PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION

SPECIAL WEAPONS AND ARMED TACTICS (SWAT)

45 DAYS= 360 HRS

MODULE 1: COURSE INTRODUCTION

Mode of No. of
Subject Scope of Instruction
Instruction Hours
Introduction to SWAT Discuss the Importance and Role Lecture 4
of SWAT in Crisis Incidents.
Emergency Medical Actions Discuss the Procedures in Lecture/PE 4
Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
Tactical Communications Familiarize Students in Radio Lecture/PE 8
Handling and Operations.
Hand and Arm Signal
Basic Safety Procedures Discuss the General Gun Safety Lecture 8
Rules and the Rules when inside
the firing range.
Diagnostic Firing (Secondary Conduct Diagnostic Firing to test Lecture/PE 8
Weapon) students firing proficiency.
Familiarization Firing or Zeroing Supervise the Zeroing of the Lecture/PE 8
(Primary Weapon) primary weapon of the students.

MODULE 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKSMANSHIP

Mode of No. of
Subject Scope of Instruction
Instruction Hours
Pistol and Rifle Handling Discuss Sight Alignment, Sight Lecture/PE 8
Picture, Trigger Control, Stance,
Grip, Follow Through, Breathing
to students.
Pistol and Rifle Exercise Demonstrate to the students Lecture/PE 8
Pistol and Rifle Exercises.
(Standing, Kneeling and Prone)
Pistol from Low Ready Position Conduct of Dry Firing from Low Lecture/PE 8
Ready Position/Holster.
Rifle from Low Ready Position Conduct Dry Firing from Low Lecture/PE 8
Ready Position.
Turning, Walking and Running Exercise students in Static, Lecture/PE 8
Drills Turning and Facing drills.
Reloading Drills Exercise students in Quick Lecture/PE 8
Reloading and Tactical
Reloading
Malfunction Drills Familiarize students in Rifle and Lecture/PE 8
Pistol Malfunctions and let them
Treat Malfunctions.
Primary to Secondary Transition Exercise students in Transition Lecture/PE 8
Drills Drills # 1 and 2
Introduction to Low Light Conduct of Night Firing using Lecture/PE 4
Operations Lighting techniques
Individual Assault Techniques Teach and demonstrate to the Lecture/PE 8
students the different assault
techniques.
 MODULE 3: CLOSE QUARTER MANEUVER

Mode of No. of
Subject Scope of Instruction
Instruction Hours
Introduction to Close Quarter Battle Discuss the Objective of the Lecture 4
Course to the students.
Principles of Assaults Discuss the Principles of Lecture 2
Assaults to the students.
Tactical Mind Set for Assault Force Discuss the Principles of Lecture 2
Personnel Proper Tactical Mindsets.
Fundamentals of CQB Discuss the Methods of CQB, Lecture/PE 4
Entry and Room Domination.
Team Member’s Discuss the SWAT Lecture 4
Responsibilities/Equipments Equipments, Composition,
Duties and their
Responsibilities.
Assault Phases and Reporting Discuss Standard Commands Lecture/PE 8
Procedure and Reporting Procedures
during pre-assault, while
assaulting and post assault
situations.
CQB Procedures Discuss the Methods of Entry, Lecture/PE 32
Door and Room Clearing, and
Kinds of Doors and Openings,
and different methods of
Breaching.
Introduction to Diversionary Devices Familiarize students with the Lecture/PE 8
use of stun grenades/flash
bang sand smoke grenades
Hallway and Stairwells Discuss and demonstrate Lecture/PE 16
Dynamic CQB in Hallways,
Dynamic CQB in Stairwells,
and Stairwells Clearing (going
up, going down)
Handcuffing Techniques Demonstrate Proper Lecture/PE 8
Handcuffing Techniques
(standing, kneeling and prone
position)
High Risk Vehicular Stop Discuss the procedures in an Lecture/PE 8
High Risk Vehicular Stops
Discuss the procedures in
conducting Checkpoints and
Chokepoints
Bus Assault/Train Assault Discuss and demonstrate how Lecture/PE 20
to assault a bus or train (with
Mechanical and Explosive
Breaching)
Rappelling Techniques Demonstrate Rappelling Lecture/PE 24
Techniques to students. (lizard
rappel, sit hip rappel, run
down rappel and window
clearing using sit hip rappel)
Ballistic Breaching/Shotgun Discuss Shotgun Lecture/PE 8
Familiarization Mechanisms.
Conduct of Breaching/ Firing
using Shotgun.
 MODULE 4: INTRODUCTION TO CRISIS MANAGEMENT

MODE OF No. of
SUBJECT SCOPE OF INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION hours
Crisis Management Discuss and define Crisis Lecture 8
Management, role of SWAT
in the crisis management
committee, Containment,
Hostage Negotiation and
Crisis Management
Committee Composition.

MODULE 5: MISSION PLANNING

Combat Plans and Orders Discuss different kinds of Lecture 2

plans and orders. (Warning
Orders, Operational Plan,
Operational Order)
Mission Planning Step 1&2 Familiarize with Step 1 and 2 Lecture 4
in Mission Planning
Mission Planning Step 3, Course Familiarize with Step 3 in Lecture 4
Action Analysis Mission Planning. (Course
Action Analysis and
Development)
COA Comparison and COA Selection Compare courses of action Lecture 2
and familiarize students in
COA selection.
Development and Approval of Discuss SMEAC with Lecture 4
OPLAN Attachments and how to
Execute the OPORD.
Table Top Exercise Conduct Scenario Exercise. PE 8

MODULE 6: FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE

Field Training Exercise Conduct the students FTX. 64