GROUP (A) 08:00 – 09:45 (1.75)

Range Session #15

- PPC (Practice)

- PPC Qualification #1

- PPC Training assistance

 

GROUP (B) 08:00 – 09: 00 (1.0) - CDT

- Weapons’ transitioning skills

09:00 – 09:45 (0.75)

Pistol Handling Skills

- Reloading and Stoppages.

 

09:45 – 10:00 Health Break

 

GROUP (A) 10:00 – 11:00 (1.0)  - CDT

- Weapons’ transitioning skills

11:00 – 11:45 (0.75)

Pistol Handling Skills

- Reloading and Stoppages.

 

GROUP (B) – 10:00 – 11:45 (1.75)

Range Session #15

- PPC (Practice)

- PPC Qualification #1

- PPC Training assistance

11:45 LUNCH (1.0)

11:45 LUNCH (1.0)

11:45 LUNCH (1.0)

11:45 LUNCH (1.0)

11:45 LUNCH (1.0)

GROUP (A) 12:45 – 13:15 (0.50)

Travel to Slack

 

13:15 – 15:00 hrs (1.75)

Tact. Intervention Strategies

 

GROUP (B) 12:45 – 16:00 (3.25)

Range Session #11

- PPC (Practice & Simulation)

- Training Assistance 25 & 15 meters

- PPC (Simulation)

 

15:00 – 15:15 Health Break

 

GROUP (A) 15:15-16:30 (1.25)

Post Incident Procedures

- Procedures, evidence and scene control, report writing     

 

GROUP (B) 16:00 – 16:30 (0.50) 

- Range and Pistol Maintenance

 

16:30 Day Concluded      

GROUP (A) 12:45 – 16:00 (3.25)

Range Session #12

- PPC (Practice & Simulation)

- Training Assistance 25 & 15 meters

- PPC (Simulation)

 

GROUP (B) 12:45 – 13: 15 (0.50)

Travel to Slack

13:15 – 14:15 (1.0) - CDT

- Vehicle Extractions

14:15 – 14:45 (0.50)

CBSA Policy, Authorities and Obligations (review)

 

14:45 – 15:00 Health Break

 

15:00 – 16:30 (1.50)

Report writing (exercise)

 

GROUP (A) – 16:00 – 16:30 (0.50) 

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

16:30 Day Concluded      

GROUP (A) 12:45 – 13:15 (0.50)

Travel to Slack

 

13:15 – 14:15 (1.0)

High Risk Vehicle Extractions

- Lecture

14:15 – 16:30 (2.25)

High Risk Vehicle Extractions.

-Practical

 

GROUP (B) 12:45 – 16: 00 (3.25)

Range Session #13

- PPC (Practice & Simulation)

- Training Assistance 25 & 15 meters

- PPC (Simulation)

 

15:00 – 15:15 Health Break

 

GROUP (B) 16:00 – 16:30 (0.50) 

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

16:30 Day Concluded

GROUP (A) 12:45 – 16:00 (3.25)

Range Session #14  

- PPC (Practice & Simulation)

- Training Assistance 25 & 15 meters

- PPC (Simulation                             

 

GROUP (B) 12:45 – 13: 15 (0.50)

Travel to Slack

13:15 – 14:45 (1.5)

Intro to FTS     

- Lecture, demo & Evaluation Form                            

 

14:45 – 15:00 Health Break

 

15:00 – 16:30 (1.50)

Intro to:  Foundation / Scenario-Based Training  

- Lecture, demo & Evaluation Form                                                         

 

GROUP (A) 16:00 – 16:30 (0.50)   

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

16:30 Day Concluded   

GROUP (A) & GROUP (B)

12:45 – 14:15 (2.50)

 Range Session #16   

- PPC Stage I , II & III (Practice)

 

14:15 – 14:30 Health Break

 

14:30 – 16:00 (1.50)

Range Session #16  

- PPC Practice

- Pistol Handling Skills

 

16:00 – 16:30 (0.50)

- Range/pistol maintenance

16:30 Day Concluded   

 

 

Revised: 2009-11-13


 

SAMPLE SYLLABUS – CBSA DUTY FIREARM COURSE

WEEK NO. - N0 DE LA SEMAINE

3

DAY 11

DAY 12

DAY 13

DAY 14

DAY 15

GROUP (A) & GROUP (B)

08:00 – 09:30 (1.50)

Written Exam

 

09:30 – 11:00 (1.50)  - CDT

- Weapon Defence - long and short barrel

 

11:00 – 11:15 Health Break

 

