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X-WR-CALNAME:2026 External Polar Bear Safety Course (English)
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SUMMARY:2026 External Polar Bear Safety Course (English) – 2026 Externa
 l Polar Bear Safety Course (English)
LOCATION:External Participants
DESCRIPTION:This one-day safety course provides essential knowledge and p
 ractical skills for travelling safely in polar bear terrain. It is ideal 
 for anyone planning outdoor activities or fieldwork in Svalbard. To recei
 ve a course certificate\, participants must demonstrate safe firearm hand
 ling and achieve the required minimum accuracy standard on the target.\n
 \n \n\nKey Information\n\nPrice: 4200nok\n\nLanguage: English\n\nStarti
 ng Time: 08:30\n\nDuration: 7 hours\n\nLocation: UNIS Reception + Shootin
 g Range\n\nAge: Min. 18 years\n\nMinimum 3 participants\n\nSchedule\n\n08
 :30 - 09:45: Lecture at UNIS\n\n10:00 - 15:30: Practical Training at the 
 Shooting Range\n\nWhat to Bring\n\nWarm clothing\n\nThin gloves suitable 
 for handling equipment\n\nPacked lunch\n\nThe course focuses on the follo
 wing themes:  \n\nHow to plan activities in nature to avoid conflicts w
 ith polar bears \n\nHow to accomplish fieldwork and outings to avoid nea
 r meetings and conflicts with polar bears\n\nHow to solve a conflict situ
 ation without injury to humans or wildlife \n\nHow to solve a conflict s
 ituation where one must shoot and kill a polar bear. \n\nSafe handling o
 f firearms (rifle) and pyrotechnic flares for polar bear protection \n\n
 Practical use of firearms and pyrotechnic flares for polar bear protectio
 n \n\n \n\nThe course is held over 1 day and consists of: \n\nTheory l
 esson on polar bears and polar bear behavior \n\nPractical case exercise
 s on how to avoid and solve conflict situations  \n\nSafety regulations
  for firearms handling  \n\nPractical exercises in safe rifle handling
  \n\nShooting 16 - 20 live rounds from a knee standing position  \n\nU
 se of flare guns as polar bear deterrent \n\nMaintenance and cleaning of
  firearms \n\n \n\nCancellation and Refund Policy\n\nPayment is process
 ed via Stripe.\n\nThe following applies in case of cancellation:\n\nMore 
 than 7 days before the course start: full refund\n\n7 days or less before
  the course start: no refund\n\nIf we need to cancel the course due to we
 ather conditions\, illness\, or other unforeseen circumstances\, the full
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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