coast guard maritime law enforcement academy rev: apr., 2006 tactical procedures

Coast Guard MaritimeLaw Enforcement Academy

Rev: Apr., 2006

Tactical Procedures


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Class References

• MLEM COMDINST M16247.1D• CD/AMIO COMDINST M16247.4• BO/BTM PQS


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Class Objectives

Planning• NAME the three phases of an EISI.• LIST the considerations when planning an

EISI.• EXPLAIN tactical communication.• LIST the items to carry and not carry on an

EISI.• EXPLAIN the elements of tactical thinking


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Class Objectives

Tactical Thinking

• DEFINE primary threat and secondary threat.

• EXPLAIN how you can deal with primary and secondary threats.

• DEFINE contact and cover.

• CONTRAST cover and concealment.


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Tactical Thinking

• DEFINE the following:– Funnel– Framing– Backlighting


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Tactical Thinking

•EXPLAIN the following:– How to carry your PDW– Considerations when opening a hatch– Lighting considerations when entering a dark

compartment– Techniques for looking into a compartment


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Class Objectives

Tactical Thinking• EXPLAIN the following:

– Specific task direction– Purpose, principles, and tactics of movement

around a vessel– Tactics for entering an apparently unmanned

space– How to deal with ladders, fallen partner, or a

shot/wounded subject


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Class Objectives

Debrief

• LIST reasons for holding a debrief after the EISI.


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Class Objectives

Mindset

• STATE how survival can depend on a winning mindset and positive self-talk.


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Think About this Statement

“The demands of the service and the importance of the job are never so great that you cannot do it safely”.


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Three Phases of an Basic and Extended ISI

• Planning

• Procedures

• Debrief


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PLANNING


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Tactical Planning


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•Pre boarding Questions and Observations

•Intelligence•Degree of Risk•Who’s in Charge•Where to Begin•How to deal with types of

threats•What Equipment may be

needed•Tactical Communications•General layout of vessel

Tactical Planning


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Tactical Communication

• Hand Signals

• Voice Communicators (Radios)

• Whispers


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What Type of Gear Will We Need?

• Line• Mirrors• Flashlights• Tape• Chem lights • Wedges• Extra restraints• RAD/O2 sensors (put on vibrate)


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Gear That We Do Not Want to Bring With Us!

• Alarm Watches/Beepers and Cell Phone

• Change

• Keys

• Ball caps

• Lifejackets


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Tactical Thinking

• Be observant• Expect the unexpected• Contingencies • Plan for the worst• Apply it to the big picture• Remain focused


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PROCEDURES


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There are Two Types of Threats:

• Primary: Are those that must be dealt with immediately to ensure the safety of the boarding team.

• Secondary: Threats that are not your focus point and do not require your immediate attention.


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Examples:

• Primary Secondary • Open door Closed door

or hatch• Open Window Closed

Window• Person Weapon (?)


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What is Contact and Cover ?

• Contact: The person who makes verbal, visual, or physical contact with a subject.

• Cover: The person who maintains overall cover of the situation, while maintaining their own personal cover or concealment.


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What is Cover and Concealment ?

• Cover: An area that the officer can hide behind which may stop a bullet.

• Concealment: An area that the officer can hide behind, but will not stop a bullet.


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How Do You Take Cover and Concealment

• Limit exposure of yourself

• Present as small a target as possible

• Get low

• Use one arm length rule


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What is the Fatal Funnel ?

The area in front of or behind an open door, hatch, scuttle, or window that exposes you the most.

Note: It is three dimensional.


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The Fatal Funnel


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What Is Framing Or Back Lighting ?

• Framing or backlighting occurs when the officer moves in front of a light source and becomes silhouetted.– This can result from natural lighting

when entering a dark space. or

– from using flashlights, or other illumination sources.


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Four Ways We Carry our PDW

• Holstered

• Weapons Down

• Third Eye

• Weapons Ready


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Ways We Don’t Want to Carry Our Weapon

• “HOLLYWOOD STYLE” (weapon pointed up).

• Overloaded hands (PDW, mirror, line, light, etc).


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Things to Consider When Opening a Door/Hatch

• The direction the door opens.

• What is the door made of.

• Are the hinges visible to the team.

• Where is the location of the door knob.

• What is on the other side?


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Tactical Lighting Procedures

• Partner lighting

• Harries technique

• FBI modified technique

• Ayoob technique

• Other lighting techniques


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Looking Techniques

• Mirror • Quick peek

• Slicing the Pie

• Note : A mirror is replaceable, your face is not.


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Slice the Pie


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If You Look Into a Compartment and See

Someone, You Should…

• Identify yourself

• Draw your PDW if holstered

• Maintain Cover and Concealment

• Watch the subjects delivery Systems

• Give Specific Task Direction


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Specific Task Direction

• Show me your hands!• Put your hands out to your side palms facing

up!• Interlace your fingers on top of your head!• Elbows in.• Turn around slowly, until I tell you to stop!• Walk backwards to the sound of my voice!• Talk them into a safe handcuffing position.


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Moving Around a Vessel

• Identify primary and secondary threats.

• Always look for cover and concealment.

• Concentrate on staying out of the fatal funnel.


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Principles of Movement

• Search vessel systematically

• Stay low

• Keep communications quiet

• Stay off of bulkheads

• Move quickly


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Team Movement

• Follow the leader

• Leapfrog

• Any other Safe movement


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Follow The Leader

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3

Rags


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Leap Frog

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OILOIL

Rags


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Tactical Ways to Enter a Space

• Button Hook

• Criss Cross

• Combination

• Any other Safe way


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Button Hook


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Crisscross


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Combination


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Stairway Clearing• Fatal funnel is up and down, not right to left.

• Utilize mirror, slicing the pie, or quick peek.

• The stair or ladder configuration will dictate how to approach and clear.

• Move cautiously, quickly and stay committed to your AOR


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What If Your Partner Gets Shot?

DISCUSS OPTIONS


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If We Shoot Someone, What Next ?

• Scan the area for additional Threats.

• Secure the area & weapons.• Handcuff the subject. • Tend to the subjects medical

needs.


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DEBRIEF


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What Do We Do After We Finish An EISI?

• Debrief with entire team

• Debrief with Commanding Officer

• Debrief on entire evolution

• Identify weaknesses and strengths

• Make changes from lessons learned

• Prepare gear immediately for next boarding


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WINNING

MINDSET


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Officer Survival,Having a “Winning” Mindset

• On any boarding I do, I will survive.• I know the tactics I need. • I can survive and win, even if I’m shot.• I can use deadly force to save myself or

others.• I will not compromise safety.• I will not quit! (CAN DO)


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How Positive Self-talk Can Help You Survive!!!

• 10% of people shot actually die.

• If you live long enough to realize you’ve been hit, odds are you will survive.

• Officer was shot in the hand (“Said he was going to die”) he died.

• Officer was shot in the chest (“Said he was going to live”) he survived.


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Any Questions ?

coast guard maritime law enforcement academy rev: apr., 2006 tactical procedures

Documents

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overall cover

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starboard2 crew members

boc course book

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