2.6 Fourth training day Exercise in a shift with other Joint Teams involved – Complex Scenario On the fourth day a more complex exercise is foreseen, which involves three patrols in one scenario. The location of the scenario should reflect the reality as much as possible. The exercise should be conducted in real populated area, with all security measures ensuring the safety of participants, trainers, actors and civilians. This scenario focuses on communication and interaction between Joint Teams, but also on: • Closing an area (border guard tactic skills) • Searching an area (border guard tactic skills) • First aid skills • Initiating asylum procedures Exercise in a night shift with two other Joint Teams involved – Complex Scenario The evening of the fourth day is dedicated for an exercise in night shift with three joint teams involved. This too is a complex exercise which involves three teams in one scenario. Location of the scenario should demonstrate reality as much as possible. Topic is border crossing of a group of people with transport organized by facilitator. This scenario focuses on communication and interaction between joint teams in condition of low light, but also on: • Closing an area (border guard tactic skills) • Searching an area and premise (border guard tactic skills) • First aid skills Patrols are assigned to patrol in the green border area and to carry out surveillance duties. In a case of any irregularities, patrol should take necessary actions immediately Risk assessments indicate attempts of illegal border crossings in the area, especially clandestine entry and some smuggling cases of goods (cigarettes, alcohol). Several times during the last week local citizens informed BG authority about the presence of unknown people in the area. During the fourth training day and the more complex scenarios it is essential that one patrol is taking the lead on the spot as multi-patrol leader. __________________________________________________________________________________ 21

2.7 Fifth training day The fifth training day is dedicated for the debriefing like in a real joint operation. Trainers and trainees will have an opportunity to give personal feedback about the training. The trainees can state their opinion and propose further improvements of the course and how the course meets their expectations. Inventory of all equipment, which was used during the course. After debriefing and closing of official part of training, time is dedicated for team building and cultural awareness workshop. At the last evening the official common dinner with closure ceremony and handover of certificates takes place. __________________________________________________________________________________ 22

ANNEX I OPERATIONAL PLAN __________________________________________________________________________________ 23

Field Deployment Unit (FDU) Operational Plan ONLY FOR TRAINING PURPOSE LBS Joint Operation EUROPIA 2019 The non-disclosed part contains personal data, in particular the names of individuals. The disclosure would undermine the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual, in particular in accordance with European Union legislation regarding the protection of personal data and therefore has to be precluded pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. Prepared by                                                Approved by .......................................                    ....................................... Signature                                                  Signature Lars Kowalik                                               Berndt Koerner Operational Manager                                        Deputy Executive Director Attention This Operational Plan is only for training purposes. It indicates an invented Joint Operation as part of the training methodology of the EBCGT Land Border Surveillance Officer Training. It is a supporting document and should be regarded as training material. Therefore this document is leant on an original Operational Plan, but the content is for supporting the training course. The invented country EUROPIA is the Police Academy in Zagreb (this time in Valbandon / Croatia). __________________________________________________________________________________ 24

Contents 1.   INTRODUCTION                                                               26 2.   DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION                                26 3.   OPERATIONAL AIM AND OBJECTIVES                                             27 3.1.   Operational aim                                                       27 3.2.   Operational objectives                                                27 4.   OPERATIONAL CONCEPT                                                        27 5.   IMPLEMENTATION                                                             28 5.1.   Period of implementation                                              28 5.2.   Additional information                                                28 5.3.   Operational Briefings / Debriefings                                   28 6.   COORDINATION STRUCTURE                                                     28 6.1.   Partnership                                                           28 6.2.   Main operational structures / actors and their tasks                  29 7.2.1. Member States                                                         29 7.2.3. Frontex                                                               29 7.   COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING                              29 7.1.   Command and control                                                   29 7.2.   Operational communication                                             29 7.3.   Communication with Press                                              30 7.4.   Reporting                                                             30 7.4.1    Reports from participants                                         30 7.4.2    Serious incident reporting                                        30 8.   ORGANISATIONAL ARRANGMENTS AND LOGISTICS                                   31 8.1.   Composition of the teams                                              31 8.2.   Transport and lodging                                                 31 8.3.   Safety and Security Rules                                             31 8.4 Legal aspects of EUROPIA                                                 31 9.   EVALUATION                                                                 32 __________________________________________________________________________________ 25

1. INTRODUCTION The Operational Plan has been agreed with the authorities of the host Member                        State ,1 in consultation with the authorities of the home Member States participating in the joint operation coordinated by Frontex. It covers all necessary elements for a proper and timely organization of the joint operation coordinated by Frontex. The Operational Plan contain detailed and specific information related to the particular joint operation, while the Annexes enclose operational information applicable to all joint land borders operations. Annexes complement the Main part of the Operational Plan by providing complete and comprehensive description of the implementation of the joint operation. (This training document has no Annexes) The Main part and Specific Annexes of Operational Plan are marked as “Limited” without prejudice to the public right of access to documents as laid down in Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001, regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, while the General Annexes to the Operational Plan have no classification mark indicated. Operational Plan shall only be made available to the authorities referred in each MS as “Law Enforcement”. This document shall be made available to other interested parties only on a need-to-know basis and in accordance with European and national rules on the protection of sensitive/classified information. Such dissemination of this document shall be done only on a case-by-case basis. This Operational Plan may be revised at any time in order to correspond with the new operational developments. A copy of the amended Operational Plan shall be immediately distributed by Frontex to the participating MS via FOSS. 2. DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION EUROPIA is a country, which has joint the Europan Union in 2014 and has fully implemented the Schengen Acquis. During the last months a significant increase of irregular migration has been detected from neighbouring country USANSKI, which is used as transit. Irregular migrants were crossing the green border mainly in the south-east. Due to political crises in North African countries, further increase of irregular migration is expected in near future. EUROPIA has therefore reinforced border control measures at the border to USANSKI and detected in coherence to these measures criminal activities an increased number of trafficking of human beings and smuggling as well. 1 For the purposes of the present document, the term “Member State” includes also the States participating in the relevant development of the Schengen acquis in the meaning of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and its Protocol (No 19) on the Schengen acquis integrated into the framework of the European Union. __________________________________________________________________________________ 26

