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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Participate in planning the surveillance operation
  2. Conduct reconnaissance of nominated location
  3. Participate in preparation of the surveillance plan

Required Skills

Required skills

clarifying and confirming briefing instructions

contributing to surveillance planning

sharing information with team members

observing and analysing

reading maps

using video and photographic equipment

working in a team

Literacy skills used for

documenting and adapting reconnaissance and surveillance plans

maintaining a running sheet

Numeracy skills used for

counting calculations involving time distances andor quantities

estimating height weight and quantity of people

estimating size of people andor product

Required knowledge

jurisdictional policies procedures and laws especially relating to privacy and trespass

local knowledge relevant to surveillance operations

surveillance methods

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to

work in a team environment to develop a surveillance plan based on information obtained through a locationsite reconnaissance

Assessment must confirm knowledge of

jurisdictional policies procedures and laws relevant to surveillance operations

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment is to be conducted at a workplace or in a simulated work environment

Resources may include

surveillance equipment required for reconnaissance

work team and team leader

Method of assessment

The following assessment methods are suggested

case study

journal

questions

roleplay

Guidance information for assessment

This unit may be assessed holistically with other units within a qualification

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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Tasking brief may include:

a clear statement of the client's needs

proposed duration of the surveillance

records all available information held concerning the subject of surveillance

the aim of the surveillance.

Type of surveillance operation:

collecting information that is part of an activity pattern

mobile

observing a specific activity

static.

Constraints may include:

operational security

resources

timeframes.

Aims/objectives will be:

consistent with the overall objectives of the investigation or operation .

Factors may include:

any information and/or intelligence, which may impact on the formulation of the surveillance planning process, such as:

coverage period

likely courses of action

own resources

subject resources

topography.

Resources may include:

financial

human

internal or external in origin

physical.

Alternative surveillance techniques may include:

aerial

electronic

public transport

special requirements of performing surveillance in remote areas.

Reconnaissance plan may include:

guidance on performance of the reconnaissance

input of surveillance team members and other specialist advice, if appropriate

resources needed

cover story

the risks of performing the reconnaissance.

Exit and entry points are:

the avenues open to a subject to arrive at or depart from a specified location.

Security monitoring devices may include:

alarm systems

all electronic surveillance devices

any other physical or technical application employed for the security of the location and which are likely to comprise a surveillance operation

man traps.

Surrounding environment may include:

population orientation

socioeconomic climate

topography.

Appropriate means:

correct choice taking into account the environmental conditions affecting the aim/objective at the time and security issues.

A subject's frequency points are:

any place or building likely to be accessed by the nominated subject, and may include:

business locations

public transport locations

schools

shopping facilities.

Surveillance coverage points are:

observation positions used to identify and cover subject's movements and locations.

Legislative and procedural requirements will include:

legislation relevant to jurisdiction and its officers in the performance of their duty

legal requirements for tendering surveillance reports to a court

standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Reconnaissance report:

includes:

aims/objectives of the reconnaissance

equipment needs

officers conducting the reconnaissance

rally point

time frame

type of reconnaissance

provides a clear, concise picture of the operational area

should follow the agreed format.

Surveillance plan may include:

resource and operational issues specific to the task, the team and the target

a plan of operation to facilitate the maximum use of resources in achieving the operational objective

a risk assessment.