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COMBINED PSD/ CLOSE PROTECTION (HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS)

The Advanced Combined Close Protection (PSD) & Security Management 7 Day Course, covering diplomatic security and worldwide protection services, developed for hostile environments. The course is very comprehensive and innovative, covering the most current up to date training and operational executive protection and diplomatic security techniques.

 

  • Close Protection (PSD)

  • Executive Protection

  • Security Driving

  • Counter Terrorism

  • Hostage Rescue

  • Surveillance & Intelligence

Training Certifications

  • Trojan Securities International & Trojan International Defense Group

  • NRA certification available (additional fee for NRA training & certification)

 

NRA Training & Certifications Available

  • NRA pistol

  • NRA rifle

  • NRA shotgun

  • NRA personal protection in the home

  • NRA personal protection outside the home (basic & advanced shooting/ tactics)

  • NRA advanced defensive pistol

 

​Advanced High Threat Close / Executive Protection (PSD) Hostile Environments

  • Basic & advanced executive/ close protection (roles & responsibilities)

  • Advanced executive/ close protection foot techniques & vehicle formations

  • Close protection & security operational planning

  • Site surveys, security advances & route reconnaissance

  • Close quarters combat (CQC) & defensive shooting skills

  • Interpersonal skills & conflict management (realistic incidents)

  • Advanced counter actions (team formations & vehicle movements)

  • Advanced weapons training (pistols, carbines, rifles & shotguns)

  • Protective services/ security detail attack on client & evacuation live fire situations

  • Security convoy, single & multiple ambush live fire situations

  • Weapons familiarization (pistols, rifles & shotguns)

  • Anti-Kidnap techniques & security awareness for hostile environments

  • Force on force (SIMUNITION®) realistic high risk security scenarios

  • Protective surveillance (protective security operations)

Conflict Management & Resolution

The conflict resolution training module was designed and developed for our close protection/ protective services training course. The conflict module is an updated training certification which is awarded with the PSD course qualification. Covering the required learning, related with conflict, types of conflict, causes of conflict, stages of conflict and preventing conflict.

Close Protection Officer/ Bodyguard (Protocol)

 

  • Roles & responsibilities

 

Personal Security

  • Security & risk awareness

  • Strategies for personal safety

  • Self-defense & the law

  • The legal aftermath of a deadly force shooting

 

Team Walking Formations

  • Observation skills & situation awareness techniques

  • Necessary footwork for individual and team positions 

  • Arcs of responsibility and tasks for each member of the team, 1,2,3,4,5 operators 

  • Client control and counter action drills, for 1,2,3,4,5 person teams 

  • Walking drills, low & high profile operations 

  • Satellite security operators (roles & responsibilities) high & low profile operations

  • Protective surveillance operators (high & low profile operations)

 

Weapons Handling (Pistol, Rifle & Shotguns)

  • Pistol, rifle & shotgun fundamentals (stance, grip, sight alignment, trigger)

  • Holster selection & concealment (pistol)

  • Different carrying options, slings (rifle & shotgun)

  • Pistol holster drills (mechanics of drawing & using a pistol)

  • Different firing positions & multiple threats/ directions

  • Drawing or using your weapons in difficult scenarios & situations

 

Vehicle Formations

  • Vehicle selection, 1, 2 & 3 vehicle convoy positions

  • Overview covering both high risk and low risk operations

  • Seating arrangements for client and team members

  • Embus and debus of vehicles with the client or clients

  • Differences between soft and armored vehicles 

  • Overview vehicle counter actions on attack

 

Threat Assessment/ Site Surveys

  • How to conduct a threat assessment & risk analysis

  • Security site surveys (assessment, solutions & presentation) 

 

Risk Management & Conflict Resolution

  • Risk assessments & analysis

  • Risk assessment reports

  • Conflict awareness & resolution

  • Security & risk policy (developing security polices)

Security Advances

  • Security advance procedures

  • Restaurant surveys, hotel surveys, building surveys 

 

Route Reconnaissance

  • Travel security

  • Route selection and reconnaissance reports

 

Suspect Searching Techniques

  • Wall & ground searching techniques

  • Controlling multiple individuals/ suspects 

 

Improvised Explosive Devices

  • Vehicle searches for explosives

  • Building searches for explosives 

 

Isolation Techniques (Force on Force)

  • Individual force on force isolation reaction drills

  • Single & multiple realistic scenarios

 

Close Protection Team Counter Actions (Force on Force)

  • Walking formations, single attack

  • Walking formations, multiple attack

  • Formations with satellite operators, single & multiple attacks

 

Vehicle Counter Actions (Force on Force)

  • Front vehicle attack, client transfer drills

  • Left and right vehicle attacks, client transfer drills

  • Vehicle attack, fire/ move leaving vehicles, secure location

 

