2026 External Polar Bear Safety Course (English)

Invoice Information:

• If your employer is paying for your course, please select the External Company category.

• If you are paying for the course privately, please select the External Individual category.

• All information on the signup form must be completed when registering.

• Your invoice will be sent after you have attended the course.

• Registration is binding.

Schedule

• 08:30 - 09:45: Lecture at UNIS
• 10:00 - 15:30: Practical Training at the Shooting Range

What to Bring

• Warm clothing
• Thin gloves suitable for handling equipment
• Packed lunch

The course focuses on the following themes:  

• How to plan activities in nature to avoid conflicts with polar bears 
• How to accomplish fieldwork and outings to avoid near meetings and conflicts with polar bears
• How to solve a conflict situation without injury to humans or wildlife 
• How to solve a conflict situation where one must shoot and kill a polar bear. 
• Safe handling of firearms (rifle) and pyrotechnic flares for polar bear protection 
• Practical use of firearms and pyrotechnic flares for polar bear protection 

The course is held over 1 day and consists of: 

• Theory lesson on polar bears and polar bear behavior 
• Practical case exercises on how to avoid and solve conflict situations  
• Safety regulations for firearms handling  
• Practical exercises in safe rifle handling 
• Shooting 16 - 20 live rounds from a knee standing position  
• Use of flare guns as polar bear deterrent 
• Maintenance and cleaning of firearms