Malta l-aktar pajji] fl-UE li ]ied l-impjiegi bi 3.7% - MaltaRightNow.com
Malta l-aktar pajji] fl-UE li ]ied l-impjiegi bi 3.7% - MaltaRightNow.com
Malta l-aktar pajji] fl-UE li ]ied l-impjiegi bi 3.7% - MaltaRightNow.com
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20 Intervista<br />
IN-NAZZJON L-Erbg[a, 6 ta’ April, 2011<br />
Il-<strong>bi</strong>]a’ mill-periklu j;eg[ilna<br />
{tie;a ta’ attenzjoni massima waqt il-qadi tad-doveri f’postijiet perikolu]i<br />
minn Hermann MICALLEF<br />
It-ta[ri; kontinwu, il-<strong>bi</strong>]a’ mill-isplussiv u<br />
l-attenzjoni kontinwa huma t<strong>li</strong>et ingredjenti<br />
importanti <strong>li</strong> j;ieg[lu suldat <strong>fl</strong>-Explosives<br />
Ordnance Disposal (EOD) fil-Forzi Armati<br />
ta’ <strong>Malta</strong> ja[dem a[jar.<br />
Suldat f’din is-sezzjoni <strong>fl</strong>-Armata<br />
ma jridx jin[akem mill-paniku.<br />
F’intervista ma’ dan il-;urnal, il-<br />
Ma;;ur Jeffrey Curmi, l-uffi/jal <strong>li</strong><br />
jmexxi l-EOD, tkellem dwar l-operat<br />
ta’ din is-sezzjoni <strong>li</strong> tag[mel parti mit-<br />
Tielet Re;iment tal-FAM.<br />
L-intervista mal-Ma;;ur Curmi hi<br />
kif ;ej:<br />
X’inhu ir-rwol tal-Explosives<br />
Ordnance Disposal fil-Forzi Armati^<br />
L-EOD tag[mel parti mill-<br />
Ammunition & Explosives Company fi<br />
[dan it-Tielet Re;iment tal-FAM. L-<br />
EOD tkopri 33 suldat u i<strong>li</strong> mmexxi din<br />
is-sezzjoni sa mill-1998. Minn dawn it-<br />
33 persuna, hemm u[ud <strong>li</strong> huma kwa<strong>li</strong>fikati<br />
f’Improvised Explosive Devices<br />
Disposal (IEDD), f’Conventional<br />
Munitions Disposal (CMD) <strong>li</strong> huma<br />
bom<strong>bi</strong> konvenzjona<strong>li</strong> b[al bom<strong>bi</strong> talgwerra<br />
u suldati o[rajn kwa<strong>li</strong>fikati<br />
b[ala g[addasa.<br />
{afna nies huma spe/ja<strong>li</strong>zzati f’<strong>aktar</strong><br />
minn qasam wie[ed: suldat kwa<strong>li</strong>fikat<br />
f’CMD irid ikun g[addas g[ax [afna<br />
dra<strong>bi</strong> jinstabu bom<strong>bi</strong> tal-gwerra f’qieg[<br />
il-ba[ar.<br />
G[alkemm a[na g[addasa mi<strong>li</strong>tari<br />
g[al skopijiet ta’ EOD, nag[mlu wkoll<br />
xog[ol ie[or relatat ma’ diving.<br />
Nassistu wkoll <strong>li</strong>ll-Iskwadra Marittima<br />
tal-FAM u nag[mlu spezzjonijiet ta[t<br />
il-lane/ tag[na filwaqt <strong>li</strong> nie[du [sieb<br />
is-sistemi tal-irmi;;. Nassistu wkoll<br />
f’Tiftix u Salvata;; kif ukoll f’Search<br />
and Recovery ta’ nies <strong>li</strong> sabu ru[hom<br />
f’diffikultajiet waqt l-g[awm jew nies <strong>li</strong><br />
kienu g[erqu. Nag[tu l-appo;; tag[na<br />
wkoll <strong>li</strong>ll-Pu<strong>li</strong>zija matul l-ist[arri;<br />
tag[hom waqt investigazzjonijiet differenti<br />
<strong>li</strong> jkunu qed iwettqu. B’hekk a[na<br />
b[ala taqsima naqdu dmirijiet kemm<br />