Force On Force Anti Ambush Drills

  • Force on Force (SIMUNITION®)

 

Team Evacuation Actions (Force on Force)

  • Full counter actions, client movement, evaluation drills (single & multiple threats/ directions)

  • Full vehicle and walking formations counter actions

 

Weapons Disarming Techniques

  • Disarming training designed for individuals and security teams

  • Realistic tried and tested techniques

 

Executive Close/ Protection Security Driving

  • Driving basics

  • Security driving

  • Vehicle formations

 

Firearms Training

  • Weapons safety & fundamentals

  • Operating functions of the pistol, rifle & shotgun

  • In depth working knowledge (disassembly & reassembly)

  • Basics of shooting (grip, stance, shooting mechanics)

  • Weapons handling & basic shooting techniques (different positions & different directions)

  • Reloading & stoppages (basic and under stress)

  • Advanced shooting, multiple threats & different directions

  • Shooting while moving & using available cover

  • Magazine changes & stoppages on the move, under stress

  • Low light & limited viability shooting techniques

  • Use of deadly force & threat/ risk analysis

  • In depth cleaning & maintenance

 

Advanced Firearms Training

  • Advanced shooting, multiple threats & different directions (pistols & rifles)

  • Shooting techniques pistols & rifles using barricades (different forms of cover)

  • Shooting while moving & using available cover

  • Magazine changes & stoppages on the move, under stress

  • Problem solving under stressful situations (weapons malfunctions)

  • Movement drills, operating in pairs, multi directional, multiple threats

 

Advanced Firearms (Vehicles & Security Convoy Anti Ambush)

  • Firearms selection and storage (pistols, rifles & shotguns)

  • Using weapons in & around vehicles

  • Shooting techniques from a vehicle (driver, passenger & rear seated positions)

  • Shooting from vehicles multiple targets under stressful situations

  • Shooting through vehicle windows (different calibers)

  • Vehicle live fire contact drills, multi directional (anti ambush, client transfer) 

 

Advanced Firearms (Team Evacuation Counter Actions)

  • Counter actions, client movement, evaluation drills (multiple threats)

  • Team evacuation and support team elements

 

Deadly Force & the Law

  • Self-defense & the law

  • The legal aftermath of a deadly force shooting

 

Kidnap Awareness

  • Kidnapping methods (opportunist & planned attacks)

Advanced Counter Terrorism & Hostage Rescue

  • Personal security & risk awareness

  • Kidnap situations (avoidance & confrontations)

  • Kidnapping methods (opportunist & planned attacks)

  • Movement shooting techniques, single & multiple threats

  • Advanced stoppages & malfunctions, solutions under stress

  • Advanced close quarters combat (CQC) (advanced problem solving)

  • Advanced defensive shooting tactics & techniques

  • Tactical movement shooting techniques, intermediate & advanced

  • Surveillance & close target reconnaissance (CTR)

  • Searching techniques & multiple target control/ retention

  • Advanced CQC small teams (room & building clearing using frangible ammunition)

  • Advanced room & building clearing, small teams & multi teams (pistol, rifle & shotgun)

  • Using weapons around & inside vehicles (close quarters)

  • Advanced vehicle anti-ambush live fire techniques (individual & small teams)

  • Pistol & rifle transition techniques (shooting range & building/ rooms)

  • Foreign & specialist unique weapons systems familiarization

  • Familiarization with fully automatic & suppressed rifles/ carbines

  • Force on force situations FX (basic to advanced complex & realistic scenarios)

 

Security Driving & Vehicle Anti-Ambush

  • Driving Basics

  • Security Driving

  • Vehicle Formations

  • Security Driving Anti Ambush Techniques (Low Risk)

  • Security Driving Anti Ambush Techniques (High Risk)

  • Live Fire Vehicle Drills

 

Advanced Surveillance & Intelligence Operations

  • Surveillance observation & awareness

  • Surveillance definitions & objectives

  • Surveillance techniques (static, mobile foot & mobile vehicles)

  • Threat assessments, threat analysis & target identification process

  • Intelligence gathering & surveillance detection

  • Terrorist & hostile surveillance techniques

  • Surveillance operations planning & management

  • Counter surveillance & intelligence techniques

  • Personal security & kidnap awareness

 

Trojan Securities have an optional covert weapons module which is the next level regards hostile surveillance incorporating live firearms into training course, with realistic exercises. The covert weapons module is added to the original syllabus, optional point of interest.

  • Weapons involved with covert surveillance & intelligence operations

  • Different techniques for carrying & deploying firearms

  • Live fire weapons (on foot covert techniques)

  • Live fire weapons training (in & from vehicles)

SIMUNTION® is a registered trademark of General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems-Canada Inc.

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