Police PREP Test Overview
Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police (PREP)
Description: To be successful candidates must pass ALL components of the Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police (PREP) test.
The PREP test involves a pursuit/restraint circuit and an aerobic shuttle run.
- Pursuit/Restraint Circuit, is made up of four 25 meter rotations.
- In the pursuit phase of the test, the candidate will run four laps around a 25 metre (82 ft) circuit as quickly as possible for a total distance of 100 metres (328 ft), while wearing a 4kg (9 lb) soft weight belt around your waist and a 4kg (9 lb) vest to simulate the weight of standard police equipment.
- During the first and third rotations candidates will pull themself up to look over a 1.9 metre (6.5 ft) fence with a toe hold, climb up and down a set of stairs, drop to the floor and crawl under a barrier of 61 cm (24 in).
- During the second and fourth rotations of the circuit; candidates will scale a 1.2 metre (4 ft) fence (with no toe-holds), climb up and down a set of stairs and then drop to the floor and crawl under a barrier of 61 cm (24 in), then go first to the Body Control Simulator and then to the Arm Restraint Simulator.
- Finally, candidates will grab a 77 kg (170 lb) mannequin by the handle (behind neck), dragging the mannequin a distance of 15 metres (50 ft) over a resistive mat and around pylons.
- Scoring - The Pursuit/Restraint Circuit is scored as the total time from the start of the 100 metre (328 ft) circuit to the completion of the victim drag.
- For successful completion of the Pursuit/Restraint Circuit the time taken must be 157 seconds or less.
- Aerobic Shuttle Run, evaluated by running back and forth over a 20-metre course in time with tape recorded signals.
- The time to cover the 20-metre course is shortened progressively until the participant is unable to maintain the pace or the standard is met.
- To successfully complete the minimum requirement of the aerobic fitness test you must achieve Stage 7.0 in the 20 metre Shuttle Run.