This unit describes the skills required to undertake surveillance patrols as part of a team during land operations in the Defence Force. Surveillance patrolling is carried out in both forward and rear areas to detect, locate, identify and report on threats and to monitor the threat environment. A surveillance patrol team consists of up to ten people (for example an infantry section). Surveillance patrols are conducted to both maintain security and to gain information such as:changes in patterns of normalcycharacteristics of infrastructure and facilitiessign of activitystrength and disposition of threatThis unit applies to those working as arms personnel required to deploy in an operational environment.The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to.Those undertaking this unit would work independently and as part of a team under direct and/or indirect supervision. They would use discretion and judgement, and take responsibility for the quality of their outputs while performing specific tasks in a broad range of contexts.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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