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Surveillance On The London Underground The London underground is a vast network used by thousands of people each day and is probably the easiest and quickest mode of transport within London. Because targets of surveillance can frequently and easily use the underground system, we have to adopt certain procedures when dealing with this situation. The main problem as far as surveillance is concerned is the fact that the surveillance team under ground have limited or no communications with the world on top. Conventional radios do not work to those above the surface but do work very well to those others under ground at the same time. The latest secure ‘Airwave’ radios (used by Police and other Agencies) rely on the mobile phone system (for encryption and unlimited range) and so are unreliable underground at this moment in time. They do have a facility to switch to operate as a conventional radio but this means having to fiddle about with the set concealed under clothing and so risk compromise if seen doing so. The Tube – The London Underground Rail System Our target heads for a tube station, the person in control reports, ‘That’s ‘Alpha 1’ towards Bond Street Tube Station. Everyone on the team should now switch on and expect to really close up on the target before he down into the Tube system and is lost in the crowds. These days, with the advent of Oyster Travel Cards the days of a surveillance operator getting very close to the target as he obtains a ticket from a machine are more or less gone. PreOyster, the drill was to get in close to the target, attempt to identify the destination and pass this information ‘up top’ so that they can dispatch a surveillance car, taxi or a motorbike to cover the destination and provide support. If the target has an Oyster Card, he is straight through the barriers and into the system with no indication of his destination that can really hinder a surveillance operation. ©ISS Training Limited
Each member of the team should also be in possession of one of these magic cards to enable them to freely move about the underground system. Their best cover to remain covert is the hundreds of other people around them going about their daily business. The team (four people or more) will get in very close to the target, on the escalators down and within the tunneled walkways. On a packed platform, at least one operator will have ‘eyes on’ the target with the others in close proximity but using other commuters as cover or waiting on a nearby opposing platform. When on the train, an operator could be within reach of the target and one or two other team members may be in the same carriage. Ideally they should be spread about the train on different carriages all within visual contact with each other. Trouble can start when the target makes to get off the train. It may be difficult for an operator to talk on the radio when he is surrounded in close quarters by commuters and so a covert method of ‘clicks’ is adopted to alert the team by pressing the radios pressel switch. These presses transmit tones which the operators can hear via their covert earpieces in a very simplified form of Morse Code alerting of when the target starts to get of the train or if he remains on it. Whilst on the train, the team will be conscious of their covert equipment remaining covert. Whilst a wireless earpiece can look much like a hearing aid or a Walkman headset, a radio pressel switch could be mistaken for the business end of a suicide bomb and someone bumping into you with a radio on your hip can receive a questioning look. When the Target gets off the train, the team have to keep close control amongst the heavy crowds. Some of the team may end up in front of the target at this stage, which is not always ideal but they will ‘peel off’ when they can, to get out of thei targets view. Hopefully, all of the team would have heard the rapid series of tones indicating that the target is getting off the train. Otherwise they are trapped on it until the next stop and the surveillance team has now been reduced by half – not good. On the escalators, an operator will decide, shall I be right behind him or shall I give him some distance. Much of the decision is now down to how aware the target it is and whether he is likely to be looking for surveillance. An operator will be close as the crowds will allow for and will stand behind others for cover. Just leaning slightly to the right and holding onto the handrail helps as this drops the right shoulder and lowers your profile slightly without appearing to be hiding. ©ISS Training Limited
The top of the escalator can be a dangerous place because the target can turn sharply to get onto another line or can go through the exit barriers. One of the worst targets to follow on the underground is one who does not really know where he is going or how to get there. Rather than keep moving at a steady pace, which is good for the followers, he frequently stops and starts whilst looking at the maps or signage, which is a real challenge to any surveillance team. Exiting the station can also be testing. The team is up close and personal and all of a sudden you are out onto a quiet open street. Conversely, and equally testing, is coming out of the tube at Tottenham Court Road or Oxford Circus which is packed solid with pedestrians and keeping control. Surveillance on the London Underground is certainly a challenge but not impossible. It takes a practiced and well rehearsed team to keep control. We recently completed a three day training course in London, purely based on foot and using the public transport and the course performed exceptionally well in such a short space of time. If you carry out surveillance work predominantly in the City or just want to progress your current surveillance skills, come and visit us. ISS Training Ltd Riverside Cottages Nidd Walk Pateley Bridge Harrogate HG3 5NA United Kingdom Tel: +44 1423 712265 Email: [email protected]
www.intelsecurity.co.uk
Originally published in EyeSpy Magazine 2008, Issue 55
No p a rt o f t h is d o c u m e n t m a y b e re p r o d u c e d b y a n y m e a n s, n o r tra n sm i tte d , n o r tra n sla te d i n to m a c h in e la n g u a g e , wi th o u t wr itte n p e rm issio n o f th e p u b lish e r. Th e rig h t o f Pe te r J e n k in s t o b e id e n tifie d a s th e a u th o r o f th e wo r k h a s b e e n a sse r te d b y h im in a c c o rd a n c e with th e Co p y rig h t, De sig n s a n d P a te n ts A c t 1 9 8 8
©ISS Training Limited