In order to tackle the current situation, EUROPIA has requested human support for border control from the European Union. 3. OPERATIONAL AIM AND OBJECTIVES 3.1. Operational aim The operational aim of the joint operation is to implement coordinated operational activities at the EU external land borders in order to control irregular migration flows towards the territory of the MS of the European Union (EU) and to tackle cross border crime. The operational aims will be implemented in full compliance with the relevant EU law, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the relevant international law, including the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees from 1951, the respect for fundamental rights in particular the access to international protection and the compliance with the principle of non-refoulement and taking into account the recommendations of the Frontex Consultative Forum. 3.2. Operational objectives •   Enhance border security •   Enhance operational cooperation •   Enhance exchange of information •   Identify possible risks and threats •   Establish and exchange best practices 4. OPERATIONAL CONCEPT •   Provide support to local authorities in border surveillance activities at land borders; •   Share experiences and exchange expertise as well as to constantly update knowledge on the irregular migration trends in order to adopt countermeasures to tackle the phenomena; •   Collect and assess information in order to improve the detection of human smuggling and trafficking in human beings facilitation by individuals and/or criminal networks and assist wherever possible identification and detention of facilitators; •   Provide a clear and updated situational picture concerning the operational areas, modus operandi, main trends and possible rapid changes in this respect; __________________________________________________________________________________ 27

5. IMPLEMENTATION 5.1. Period of                implementation                   2 Commencement                                                                           18:00 Termination                                                                            24:00 5.2. Additional information A detailed duty schedule will be provided before the activity and updated on daily base. 5.3. Operational Briefings / Debriefings All participants taking part in joint operation will receive the operational briefing and debriefing delivered by representatives of Frontex and national authorities of host MS. The operational briefing will take place on Tuesday morning in the operational area; the debriefing will take place on Friday at HQ conference room. 6. COORDINATION STRUCTURE 6.1. Partnership Frontex is the EU coordinator, initiating, promoting and facilitating the EU MS synchronized efforts to control the external borders. The local authorities are the direct partners of Frontex and responsible for all border related activities within the joint operation. The home MSs will support the achievement of operational objectives and implementation of activities by deploying their resources to the defined locations in particular periods of time. 2 Foreseeable duration of the joint operation as indicated in the Article 3a (1) (b)- of the Frontex Regulation. __________________________________________________________________________________ 28

6.2. Main operational structures / actors and their tasks 7.2.1. Member States •   Members of the teams •   Local staff of the hosting MS 7.2.3. Frontex •   Frontex Operational Coordinator (FOC) 7. COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING 7.1. Command and control Command and control of members of the team remain with the competent national authority of the host MS. 7.2. Operational communication Communication plan Joint Operation Europia: __________________________________________________________________________________ 29

7.3. Communication with Press Frontex is strongly committed to the principle of transparency, therefore, as a general rule, media should be granted access to operational areas. Members of the teams are allowed to talk to the media only within the limits set by specific guidelines for the participating officers below. Each team member taking part in the operation shall receive a laminated card with the specific guidelines. The communication strategy on the Border Control Operational Actions is common for Frontex and the Host Members States. 7.4. Reporting 7.4.1 Reports from participants During Joint Operation Europia all patrols are requested to prepare and submit following reports according to Annex 1 and 2 of the EBCGT Land Border Surveillance Officer Handbook of best practice: -   Incident reports -   Shift report Command Centre will daily announce deadline for submission. 7.4.2 Serious incident reporting A Serious Incident Report (SIR) is an alert message aimed at informing Frontex, and other relevant stakeholders, as soon as possible (within 2 hours after recognition), about the occurrence of a SI as defined in the “Frontex Serious Incident Catalogue” .                3 The production and timely dissemination of a SIR contribute to improve situational awareness and increase the reaction capabilities of Frontex related to incidents occurred in the frame of activities coordinated or led by Frontex. Type of report                                Description                       Responsibility Serious Incident         The      non-disclosed       part   contains An alert message that shall be reported        detailed All participants Report                   information immediatelyregarding         the modus (within 2 hours           operandi of of the JO after recognition) law to FSCenforcement       officials incident in case a relevant      performing    border occurs control. that needs   Disclosing    such information urgent attention                  would as the incident expose may affect  theor be working relevant methods      applied in to, the Frontex ongoing mission, itsand        futureimage, obligation,        operations,     thus the safety and obstructing      their effectiveness security of participants                 in prevention in activities of    cross-border coordinated      or led crime     and orunauthorized by Frontex,       any border crossings. In consequence, it would undermine the protection of the public interest as regards public security and thus, 3 Serious Incident Cataloguecannot     beindisclosed is available   the Generalpursuant Annexes to Article 4(1)(a) first indent of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. __________________________________________________________________________________ 30