Method for the orientation of a movable detector of a DIRCM module (8a, b) of a DIRCM system with respect to an approaching target , the DIRCM system containing: - an interface to a warning system for receiving an orientation position (EP) for the target from the warning system , - at least one DIRCM module (8a, b) having the detector for detecting the target , the detector having a target position (ZP) for the alignment with respect to the target , the target position (ZP) indicating that direction in which a laser beam - which combats the target by illumination - of the associated DIRCM module (8a, b) is emitted, and the target position (ZP) being fixedly linked with the detector and being moved together with the latter, in which method: - the orientation position (EP) is received via the interface , - the orientation position (EP) is assigned an orientation range (EB) in which the target is actually situated with a first minimum probability, - the target position (ZP) is assigned a target range (ZB) in which a detection of the target is possible with a second minimum probability and which is smaller than the orientation range (EB), - in accordance with a search strategy a search range is provided which is chosen to be larger than the target range (ZB) and which covers at least the orientation range (EB), - in accordance with the search strategy the search range is searched for the target by virtue of the fact that the target range (ZB) is moved over the search range by movement of the detector and in the process the target is searched for in each case in the target range (ZB), wherein - the search range is searched until either the target has been detected or the entire search range has been unsuccessfully searched for the target , - if the target has been detected in the search range , a successful orientation of the detector with respect to the target is ascertained, - if the entire search range has been unsuccessfully searched for the target , an unsuccessful orientation of the detector with respect to the target is ascertained. - an interface to a warning system for receiving an orientation position (EP) for the target from the warning system , - at least one DIRCM module (8a, b) having the detector for detecting the target , the detector having a target position (ZP) for the alignment with respect to the target , the target position (ZP) indicating that direction in which a laser beam - which combats the target by illumination - of the associated DIRCM module (8a, b) is emitted, and the target position (ZP) being fixedly linked with the detector and being moved together with the latter, in which method: - the orientation position (EP) is received via the interface , - the orientation position (EP) is assigned an orientation range (EB) in which the target is actually situated with a first minimum probability, - the target position (ZP) is assigned a target range (ZB) in which a detection of the target is possible with a second minimum probability and which is smaller than the orientation range (EB), - in accordance with a search strategy a search range is provided which is chosen to be larger than the target range (ZB) and which covers at least the orientation range (EB), - in accordance with the search strategy the search range is searched for the target by virtue of the fact that the target range (ZB) is moved over the search range by movement of the detector and in the process the target is searched for in each case in the target range (ZB), wherein - the search range is searched until either the target has been detected or the entire search range has been unsuccessfully searched for the target , - if the target has been detected in the search range , a successful orientation of the detector with respect to the target is ascertained, - if the entire search range has been unsuccessfully searched for the target , an unsuccessful orientation of the detector with respect to the target is ascertained. <EOS>