Battambang Security Co-ordination Manual

 

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B.             Instruction Sheet for the Emergency Response Co-ordinator

 

The emergency response co-ordinator (ERC) will co-ordinate all city security in the event of a security situation. The ERC will make announcements on the UN network, channel 3. There is an ERC on duty at all times.

 

The ERC will make General Announcements on channel 3 to inform the network users, clear the network and to move the CSCs to channel 1 unless it is obstructed then channels 6 and 7 in that sequence.

 

1.            ERC scenario security responses / announcements

 

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1.)     Night Time 12:00 AM to 7:00 AM

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ATTENTION ALL STATIONS (TWO TIMES)

 

YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK A LOW POSITION ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF YOUR HOME FOR PRECAUTION. STAY WHERE YOU ARE, I SAY AGAIN, STAY WHERE YOU ARE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CHANNEL 3 IS OPEN FOR EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY.

 

THIS IS HOTEL BRAVO ONE

CSCS MOVE NOW, I SAY AGAIN, MOVE NOW

 

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2.)     Evening 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM

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ATTENTION ALL STATIONS (TWO TIMES)

 

IF YOU ARE STATIONARY. I SAY AGAIN, IF YOU ARE STATIONARY; YOU ARE ADVISED TO GO TO THE GROUND FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR OFFICE AND SEEK A LOW LYING POSITION FOR PRECAUTION UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

IF YOU ARE MOBILE, I SAY AGAIN, IF YOU ARE MOBILE, EVALUATE YOUR SITUATION, AVOID MOVEMENT AT THIS TIME, AND SEEK A LOW LYING POSITION FOR PRECAUTION UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE; CHANNEL 3 IS OPEN FOR EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY.

 

THIS IS HOTEL BRAVO ONE OUT

 

CSCS MOVE NOW, I SAY AGAIN, CSCS MOVE NOW

 

3.) In the case of day time artillery: an announcement will be made on channel 3 after an appropriate amount of silence, for agency personnel working in the districts to proceed in DSC controlled convoys toward the city. Agency staff mobile in the city during a dark red will be advised to stay where they are and the situation will be handled on a case by case basis by the ERC and Romeo Bravo Base. The ERC may appoint a CSC to assist in radio coverage.

3.1) In the case of night time artillery: a final call would effectively put a closure on the situation announcements, and advise staff to remain where they are until morning:

 

For instance:

ATTENTION ALL STATIONS (TWO TIMES).

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Daytime on Work days and evenings

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PLEASED BE INFORMED, THE SITUATION APPEARS QUIET AT THIS TIME AND MOVEMENT HAS BEEN ADVISED BY THE CSC AND / OR DSC NETWORK FOR MOBILE STATIONS ONLY; DSCs, PLEASE CHECK IN WITH ROMEO BRAVO BASE WHEN YOU ARRIVE.

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Night Time

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PLEASED BE INFORMED, THE SITUATION APPEARS QUIET, WE ADV/SE YOU TO REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY CHANGE IN THE PRESENT STATUS. THANK YOU.

THIS IS HOTEL BRAVO 1 OUT

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4.) Work days morning / evening 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM

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ATTENTION ALL STATIONS (TWO TIMES)

IF YOU ARE STATIONARY IN BATTAMBANG CITY, YOU ARE ADVISED TO GO TO THE GROUND FLOOR AND SEEK A LOW LYING POSITION, STAY WHERE YOU ARE FOR PRECAUTION UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

IF YOU ARE MOBILE IN BATTAMBANG CITY, EVALUATE YOUR SITUATION AND AVOID MOVEMENT, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK A LOW LYING POSITION FOR PRECAUTION UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

IF YOU ARE WORKING IN THE DISTRICTS, I SAY AGAIN, IF YOU ARE WORKING IN THE DISTRICTS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE AT THIS TIME AND OBSERVE RADIO SILENCE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ROMEO BRAVO BASE IS OPEN FOR EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY.

 

THIS IS HOTEL BRAVO 1 OUT.

 

ATTENTION DSCs AND CSCs MOVE NOW, I SAY AGAIN, DSCs AND CSCs MOVE NOW.

 

The ERC will complete a roll call of all CSCs and DSCs on channel 1, 6, or 7 in order to determine locations / tasks however, the ERC may suggest that all CSCs / DSCs monitor the situation for some time before the ERC issues specific instructions.

 

For Instance, the ERC may issue the following instructions:

CSCs, monitor the city sector you are presently in and report back to the ERC, begin an internal agency roll call.

DSCs, set up a check point at the entrance to your cluster, complete a staff roll call, and make arrangements to congregate all staff members in your cluster / district for control. (limit radio use)

 

Romeo Bravo Base; repeat all channel 3 announcements in Khmer language, police the VHF network; and mark where all vehicles / mobile staff are on the Provincial control map. The ERC may ask Romeo Bravo Base to concentrate on DSC communication.

This is Hotel Bravo 1

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Romeo Bravo Base; if necessary, should remind all UN / INGO base stations to stand by for further instructions and to utilize other means of communication other than the security communication network at this time. ASCs / CSCs / DSCs and emergency calls are the only authorized stations to speak during RADIO SILENCE. RB Base may be requested by the ERC to check with the UN / INGO base stations to verify staff locations. Romeo Bravo Base use the CODAN for local base stations and the SITOR for all Communications with PNP / SIS / PUR / SRP.

 

Note: a general roll call will be preformed by all agency heads, wardens, CSCs, and the DSCs using the security communication network, limit use of the UN VHF network for security coordination and emergency calls only. Romeo Bravo Base and the ERC must be informed of any unaccounted for staff member and / or any problems encountered by the security management team members. 

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5.) Test rehearsals should be made from time to time including channel 3 announcements and the CSC roll call: 

ATTENTION ALL STATIONS (TWO TIMES).

 

PLEASE BE ADVISED, THIS IS A TEST OF THE CSC NETWORK, I SAY AGAIN, THIS IS A TEST OF THE CSC NETWORK. CSCs PLEASE MOVE NOW.

 

ATTENTION ALL CSCs, THIS IS A TEST OF THE CSC NETWORK; IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE PLEASE REPLY AFFIRMATIVE AND NO COMMENT. THIS IS HOTEL BRAVO ONE.

23/24/25

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