Personal Protection Specialist
60 Hours
Administration & Personal Protection Orientation 4 hours
1. Introduction
Job Description
Overview
Requirements
Duties and responsibilities
Protective responsibility
Proactive versus Reactive Operation
Applicable Sections of the Code of Virginia and DCJS Regulations 1 hour
a. Code of Virginia and Private Security Regulations
Laws relating to the regulation of Private Security Services
Regulations relating to Private Security Services
Limits of Authority
Weapons issues and the Law
Review of other laws pertinent to the Personal Security Specialist
b. Conduct and Ethics
Professionalism and integrity
Confidentiality
Client selection and conduct
Public image
Cost factors
Physical and Mental preparation
Nutrition, exercise, rest
Career Challenges
New reactive priorities
Preparing mentally for protective assignments
Assessment of Threat and Protectee Vulnerability 8 hours
Specific threat analysis
Target selection methodology
Types of threats
Motivation for attack
Target Pinpointing through Surveillance
Effect of attack
Accessibility
Vulnerability
Critical need
Risk to attacker
Intelligence gathering by attackers
Abduction and assassination studies
Specific public and private cases
Methods of surveillance and target study
Methods of attack and ambush
Failure analysis
Surveillance detection
Value of detection
How to spot surveillance
Observation and awareness
Collecting and reporting information developed
Predictability avoidance
Route planning
Schedule variance
Daily routine
Travel and movement
Destructive techniques and ambush scenarios
Introduction to explosives
Typical Bomb Attacks
Threat and Assault realities
Bomb Incident management
Intelligence gathering
Law enforcement liaison
Federal Agency liaison
Corporate Information Sources
Public information
Legal Authority and Civil Law 8 hours
Personal Protection Specialist actions relating to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Dealing with the press
Dealing with the public
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Civil law
Criminal law
Use of force guidelines
Level of force
Deadly force
Ability
Opportunity
Jeopardy
Self defense
Practical alternatives and diversions
Defensive scenarios
Cover and evacuate
Primary response to Protectee
Statutory law
Review of Criminal statutes
How these laws relate to the Personal Protective Specialist
Cooperation with local law enforcement
Labor law issues
Employment law
Labor situations
Importance to the Personal Protective Specialist
Protective Detail Operations 28 hours
Security advances
Pre-departure preparations
Lodging accommodations
Transportation coordination
Specific site surveys
Coordination of emergency services and local intelligence
Law enforcement
Fire and rescue
Hospital
International travel preparations
Border issues
Health issues
Cultural issues
Protocol issues
Terrorist issues
Detail briefing
Major contact names and numbers
Facility floor plans
Itineraries and schedules
Post assignments and positioning
Emergency plans
Practical advance survey exercises
Protective detail organization
Personal selection
Special training
Protective equipment
Policy and protective procedures
Personal Protective Specialists Daily Operations
Understanding overall objectives
Intentional injury
Unintentional injury
Embarrassment
Formations, positioning, motorcades
High profile
Low profile
Types of post assignments
Interior
Perimeter
Checkpoint
Surveillance
Emergency reaction guidelines
Cover and evacuate
Individual tasking
Command post procedures
Vehicle coordination
Manpower coordination
Equipment coordination
Vehicular movement
Limousine and follow car
Larger motorcades
Air travel
Commercial flight
Private and charter
Varying environments and social settings
Business
Recreational
Family
Media attention
Crowds and special events
Protective courtesies
Familiarity with protectee and family
Spacing and interaction
Professional demeanor and image
Practical Exercises – Five Practical Exercises Required
Emergency Procedures 12 hours
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 8 hours
Emergency first aid
Emergency situations
Emergency evacuation/reaction planning
Prior reconnaissance of travel routes, places and facilities to be visited
Primary evacuation route for each location
Alternate evacuation routes
Identification of alternate/emergency travel routes and travel modes
Responses to emergency situations
Continuous situation analysis
Emergency relocation
Advance site selection
Location options
Information security
Security procedures
Evacuation
Performance Evaluations – Five Practical Exercises
Written examination
(This Completes the Course Outline for DCJS 60 hr course)*****************************************************
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This Course Outline is for the Basic & Advanced Program
Personal Protection Specialist Bodyguard
Subjects and Overview of Basic and other Advanced Programs
Total hours of classroom instruction not including firearms familiarization or final written examination: 112 to 120
1. THE PROFESSIONAL BODYGUARD INTRODUCTION
An Overview of the profession of personal protection as presented by the All American Bodyguard Training Center. Emphasis on ideas and formations as practiced throughout the world.
2. THE PROFESSIONAL BODYGUARD AND THE LAW
In-depth examination of the critical legal and moral responsibilities of the professional bodyguard including concealed weapons laws and deadly force issues. A look at client contracts and fee schedules. CRITICAL INFORMATION.
3. THE TERRORIST THREAT TO BODYGUARD OPERATIONS
A thorough examination of the terrorist phenomenon as it affects the professional bodyguard. Covers terrorist organization, capabilities, origination, and tactics.
