Advanced 5-day surveillance course covering surveillance, intelligence and counter-surveillance operations in hostile environments — with an emphasis on successfully detecting hostile or third-party activities.
The training course will cover the basics before moving onto the intermediate and advanced areas of surveillance, intelligence gathering and covert surveillance techniques. Students will be made aware of the methods of operation used by various terrorist and criminal groups, and how to detect and defeat those measures. All core skills are then put into practice through supervised surveillance and intelligence exercises.
COURSE OVERVIEW
- ▸ Surveillance observation & awareness
- ▸ Surveillance definitions & objectives
- ▸ Surveillance techniques (static, mobile foot & mobile vehicle)
- ▸ Threat assessments, threat analysis & target identification process
- ▸ Intelligence gathering & surveillance detection
- ▸ Terrorist & hostile surveillance techniques
- ▸ Surveillance operations planning & management
- ▸ Counter-surveillance & intelligence techniques
- ▸ Personal security & kidnap awareness
SURVEILLANCE COURSE FIREARMS — COVERT WEAPONS MODULE
The firearms module is designed and developed for surveillance and covert intelligence gathering operations — covering all aspects of safety, security and self-defence while carrying a firearm on surveillance operations.
The firearms module can be tailor-made for any protocol an agency or unit may have regarding the carrying of a firearm while conducting surveillance and intelligence gathering operations, ensuring no conflicts with departmental policies.
Firearms Module Overview
- ▸ Safety of carrying firearms
- ▸ Different types of firearms used for surveillance & intelligence operations
- ▸ Situational awareness while carrying firearms
- ▸ Different types of placement for carry firearms
- ▸ Communication skills & dealing with non-threatening & threatening situations
- ▸ Use of force (administration & departmental policies with firearms)
- ▸ Introduction to using a firearm while concealed
- ▸ Different shooting positions (orthodox & unorthodox)
- ▸ Shooting while under stress, malfunctions & stoppages, multiple situations
- ▸ Introduction to firearms in and around vehicles
- ▸ Shooting from & around vehicles
- ▸ Using cover & developing solutions to different situations
- ▸ Legal aspects of using a firearm while conducting surveillance & intelligence operations
SURVEILLANCE OVERVIEW
- ▸ Introduction to surveillance and intelligence gathering operations
- ▸ General surveillance awareness
- ▸ Roles and responsibilities of surveillance operators
- ▸ Types of surveillance (static, mobile foot, mobile vehicle)
- ▸ Surveillance techniques (mobile foot & mobile vehicle)
- ▸ Communications while working surveillance operations
Static Surveillance
- Rural surveillance operations
- Urban surveillance operations
Mobile Foot Surveillance
- Conducting an individual
- Conducting foot surveillance as a team
- Use of public transport within surveillance and intelligence operations
Mobile Vehicle Surveillance
- Surveillance driving introduction, roles and responsibilities
- Introduction to mobile surveillance — individual & small teams
- Mobile surveillance — multiple vehicles
- Use of public transport within mobile surveillance operations
Mobile Foot & Vehicle Surveillance
- Using mobile foot and mobile vehicle skills together
- Surveillance and intelligence gathering active exercises
INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED OVERVIEW
- ▸ Setting up a surveillance and intelligence operations room
- ▸ Close target reconnaissance (CTR)
- ▸ Surveillance detection
- ▸ Surveillance teams (multiple teams)
- ▸ Terrorist & hostile surveillance
- ▸ Night surveillance operations
- ▸ Anti-surveillance techniques
- ▸ Counter-surveillance techniques
Anti-Surveillance
- How to conduct anti-surveillance techniques
- Anti-surveillance operations using skills taught
Counter-Surveillance
- How to conduct a counter-surveillance operation
- Counter-surveillance exercise using all skills taught
PERSONAL SECURITY
The personal security phase is designed to teach the student preventative measures to be used in everyday life to safeguard against becoming a potential target.
- ▸ Situational awareness
- ▸ Kidnap awareness & situations
- ▸ Security procedures (home, office & travelling)
- ▸ Reaction to possible threats
- ▸ Dealing with confrontations
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