12 F1A4 Operator Instructor Notes and Syllabus
Minelab Countermine Division
Safety through Excellence
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LESSON 4 – OPERATION OF THE F1A4
Aim.
To understand how to operate the F1A4.
Classroom instruction followed by an outdoors practical exercise with students working
in pairs locating previously buried targets in a designated area. The training aids are:
Classroom:
Chalk board or white board.
F1A4 detectors - one per pair of students (minimum).
One set (four “D” cells) of fresh batteries.
Mineralized rock (laterite if available).
F1A4 Training PowerPoint Presentation.
Outdoor Area (See layout at the end of these notes):
An outdoor area suitable for the burial of targets, confirm that the area is free of metallic
contamination, and large enough to accommodate the size of the class.
F1A4 detectors - one per pair of students.
One set (four size “D” cells) of fresh F1A4 detector.
Variety of targets (inert AP and AT mines) buried in a previously cleared area (typically
2m x 3m area).
Location disks/flags to mark detected targets.
One set (4 x ‘D’ cells) of weak batteries (to demonstrate ‘Battery Low’).
The major teaching points of this lesson are:
Revision.
Control Box Operation.
All procedures.
F1A4 Field Guide.
Pinpointing Targets –Edge Detection.
Operating Multiple Detectors.
TEACHING POINTS
Revision:
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Select a student to explain the principle of metal detection (if applicable).
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Select a student to explain MPS (if applicable).
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Select a student to assemble the detector from the Compact Bag.