4. BODYGUARD FIREARMS & WEAPONRY
A review of the characteristics of revolvers, pistols, assault rifles, and automatic weapons that are available to - and may oppose - the professional bodyguard.
Handguns
Assault rifles and automatic weapons
5. COMBAT PISTOL CRAFT
Tips, tactics and combat pointers for maximizing your potential for survival in a gun fight. Professional bodyguard instructors walk one through exercises that provide the edge in any deadly encounter.
6. COMBAT SHOTGUN
A dynamic class on the employment of the fighting shotgun in bodyguard roles. Provides a complete training regimen for the bodyguard trainee.
7. WEAPONS CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Instruction on the proper techniques for care, cleaning and field maintenance of all classes of weapons from revolvers to machine guns.
8. BODYGUARD SURVIVAL
Important tips for staying alive in the profession. Emphasis on bodyguard tactics, including the use of and necessity of cover. Psychological and philosophical aspects of survival are covered in detail.
9. CLIENT PROTECTION TECHNIQUES (FORMATIONS)
Insight into the special tactics and skills the professional bodyguard employs in the defense of the client.
Bodyguard protective formations: Establishing security post(s) and using different working formations with a Principal.
10. CLIENT PROTECTION TECHNIQUES (ADVANCE TEAM)
Insight into the special tactics and skills the professional bodyguard employs to insure client safety: "Route recons", site surveys, estate security and the safe house.
11. BODYGUARD SPECIAL PURPOSE NON-LETHAL WEAPONS
Covers the implementation of/and the strength/weaknesses of chemical defense and electronic Stun weapons.
12. BODYGUARD SPECIAL PURPOSE NON-LETHAL IMPACT WEAPONS
Instruction on defensive flashlight, yawara, kubotan, taser, various batons, as well as the tonfa, PR-24, Nunchaku, and other weapons.
13. BODYGUARD DETENTION, CONTROL AND SEARCH TECHNIQUES
Instruction on the special techniques used to control, search and restrain. Examination of the legal right to detain, use of force, search and cuff etc...
14. BODYGUARD COMBATIVES AND SELF DEFENSE
Street proven hand to hand combat techniques and martial arts as used by the personal protection specialist.
15. BODYGUARD WEAPON RETENTION AND TAKE AWAY TECHNIQUES
Instruction on how to keep your own weapons while taking away the opposition's and at the same time defending the Principal.
16. WOMEN IN BODYGUARDING
A look at the ever expanding role in what once was a exclusive male domain.
17. AMBUSH COUNTERMEASURES
The dynamics of client protection and moving the client out of the kill zone; combat from vehicles; target recognition; acquisition and techniques. Also covered is: immediate threat assessment; and the "Bootleg" and "J" turns as implemented in high speed vehicles. Additionally drills to use against various types of ambushes.
-Vehicle use as a defensive shield
-Target acquisition, recognition and sequencing
-Roadblocks
-Driving skills
-Client transfer in kill zones
-Individual and team duties
-Ambush supervision
-Terrorists tactics in the urban ambush
18. BODYGUARDING - BEYOND TECHNIQUES
Mental and physical training techniques for necessary conditioning, and mental awareness.
19. THE BOMB THREAT TO VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL
Examination of the Terrorist penchant for killing impersonally with bombs. Instruction on dealing effectively and peremptorily with vehicle bombs and package explosives. Emphasis on recognition and avoidance, no disarming techniques!
20. TRAUMA MANAGEMENT
Combat medical aid procedures to be used prior to getting to the paramedics. Emergency field first aid procedures designed to save your clients or your life. Techniques covered range from treatment for minor/major gunshot and stab wounds to the Heimlich maneuver and CPR.
21. BODYGUARD OPERATIONS
Practical exercises covering the decision to provide a bodyguard operation; picking up and transporting the principal to and from various locations; all designed to apply the skills developed in the course.
22. BODYGUARDING - OVERVIEW OF ALL ASPECTS OF BODYGUARDING
23. WRITTEN EXAMINATION
24. SPECIALIZED FIREARMS TRAINING Additional - 60 HRS
- Training comprised of judgmental shooting skills
-- Shoot don't shoot scenarios
-- Turn and fire drills
-- Failure to stop drills
-- Multiple target drills
- Combat familiarity with the weapons systems listed below:
-- Weapons
Night Handgun Combat
High Standard M 18-7 12 gauge
Mossberg M 500 Riot Gun
Heckler & Koch M 91/93/94
HK G-3; MP-5; P9S; VP-70Z; P7
Glock 17,19,21,26
Beretta
Uzi Sub Machine Gun (carbine)
Remington M 700 USMC (Sniper)
Rem. 870 & 1100 shotguns
Smith & Wesson Handguns (revolvers & semi-autos)
Colt M 1911 series
Benelli M 121-M1 & M3 Super 90
U.S. .30 M1 Carbine
Armalite AR-180
Shotgun
Ruger Mini-14
Star .38 Super Auto
.44 Magnum revolvers
Counter Sniper Rifles
Ithica Mag 10 "Roadblocker"
AK-47 & SKS Carbine
MAC 10 Sterling SMG (carbine)
M-14 (M1-A) & M-16 (AR-15)
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