I've asked Coast Guard Auxiliarist and Maritime Domain Awareness expert Lynwood D. Douthett to be a guest poster on our blog to walk us through a program he's developed called S.E.T.S:
"Understanding what’s going on in our ports and waterways is the key challenge in preventing a successful terrorist attack involving our ports and waterways. The primary way the Coast Guard can accomplish this is using the folks that live, work and play on the water.
For this reason, the S.E.T.S. outreach training program was developed
S.E.T.S. or Surveillance, Elicitation, Tests of Security, Suspicious Behavior are four steps that are indicators of possible terrorist incidents. These steps are used by terrorists insure a successful attack. Understanding and identifying these steps and subsequent reporting to the proper authorities gives you the direct ability to prevent the terrorists from being successful.
The S.E.T.S. program can teach you how to:
- Recognize each of the four indicators as they may happen;
- Record the incident as observed in proper sequence through improved cognitive ability;
- Report the related information and/or incidents in a timely manner to the proper authorities, And;
- Always maintain your safety.
The next several posts will discuss each of the 4 elements of S.E.T.S, It’s our hope that this will increase your knowledge to identify possible indicators and make you capable of producing a more credible report to the proper authorities in a timelier manner. "
For more information on the S.E.T.S. program, please feel free to contact Mr. Douthett:
Lynwood D. Douthett Aux
Marine Inspector
AUX Sector MDA Coordinator
Prevention Division
Sector Los Angeles - Long Beach
lynwood.d.douthett@uscg.mil
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