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Royal Marines Amphibious Training

This section shows Royal Marines Amphibious training courses held at various Royal Marine locations available to international navies and maritime organisations.

Courses

HMS Albion’s Royal Marines Practise launching small boats from the ship
HMS Albion’s Royal Marines practice launching small boats from the ship
A Royal Marine making his way up a beach head at Castle Martin range while ORCs provide covering fire from the sea
Royal Marines conducted a boarding exercise as part of an Anti-Piracy exercise.

Royal Marines Boarding Course (RMBC) (Opposed)

The RMBC is an 8-week course that allows 42 Cdo RM to generate and sustain its directed MIOps trained workforce to support deployable RMBTs. This enables sub-units to force-generate, deploy and recover detachments for enduring operations whilst maintaining force elements at readiness to meet further task requests by Fleet.

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Royal Marines and sailors from the UK’s Flagship HMS Bulwark and RFA Lyme Bay secure a beachhead whilst practicing their amphibious skills during Exercise Sea Snake

Royal Marines Armoured Support Class 2

Marines can attend the course but are unable to use the qualification until they
attain substantive Corporal.
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Viking all terrain vehicles from the Armoured Support Troop conducting a driver training package in the marshlands on the Albanian peninsular of Kepi Pallet
40 Commando Royal Marines conducting strikes during Ex Green Dragon.

Royal Marines Combat Assault Breachers Course

The course requires a high level of concentration and the ability to assimilate large amounts of information, as well as being physically demanding at times. A good grasp of basic mathematics is essential.
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Royal Marines from 40 Commando take part in Exercise Blackhorse in California USA

Assault Engineer Class 2 (AE2)

The course requires a high level of concentration, long working hours, and the ability to assimilate large amounts of information, as well as being physically demanding at times. A good level of instruction and leadership is also required. A high degree of motivation is essential.

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45 Commando Group during Exercise Black Alligator 14

Assault Engineer Class 1 (AE1)

The course requires a high level of concentration, long working hours, and the ability to assimilate large amounts of information, as well as being physically demanding at times. A good level of instruction and leadership is also required. A high degree of motivation is essential.

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Amphibious Medium Wheel 6 Assault Royal Marines offloading vehicles, kit and then setting up base on Tokeh Beach

Amphibious Medium Wheel Tractor (MWT)

  • MOD 1 & 2. Annotated on to MY DRIVE
  • DVLA summary print off or equivalent
  • Marshalling Trg within last 6 months
  • Cat C Plus E licence
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Vehicle mechanic (VM) of Commando Logistics Regiment (CLR) replacing the gearbox on a BV 206 during Exercise Cold Response 2020, Norway

Waterproofing Training Vehicle Mechanic

Vehicle mechanics gain practical experience maintaining waterproofed vehicles
and equipment before, during and after an amphibious exercise/operation.
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A Beach Recovery Vehicle (BRV) in action as Royal Marines undergo amphibious training

Beach Recovery Vehicle (BRV) Driver Maintainer Course

  • MOD 1 and 2 held and annotated on to MYDRIVE
  • DVLA summary print off or equivalent
  • Marshalling Trg within the last 6 months
  • Conducted tracked vehicle Cse, Cat H and held on License
  • Competed and passed Bulldog Operator and Commander cse
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WW2 Willys jeep going through the dip tank, fording to a depth of 1.5m

Waterproofing Training Driver Branch

  • MOD 1 and 2. Annotated onto MYDRIVE
  • DVLA summary print off or equivalant
  • Marshalling Trg within last 6 months
  • Previously competed and passed user driver Trg
  • Cat C plus E held
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