Minefield Tour - part 6
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Pictures 3 to 6 illustrate details of the Standing Operating Procedure
for mine clearance.
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Thorny creepers like this make life unpleasant and safety glasses help
protect eyes.
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Extending the end of a lane forwards means working around larger
trees - the deminer will trim low branches.
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A deminer marking the entry to a new lane. The forward stick marks
the end of the area to be scanned by the metal detector operator.
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Lane has advanced 0.5 metres and the deminer has completed the side-rope
up to the cleared end.
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Metal detector operator checking the next half metre of lane.
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Deminer setting up a longer lane boundary - installing the side rope.
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