SIA CP Surveillance Detection & Counter-Surveillance 4

Question 1

What is 'anti-surveillance driving' and which techniques are used?

Accepted Answer

Driving techniques designed to detect and lose following vehicles, including SDR routes, U-turns and monitoring via mirrors

Answer

Anti-surveillance driving uses route variations, mirror monitoring, speed changes and deliberate manoeuvres such as U-turns and stop-checks to identify and lose a vehicle follow.

Question 2

What is a 'box surveillance' and when is it used?

Accepted Answer

Four-vehicle surveillance covering all positions around the target vehicle to prevent loss through any manoeuvre

Answer

A box surveillance uses multiple vehicles positioned in front, behind and to each side of the target vehicle, providing coverage regardless of the route taken and making loss very difficult.

Question 3

A CP team member notices the same motorbike following the principal's vehicle on three separate journeys. What should they do?

Accepted Answer

Record the details, report to the team leader immediately and consider varying the route

Answer

Three sightings of the same vehicle is a strong surveillance indicator; the team leader must be informed immediately, and the route should be varied to disrupt the potential surveillance.

Question 4

What is the purpose of a 'surveillance log' kept by the CP team?

Accepted Answer

To record suspicious persons, vehicles and incidents that may indicate surveillance activity, building a picture over time

Answer

A surveillance log records details of suspicious incidents; over time, patterns emerge that can confirm hostile surveillance and provide intelligence to police and threat assessors.

Question 5

What does 'clean' mean when describing a vehicle or route in a CP context?

Accepted Answer

Free from surveillance or following vehicles; the route has been checked and is clear

Answer

'Clean' indicates that surveillance checks have been completed and no following vehicles or hostile surveillance has been detected, making the vehicle or route secure to use.

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SIA CP Surveillance Detection & Counter-Surveillance 4