Basic metallic cartridge reloading – Northern Ireland
Providing you with the knowledge and skills required to undertake basic metallic cartridge reloading.
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Game Shooting Game shooting courses Small game meat hygiene
This one-day course will ensure that shooters can meet the requirement of the Retained EU Food Hygiene Regulations regarding the sale and supply of game.
BASC has been approved by Food Standards Scotland, so not only will you receive high-quality training but also gain a qualification along with Trained Hunter status for the onward supply of small game animals.
This course covers all three aspects of the legislation: common, small game and food hygiene.
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Food safety – wild game
Bacterial, physical, and chemical contamination risks
Knowledge of anatomy, behaviour, diseases
You will then complete a multiple choice assessment paper to provide evidence to the satisfaction of the competent authority (FSS) that you are a trained person
Upon successful completion, you will be certificated with your Trained Hunter number.
Should there be insufficient bookings, BASC reserves the right to cancel the course. In the interests of fairness, BASC will aim to provide candidates with notification of cancellation as soon as possible prior to the advertised start date.
We strongly recommend that fees for any accommodation you book be refundable as BASC will not be responsible for any losses candidates incur.
If for any reason you cancel your place on the course then the following scale of charges may apply:
Charge non-members | Charge members | |
Reallocation to another course (only available eight weeks or more before the course start date) | £25 | £25 |
Second reallocation to another course (only available eight weeks or more before the course start date AND only in exceptional circumstances) | £50 | £50 |
Cancellation more than eight weeks before the course start date | 40% | 30% |
Cancellation less than eight weeks but more than four weeks before the course start date | 75% | 60% |
Cancellation less than four weeks before the course start date | 100% | 100% |
Providing you with the knowledge and skills required to undertake basic metallic cartridge reloading.
BASC & DMQ are pleased to announce the launch of the wallet-sized Qualifications Card.
Providing you with the knowledge and skills required to undertake basic metallic cartridge reloading.
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