DEFCA405B - Undertake surveillance patrol tasks

DEFCA405B
Undertake surveillance patrol tasks

This unit covers the competency required to undertake surveillance patrols as part of a team during land operations in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). A surveillance patrol team consists of up to 10 people (for example an infantry section).Surveillance patrols are conducted to both maintain security and to gain information such as:changes in patterns of normalcycharacteristics of infrastructure and facilitiessign of activitystrength and disposition of threatSurveillance patrolling is carried out in both forward and rear areas to detect, locate, identify and report on threats and to monitor the threat environment. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. In a Defence context, this means that there is no civilian need to hold this unit in order to meet licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements.

Application

This competency was developed for combat arms personnel required to deploy in an operational environment, but is applicable to any individual in this field of work.

Typically operators work independently and as part of a team under direct and/or indirect supervision, use discretion and judgement, and take responsibility for the quality of their outputs. All activities are carried out in accordance with relevant organisational policies and procedures.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
1. Prepare for patrolling	1.1 Operation orders are received and clarified where required. 1.2 Equipment is checked and assembled in accordance with standard procedures. 1.3 Personal preparation is carried out in accordance with patrol orders, operational requirements and standard procedures. 1.4 Patrol rehearsals are carried out in accordance with patrol orders operational requirements and standard procedures.
2. Apply patrolling techniques	2.1 Patrol is inserted and extracted in accordance with the patrol orders and standard procedures. 2.2 Patrol security is maintained in accordance with patrol orders, operational requirements and standard procedures. 2.3 Formations are adhered to in accordance with patrol requirements and standard procedures. 2.4 Patrol drillsandprocedures are conducted in accordance with operational requirements, orders and standard procedures. 2.5 Navigational techniques are applied in accordance with patrol requirements and standard procedures. 2.6 Sign is detected and reported in accordance with patrol requirements and standard procedures. 2.7 Threat is located, identified and monitored when present within designated areas in accordance with standard procedures.
3. Finalise patrolling activities	3.1 Post patrol activities are conducted in accordance with patrol orders and standard procedures. 3.2 Post patrol administration is conducted in accordance with patrol orders and standard procedures.

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

apply administrative requirements

apply battlecraft aggressively

apply fieldcraft skills

apply navigation techniques

apply operational safety

apply patrol drills

apply first aid

apply preventative health measures

employ relevant patrol equipment

employ weapon effects safely

work in a team

Required Knowledge

administrative requirements

assimilate orders

battlecraft

characteristics, technical capabilities, effects, employment and limitations of patrol weapons

characteristics, technical capabilities, effects, employment and limitations of relevant patrol equipment

current operational environment

fieldcraft

first aid

navigation techniques

operational safety

patrol drills

preventative health measures

team work

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to:

work as part of a team

receive and apply orders

to prepare and use surveillance equipment

to apply fieldcraft and battlecraft

to conduct surveillance on a target

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over a range of actual or simulated patrolling contexts that could be expected in the workplace.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in operations or in a simulated operational environment.

Specific resources for assessment

Access to a simulated operational environment, weapons and ammunition and a variety of surveillance equipment as listed in the Range Statement.

Range Statement

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
Orders may include:	deliberate orders snap orders warning orders and may be: formal or informal written or oral
Equipment may include:	ammunition body armour communication equipment day and night vision equipment encryption devices load carrying equipment rations sensors specialist equipment weapons
Checking and assembling equipment may include:	cleaning weapons removing non-essential items securing loose items to reduce noise test firing weapons testing and assembling patrol equipment
Standard procedures may include:	Australian Standards defence instructions doctrinal pamphlets job guides, other publications manufacturers' handbooks, industry specifications and technical instructions work health and safety (WHS) regulations organisational policies and procedures procedure manuals reengagement procedures relevant local government by-laws relevant state/territory or federal legislation routine orders standing operating procedures standing orders written and verbal orders
Personal preparation may include:	applying camouflage feeding operational security preventative health measures resting
Patrol rehearsals may include:	actions to achieve patrol mission actions on unexpected incidents actions with other organisations drills formations
Insertion and extraction of the patrol may include:	air land sea
Patrol security may include:	camouflage and concealment listening maintaining formations methods of movement observing arcs protection at the halt searching ground weapon readiness states
Formations may include:	arrowhead box diamond open file single file staggered file
Patrol drills and procedures may include:	basic drill break contact drill contact drill counter ambush drills harbour drills insertion and extraction drills mine incident drills observation post routine obstacle crossing drills rendezvous and marry-up procedures short halts
Navigational techniques may include:	following compass bearings pacing and estimating distance operating global positioning systems relating map to ground
Sign may include	patterns of human movement physical evidence of movement visual evidence
Threats may include:	hostile forces illegal activity such as: people, drug or weapon smuggling exporting of protected flora and fauna unauthorised entry unauthorised fishing and hunting drug cultivation or manufacture terrorists
Post patrol activities may include:	handing over personnel and equipment participating in patrol debrief posting patrol reports preparing for debriefs processing detainees providing information reviewing standard procedures
Post patrol administration may include:	equipment cleaning maintenance of personal hygiene returning patrol equipment reconstituting patrol weapon cleaning

Sectors

Not applicable.

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.

Licensing Information

Not applicable.