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Competencies To Being A Close Protection Operative
Roles & responsibilities of
a CPO
To advise, discuss, & implement effective safety
procedures & ensure the protection of your client.
It is my responsibility to make sure my client is
safe.
Threat & risks assessment
To assess your surroundings
& evaluate possible threats from suspicious
individuals or large groups, to plan ahead & make
backup plans in case of an incident. (Escape routes)
Surveillance awareness
To observe & investigate a target through the use of
CCTV, or first hand observations, use knowledge of
body language, reactions, attitude & behaviour.
Operational planning
To make sure you have the required operatives to
cover the clients needs, ensure all CPO are fully
briefed, to get a layout off the venue or route,
equipment is working & available.
Law & legislation
I have the write to use reasonable force to protect
myself or someone else if I feel myself or another’s
life is in danger, and will use reasonable force if
necessary.
Interpersonal skills
Work as a team, communicate affectively on an even
level, and listen to others to make an informed
decision.
Close protection teamwork
(TEAMWORK) is paramount as someone’s life may depend
on it, as an individual we all have strengths &
weaknesses, but if we work together the strength
will be in the team.
Reconnaissance
To check out the area, route, venue, to gather
intelligence & to get a feel of the area & what
plans to put in place.
Close protection foot
techniques
Tripping, keeping a door closed, blocking,
Route selection
To choose a route that is safe unobstructed &
preferably planed, as to ensure the clients safety
at all times.
Close protection vehicle
techniques
To give the client a safe means of escape into the
vehicle, making sure the client does not get hurt
due to our negligence, (hitting head on roof of car,
door not opening quickly enough, making sure other
doors are secured, and a safe speedy getaway.
Search procedures
have a whiteness, Make sure you have room to move,
make sure the person you are searching is not facing
you, and start from the top moving down checking
hats, shirt collar, under arms, wrists, pat down
pockets, belt, top of trousers, ankles & shoes or
boots if necessary.
Incidents & dilemmas
There is always the possibility of something going
wrong, if you have done all you can to prevent an
incident & a dilemma still happens, then to be able
to make reports, learn from the experience & use it
to your advantage, and try never to let it happen
again.
Venue based security
Liaise with security remembering they will know more
about the venue than yourself, brief them on your
priorities & that the client comes first in all
matters.
Communication &
conflicted management
Communication is of most importance, if your
colleagues do not know what you are doing you will
be setup to fail, avoid confrontations at all costs;
this will help you concentrate on your main
objective which is your client, if it looks like
your client may get involved diplomatically or
forcefully if necessary remove him-her from the
situation ASAP.
Kevin Storey is a
close protection security advisor
But What Is Consulting?
The American Heritage Dictionary defines a
consultant as “one that gives expert or professional
advice.” To really call your self a consultant in
your field, you must be an expert.
How To Multiply The Response
To Your Yellow Page Ad
If you
think that advertising in the Yellow Pages is not
right for you, you may be right. But before you
write off the Yellow Pages, you should do a bit of
research into how many responses your heading
receives every year. You might be surprised.
Mastermind Your Way to Success
What do Mark Victor
Hansen, Robert Allen, Anthony Robbins, Andrew
Carnegie, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Ben Franklin
have in common?
The Green-Eyed Monster: Are
Your Friends Really Happy For Your Success?
Ideally, it should
always be the way you’ve imagined it in your
daydreams. You get the phone call you’ve been
waiting for: the big live review, the hot music
management company wants you to sign with them, the
A&R rep from that major label is coming to your next
showcase, or you were picked as one of the best
unsigned musicians in the area.
Crown Yourself Queen
In the beginning of
building their business, many of my clients seem to
struggle with a common mental block, and that is
being uncomfortable with calling themselves an
expert at what it is that they do.
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