This one-day safety course provides essential knowledge and practical skills for travelling safely in polar bear terrain. It is ideal for anyone planning outdoor activities or fieldwork in Svalbard. To receive a course certificate, participants must demonstrate safe firearm handling and achieve the required minimum accuracy standard on the target.
10:00 - 15:30: Practical Training at the Shooting Range
What to Bring
Warm clothing
Thin gloves suitable for handling equipment
Packed lunch
The course focuses on the following themes:
How to plan activities in nature to avoid conflicts with polar bears
How to accomplish fieldwork and outings to avoid near meetings and conflicts with polar bears
How to solve a conflict situation without injury to humans or wildlife
How to solve a conflict situation where one must shoot and kill a polar bear.
Safe handling of firearms (rifle) and pyrotechnic flares for polar bear protection
Practical use of firearms and pyrotechnic flares for polar bear protection
The course is held over 1 day and consists of:
Theory lesson on polar bears and polar bear behavior
Practical case exercises on how to avoid and solve conflict situations
Safety regulations for firearms handling
Practical exercises in safe rifle handling
Shooting 16 - 20 live rounds from a knee standing position
Use of flare guns as polar bear deterrent
Maintenance and cleaning of firearms
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Payment is processed via Stripe.
The following applies in case of cancellation:
More than 7 days before the course start: full refund
7 days or less before the course start: no refund
If we need to cancel the course due to weather conditions, illness, or other unforeseen circumstances, the full course fee will be refunded.
Each course has a minimum participant requirement. If the minimum number is not reached, the course may be canceled on short notice, typically one to two business days before the course start. In such cases, the full course fee will be refunded.
Information about cancellations will be sent to the email address provided during registration
