This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan to provide close protection services for the safety and security of a principal who may be a celebrity, political figure, very important person (VIP) or other person requiring close protection services.

It includes:

clarifying the principal’s protection requirements and complying with legal rights and responsibilities, policies and procedures associated with close protection tasks

gathering, verifying and assessing protective intelligence to gain a full understanding of potential threats, vulnerabilities and risks to the principal

selecting routes and performing reconnaissance to clarify the risk environment and identify factors that might compromise safety and security

working with others to assess threats, vulnerabilities and operational risks and plan protection arrangements.

It applies to people working independently or under limited supervision as members of a security team.

This unit may form part of the licensing requirements for people engaged in security operations in those states and territories where these are regulated activities.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Review work instructions, associated workplace and client’s policies and procedures to clarify principal’s close protection requirements.
Clarify roles and responsibilities, with relevant persons, of self and others in the close protection team and chain of command.
Review legal rights and responsibilities of self and others in the close protection team and apply to work instructions.
Source background information on principal from multiple sources, and verify accuracy and relevance to work instructions.
Source and verify information to define and clarify operational parameters including the principal’s itinerary, routes, venues and contacts.
Assess and record information in a manner that can be used to analyse potential threats, vulnerabilities and risks to principal.
Protect confidentiality and privacy of gathered information to comply with legal responsibilities.
Analyse maps and other route information, and select primary and secondary routes to meet work instructions.
Perform reconnaissance of routes and venues based on work instructions and information.
Identify suitable embus and debus points, vulnerable areas and other factors that might compromise the safety and security of the principal.
Locate available safe areas that can be used in emergency situations.
Record reconnaissance findings and recommend changes to operational instructions to anticipate and avoid foreseeable risk situations.
Evaluate factors that could influence threats, vulnerabilities and operational risks to assess and determine level and nature of potential threats, vulnerabilities and risks.
Identify resources and equipment required to protect principal from potential threats, vulnerabilities and risks.
Consult with principal and close protection team members to report potential threats, vulnerabilities and risks, to explain resource requirements, and to agree suitable protection arrangements.
Record details of planned protection arrangements using workplace documentation.

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