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Handheld Underwater Metal Detectors


AEL Category: 03. CBRNE Operational and Search and Rescue Equipment

AEL Title: Detector, Metal, Underwater

AEL Number: 03WA-01-UWMD

SAVER Project: Handheld Underwater Metal Detectors

Handheld underwater metal detectors are composed of a coil, control box, handle, and shaft, and provide visual, audible, and/or tactile alerts when metallic objects are detected. Responders use these devices to locate metallic objects underwater.

Please contact NUSTL@dhs.hq.gov regarding access to the following additional document: Handheld Underwater Metal Detectors Focus Group Report.

Find this project in the FEMA Authorized Equipment List and InterAgency Board Interactive Standardized Equipment List.

Attachment Ext. Size Date
Handheld Underwater Metal Detectors Highlight (May 2013) PDF 365.45 KB
Handheld Underwater Metal Detectors Market Survey Report (January 2014) PDF 707.9 KB
Handheld Underwater Metal Detectors Assessment Report (February 2014) PDF 2.78 MB
Handheld Underwater Metal Detectors Summary (May 2014) PDF 1.34 MB
Last Updated: 01/31/2023
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