GROUP (A) & GROUP (B)

11:15 – 12:00 (0.75)

Dim light Shooting

- Flashlight Techniques Lecture

 

12:00 – 12:30 (0.50) 

Travel to CRR

GROUP (A) 08:00 – 11:15 (3.25)

Range Session #19

- PPC (Practice) 

- PPC Qualification #2

- Training Assistance

 

GROUP (B) 08:00 – 11:15 (3.25)

FTS/ Foundation 1

 

09:45 – 10:00 Health Break

 

GROUP (A) 11:15 – 11:45 (0.50) 

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

GROUP (B) 11:15 – 11:45 (0.50) 

Travel to CRR

GROUP (A) 08:00 – 08:45 (0.75)

Building Approach/Entry/Search

- Lecture & Demonstration

- Piece The Pie, Quick Peek, Team (2/3/4 persons) Searches                 

 

GROUP (B) 08:00 – 11:45 (3.75)

FTS/ Foundation 2

 

Training Assistance

- Pistol Marksmanship

L:  Range  

 

GROUP (A) 08:45 – 11:45 (3.0)

Building Approach/Entry/Search   

- Practical Session         

 

09:45 – 10:00 Health Break

GROUP (A) & GROUP (B)

08:00 – 11:45 (3.75)

CBSA Scenario #1

- Scenario-Based Training

 

Training Assistance

- Pistol Marksmanship (30 min.)

I: Course Lead Int.     L: PRISM

 

 

 

GROUP (A) & GROUP (B)

08:00 – 11:45 (3.75)

CBSA Scenario #3

- Scenario-Based Training

 

08:00 – 09:45 (1.75) (as required)

Range Session #20

- PPC (Practice)     

- PPC Qualification #3

 

12:30 LUNCH (1.0)

11:45 LUNCH (1.0)

11:45  LUNCH (1.0)

11:45 LUNCH (1.0)

11:45 LUNCH (1.0)

13:30 – 13:50 (0.33)

GROUP (A) Range Session #17

- Pistol Night COF

GROUP (B) Pistol Handling Skills (Dark)

- Loading & Stoppages

 

13:55 – 14:15 (0.33)

GROUP (A) Pistol Handling Skills (Dark)

- Loading & Stoppages

GROUP (B) Range Session #17

- Pistol Night COF

 

14:15 – 14:30 Health Break

 

GROUP (A) & GROUP (B)

14:30 – 15:30 (1.00)

Range Session #18

- Flashlight Techniques

- Pistol Handling Skills (Dark)

- Live Fire Exercise

 

15:30 – 16:00 (0.50) Pistol Maintenance

 

16:00 Day Concluded      

 

Training Assistance - Pistol Marksmanship

 

17:00 Range and Pistol Maintenance

 

GROUP (B)12:45 – 16:00

Range Session #19

- PPC (Practice) 

- PPC Qualification #2

- Training Assistance

 

GROUP (A) 12:45 – 13:15 (0.50)  

Travel to Slack

13:15 – 16:30 (3.25)

FTS/ Foundation 1

 

15:00 – 15:15 Health Break

 

GROUP (B) 16:00 – 16:30 (0.25) 

- Range/Pistol Maintenance

 

16:30 Day Concluded      

 

Training Assistance

-Pistol Marksmanship

L: PRISM

 

GROUP (B) 12:45 – 13:30 (0.75)

Building Approach/Entry/Search  

- Lecture & Demos

- Stairs, Closets, Piece The Pie Together, Quick Peek, Team (2/3/4 persons) Searches

 

GROUP (A) 12:45 – 16:30 (3.75)

FTS/ Foundation 2

 

GROUP (B) 13:30 – 16: 30 (3.0)

Building Approach/Entry/Search  

- Practical Session

 

14:30 – 14:45 Health Break

 

16:30 Day Concluded      

 

Training Assistance

- FTS / Foundation SBT

GROUP (A) & GROUP (B)

12:45 – 16:30 (3.75)

CBSA Scenario #2

- Scenario-Based Training

 

16:30 Day Concluded      

 

 

Training Assistance 

- Scenario-Based Training

 

GROUP (A) & GROUP (B)

12:45 – 13:45 (1.0)

Course Logistic

- Equipment Maintenance

- Return Equipment

 

13:45 – 14:00 Health Break

 

14:00 – 16:30 (2.50)

Course Closing

- Administration & Expenses

- Course Critiques

- Concluding remarks

- Individual Assessment

 

16:30

Day Concluded/Course Ends      

 

Revised: 2009-11-13