See Page19 in the July edition of the Gibraltar Magazine link above for details.
Late June 2010 saw me travel to Gibraltar again for the second year of training for the only Security Company that seem to be interested in providing training for their guard force. Security Express GibLimited.
This time we trained the Security Teams that cover both the National Sea Port of Gibraltar in the latest International Standards for Port Security (ISPS) and the Security Teams that cover The Gibraltar Hospital to the CFSMS NHS Standard (plus some extra things they needed specifically for their role there).
http://www.gibraltar-security.com/
For the future, their Director and Co-Founder, Charles Polson (QPM), has told me that he wishes to continue the training for his teams well into the future. He has been satisfied that they have learned from the yearly training and now wants it carried out each six months, and later, if all goes to plan, he intends running courses every month or so for other companies in Gibraltar. That means more work than I will be able to cope with alone. I will make use of my already wide circle of trainers that I know I can trust to provide the same standard of courses and won't let either of us (or themselves) down.
The bay of Gibraltar itself is crowded at the best of times and really comes to life at night when the oil tankers that are moored in the bay are unloaded by a succession of smaller craft. The oil is taken ashore where it is stored and shipped into the mainland and on through Europe. Throughout history this port has been one of the most important trading posts in the world. Steeped in history it boasts many underground caves and caverns, some natural and others man-made that have been used to cache stores, supplies and indeed armies to fight off enemies.
We relish the prospect of returning to continue the good work of carrying out training and refresher training, for the brave souls who continue to protect this far flung corner of The British Empire!
