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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1980
CAS MEMBERS PREPARED FOR HEAVY TASKS
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SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES WILL BE TRAINED TO CONTROL AND CO-ORDINATE LARGE-SCALE OPERATIONS SUCH AS MAJOR TYPHOON, LANDSLIP, AIR CRASH AND ANTI-POLLUTION DUTIES IN A NEW SERIES OF COURSES.
THESE COURSES ARE AMONG A TOTAL OF 267 OFFERED TO CAS MEMBERS THIS YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 38 OVER LAST YEAR.
FOR THE CADET CORPS, A NEW TRAINING POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CADETS BY SIMPLIFYING THEIR FINAL EXAMINATION AND PROVIDING THEM WITH MORE PRACTICAL TRAINING IN TECHNICAL SUBJECTS.
THIS POLICY WAS THE RESULT OF THE WORK OF A REVIEW COMMITTEE ON CADET CORPS TRAINING POLICY WHICH WAS COMPLETED LAST YEAR.
THERE WERE ALSO TO BE IMPROVEMENTS IN OVERSEAS TRAINING, A CAS SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED TODAY THAT NO SUCH TRAINING WAS ORGANISED IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE OF HEAVY COMMITMENTS ON MANY OPERATIONAL TASKS AND CIVIC DUTIES.
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RECENTLY, HOWEVER, THE CAS HAS SENT FOUR OFFICERS PERMANENT TRAINING STAFF AND TWO VOLUNTEER OFFICERS TO AUSTRALIA,
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ANOTHER CONTINGENT OF FOUR OFFICERS WILL BE SENT NEXT YEAR TO STUDY DISASTER CONTROL, AND SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE CAS MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT WILL GO TO BRITAIN FOR ADVANCED TRAINING IN MOUNTAIN RESCUE AND LEADERSHIP.
LAST YEAR, THE CAS HEADQUARTERS OFFERED 229 FULL AND PART-TIME COURSES FOR ITS ADULT AND CADET MEMBERS IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING ORGANISED BY UNITS.
THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN WATER SPORTS TRAINING -- CANOE BUILDING, CANOEING, SAILING, SNORKEL DIVING, SWIMMING AND LIFE-SAVING - ESPÉCIALLY IN SAFETY ASPECTS.
THERE WAS ALSO A SERIES OF COURSES TO ACQUAINT MEMBERS WITH THE LATEST ANTI-OIL POLLUTION EQUIPMENT AND ITS USE.
OTHER COURSES INCLUDED COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PROTECTION, LORRY DRIVING, SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISES, COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION OF CADET UNITS AND TACTICAL DEPLOYMENT.
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