Surveillance On The London Underground The London underground is a vast network used by thousands of people each day and is probably the easiest and quickest mode of transport within London. Because targets of surveillance can frequently and easily use the underground system, we have to adopt certain procedures when dealing with this situation. The main problem as far as surveillance is concerned is the fact that the surveillance team under ground have limited or no communications with the world on top. Conventional radios do not work to those above the surface but do work very well to those others under ground at the same time. The latest secure ‘Airwave’ radios (used by Police and other Agencies) rely on the mobile phone system (for encryption and unlimited range) and so are unreliable underground at this moment in time. They do have a facility to switch to operate as a conventional radio but this means having to fiddle about with the set concealed under clothing and so risk compromise if seen doing so. The Tube – The London Underground Rail System Our target heads for a tube station, the person in control reports, ‘That’s ‘Alpha 1’ towards Bond Street Tube Station. Everyone on the team should now switch on and expect to really close up on the target before he down into the Tube system and is lost in the crowds. These days, with the advent of Oyster Travel Cards the days of a surveillance operator getting very close to the target as he obtains a ticket from a machine are more or less gone. PreOyster, the drill was to get in close to the target, attempt to identify the destination and pass this information ‘up top’ so that they can dispatch a surveillance car, taxi or a motorbike to cover the destination and provide support. If the target has an Oyster Card, he is straight through the barriers and into the system with no indication of his destination that can really hinder a surveillance operation. ©ISS Training Limited
Each member of the team should also be in possession of one of these magic cards to enable them to freely move about the underground system. Their best cover to remain covert is the hundreds of other people around them going about their daily business. The team (four people or more) will get in very close to the target, on the escalators down and within the tunneled walkways. On a packed platform, at least one operator will have ‘eyes on’ the target with the others in close proximity but using other commuters as cover or waiting on a nearby opposing platform. When on the train, an operator could be within reach of the target and one or two other team members may be in the same carriage. Ideally they should be spread about the train on different carriages all within visual contact with each other. Trouble can start when the target makes to get off the train. It may be difficult for an operator to talk on the radio when he is surrounded in close quarters by commuters and so a covert method of ‘clicks’ is adopted to alert the team by pressing the radios pressel switch. These presses transmit tones which the operators can hear via their covert earpieces in a very simplified form of Morse Code alerting of when the target starts to get of the train or if he remains on it. Whilst on the train, the team will be conscious of their covert equipment remaining covert. Whilst a wireless earpiece can look much like a hearing aid or a Walkman headset, a radio pressel switch could be mistaken for the business end of a suicide bomb and someone bumping into you with a radio on your hip can receive a questioning look. When the Target gets off the train, the team have to keep close control amongst the heavy crowds. Some of the team may end up in front of the target at this stage, which is not always ideal but they will ‘peel off’ when they can, to get out of thei targets view. Hopefully, all of the team would have heard the rapid series of tones indicating that the target is getting off the train. Otherwise they are trapped on it until the next stop and the surveillance team has now been reduced by half – not good. On the escalators, an operator will decide, shall I be right behind him or shall I give him some distance. Much of the decision is now down to how aware the target it is and whether he is likely to be looking for surveillance. An operator will be close as the crowds will allow for and will stand behind others for cover. Just leaning slightly to the right and holding onto the handrail helps as this drops the right shoulder and lowers your profile slightly without appearing to be hiding. ©ISS Training Limited
The top of the escalator can be a dangerous place because the target can turn sharply to get onto another line or can go through the exit barriers. One of the worst targets to follow on the underground is one who does not really know where he is going or how to get there. Rather than keep moving at a steady pace, which is good for the followers, he frequently stops and starts whilst looking at the maps or signage, which is a real challenge to any surveillance team. Exiting the station can also be testing. The team is up close and personal and all of a sudden you are out onto a quiet open street. Conversely, and equally testing, is coming out of the tube at Tottenham Court Road or Oxford Circus which is packed solid with pedestrians and keeping control. Surveillance on the London Underground is certainly a challenge but not impossible. It takes a practiced and well rehearsed team to keep control. We recently completed a three day training course in London, purely based on foot and using the public transport and the course performed exceptionally well in such a short space of time. If you carry out surveillance work predominantly in the City or just want to progress your current surveillance skills, come and visit us. ISS Training Ltd Riverside Cottages Nidd Walk Pateley Bridge Harrogate HG3 5NA United Kingdom Tel: +44 1423 712265 Email: [email protected]
www.intelsecurity.co.uk
Originally published in EyeSpy Magazine 2008, Issue 55
No p a rt o f t h is d o c u m e n t m a y b e re p r o d u c e d b y a n y m e a n s, n o r tra n sm i tte d , n o r tra n sla te d i n to m a c h in e la n g u a g e , wi th o u t wr itte n p e rm issio n o f th e p u b lish e r. Th e rig h t o f Pe te r J e n k in s t o b e id e n tifie d a s th e a u th o r o f th e wo r k h a s b e e n a sse r te d b y h im in a c c o rd a n c e with th e Co p y rig h t, De sig n s a n d P a te n ts A c t 1 9 8 8
©ISS Training Limited
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