Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
800 - Delaware Council on Police Training
803 - COPT Firearms Instructors Standards and Requirements
Section 803-5.0 - Firearms Instructor Course Requirements
Universal Citation: 1 DE Admin Code 803-5.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
5.1 Firearms instructor courses must be taught by a COPT Master Firearms Instructor and provide the candidate the necessary education and training in the safe and proper use of firearms, knowledge and skills necessary to teach others to shoot, and additional skills and techniques needed to organize and instruct.
5.2 Firearms instructor courses must be a minimum of 40 hours of education and training to be considered eligible for approval by the COPT.
5.3 Firearms instructor courses must meet the following minimum curricula requirements to be considered by the COPT Firearms Instructor Subcommittee for approval:
5.3.1 Basic Marksmanship
Instruction
5.3.2 Target
Analysis
5.3.3 Instructional
Techniques & Training Aids
5.3.4 Range Organization &
Administration
5.3.5 Weapons
Nomenclature & Function
5.3.6
Fundamentals of Close Quarters Combat
5.3.7 Introduction to Ammunition &
Ballistics
5.3.8 Judgment &
Decision-Making Training
5.3.9
Shooting Position, Movement, and Target Engagement
5.3.10 Range & Weapon Safety
5.3.11 Use-Of- Force & Legal
Issues
5.3.12 Coaching skills
development
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