the left side of their No.4 uniform under the rank, signifying them as cadets having passed out with the required knowledge and expertise in the Medical Response Specialisation Course. Urban Search and Rescue Specialisation The Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Specialisation Course involves the searching of victims, accessing into voids, providing medical stabilisation and the extrication of victims trapped under structural collapse. SCDF's USAR capability is internationally accredited by the United Nations Disaster Assistance Council. Under the codename 'Ops Lionheart Contingent', SCDF's elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) travel to different parts of Asia Pacific to render USAR assistance to countries affected by disaster. The participants of the NCDCC USAR Specialisation Course will be introduced to the overview of USAR operations, basic search and rescue skills, hazard identification and psychological first aid. Participants will be taught how to recognise risks associated with collapsed structure and go through simulation exercise to render help and evacuate surface trapped victims away from risk areas using simple rescue tools from well-known rescue tools companies such as LUKAS. The NCDCC USAR Specialisation Course is supported by the United Nations International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG). This is the first course involving secondary school students to be given the prestigious recognition. Upon successful completion of the course, cadets will be awarded with an iron on tab with the words 'URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE' printed on it that can be worn on the left side of their No.4 uniform under the rank, signifying them as cadets having passed out with the required knowledge and expertise in the Urban Search and Rescue Course. Rank structure Rank structures are implemented in all Uniform Groups with the common ambition of motivating the cadets and encouraging them to be on a constant roll and quest for trying out new things. Cadets All cadets will start off holding the rank of private, after which will be promoted subsequently, however promotion is based on badges count and completion of courses. The ranks are as follows: Private (PTE) Lance Corporal (LCP) Corporal (CPL) Sergeant (SGT) Staff Sergeant (SSG) Warrant Officer (WO) Cadet Officers Cadet officers are cadets who have graduated from their secondary school and are currently studying in an post-secondary institution, and have pass out from the Cadet Lieutenant Course. The ranks are as follows: Cadet Lieutenant (CLT) Senior Cadet Lieutenant (S/CLT) Officers Officers in NCDCC are teachers assigned from their