The closing event of the winter intermediate course of mountain training was held at Tsikhisjvari base of the Department for the protection of Strategic Pipelines under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Heads of the Department handed over certificates and badges to the training participants.
The training course was held within the cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Defense. The training was conducted by the instructors of Sachkheri Mountain Training School named after Colonel Besik Kutateladze.
The intermediate four-week training course was held in Bakuriani. The training participants learned how to use obstacle crossings, shooting in high mountains, using evacuation means, arranging a shelter in the snow and acting in extremely cold conditions, moving on skis on a ski track and in untracked snow, assessing avalanche risks, as well as methods of search for a person trapped in an avalanche.
The aim of the training course was to improve the mountain skills of the employees of the Department for the protection of Strategic Pipelines under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and boost their qualification.
