What this course is designed to deliver.
The purpose of this unit standard is to enable relevant personnel who are tasked with the protection of designated persons such as principals in a close protection environment whilst in transit. Learners will be able to plan operations and provide inner-perimeter protection. Transit refers to operations that make use of motor vehicles and other methods of transport. Person credited with this unit will be able to: Plan and reconnoitre routes according to a transit risk profile. Set-up a convoy according to a transit risk profile. Manage tactical convoy movements. Plan and reconnoitre routes according to a transit risk profile. OUTCOME RANGE Plan includes: Collate, determine/confirm factual correctness: Transit risk analysis. Routes and alternative routes. Determine transit communication plans. Determine resources (human, logistic and financial). In-transit media management. Contingency and emergency planning. Formulation of a written route plan. Briefing/d Set-up a convoy according to a transit risk profile. OUTCOME RANGE Set-up includes: Selection of vehicles according to the transit risk profile. Selection of an appropriate convoy formation according to the transit risk profile. Deployment of human resources in a convoy (e.g. seating and arcs observation and intervention). Deployment of logistical resources/equipment in a convoy. Deployment of com Manage tactical convoy movements. OUTCOME RANGE Tactical convoy movements include but are not limited to: Choke-point navigation e.g. boom gates, traffic lights, intersections, four-way stops, traffic congestion, traffic accidents, roadblocks, road works and traffic stops. Driving in the normal traffic environment: > Lane changes. > Lane selection. > Road conditions. > Bridges and tunnels. > Speed