g[all-FAM kif ukoll g[al dipartimenti<br />
jew entitajiet governattivi o[rajn. Ma’<br />
dan ix-xog[ol hemm dawk id-dmirijiet<br />
b’rabta mas-sigurtà ta’ postijiet pubb<strong>li</strong>/i<br />
b[all-Ajruport Internazzjona<strong>li</strong> (fejn nassistu<br />
fit-tiftix) jew matul ]jarat importanti<br />
ta’ delegazzjonijiet barranin.<br />
Nassistu wkoll <strong>li</strong>ll-Pu<strong>li</strong>zija f’tiftix f’residenzi<br />
wara xi theddid ta’ bomba, infittxu<br />
wkoll f’posta suspettu]a kif ukoll<br />
ni//ekkjaw <strong>bi</strong>njiet tal-gvern u l-<br />
Parlament. Dan hu xog[ol ta’ kuljum <strong>li</strong><br />
b[al xog[ol ie[or nag[mluh b’serjetà u<br />
<strong>bi</strong> professjona<strong>li</strong>tà k<strong>bi</strong>ra.<br />
X’inhuma l-kwa<strong>li</strong>tajiet <strong>li</strong> huma mfittxija<br />
minn suldat <strong>li</strong> jixtieq jag[mel<br />
parti mill-EOD^<br />
L-ewwel nett hu importanti g[al suldat<br />
<strong>fl</strong>-EOD <strong>bi</strong>ex ma jippanikjax. Dan g[ax<br />
hu xog[ol fejn is-suldat i[abbatha malperiklu<br />
u l-periklu <strong>li</strong> g[andna hu periklu<br />
ta’ mewt.<br />
Jekk tie[u ]ball mhux se jkollok /ans<br />
g[at-tieni ]ball! Ji;ifieri jekk tie[u ]ball<br />
waqt <strong>li</strong> tkun qed ta[dem fuq xi splussiv,<br />
dak l-i]ball darba se jkun! F’ka] ta’ ]ball,<br />
is-suldat jew iwe;;a’ gravi, jew imut jew<br />
inkella jwe;;a’ <strong>li</strong>l [addie[or.<br />
Meta qed nitkellmu fuq bomba talgwerra<br />
(is-sena l-o[ra sibna anki bomba<br />
ta’ elf kilo u 500 kilo), nofs il-pi] tag[ha<br />
;eneralment ikun splussiv <strong>li</strong> jkollu sa[[a<br />
fenomena<strong>li</strong>. Jekk tag[mel ]ball fuq ta<strong>li</strong><br />
bomba, mhux <strong>bi</strong>ss jintlaqat is-suldat <strong>li</strong><br />
jkun qed ja[dem fuqha i]da to[loq danni<br />
kbar.<br />
Ji;ifieri <strong>fl</strong>-EOD hemm element ta’<br />
riskju u hemm l-element tal-<strong>bi</strong>]a’. Il<strong>bi</strong>]a’<br />
hu importanti f’xog[olna; [afna<br />
nies jistaqsu jekk nib]g[ux u nirrispondu<br />
<strong>li</strong> alla[ares ma nib]g[ux. Jekk ma tib]ax<br />
ifisser <strong>li</strong> wasalt <strong>fl</strong>-istadju <strong>li</strong> trid tirtira<br />
minn dan ix-xog[ol. F’dan ix-xog[ol il<strong>bi</strong>]a’<br />
jg[inek ta[dem a[jar.<br />
Il-<strong>bi</strong>]a’ jg[inek twarrab il-[si<strong>bi</strong>jiet<br />
kollha <strong>li</strong> jkollok kif ukoll tinsa l-problemi<br />
u tikkon/entra <strong>bi</strong>ss fuq l-isplussiv ta’<br />
quddiemek. Dan g[ax is-suldat jaf <strong>li</strong> quddiemu<br />
g[andu element ta’ [ajja jew<br />
mewt.<br />
Iddeskrivi<strong>li</strong> ;urnata tipika ta’ suldat<br />
f’din it-taqsima.<br />
Matul i]-]mien nieqes minn attività<br />
partikulari, nag[mlu ta[ri; bl-apparat<br />
tag[na kuljum.<br />
g[al pa;na 21