Communications - Although this isn’t our primary focus, we shall assist you in improving this skill. If you want to better your communications, please look at the NPAS Communications Handbook HERE

Better Driving Skills - This is our Primary focus, and we will assist you throughout the training to learn new manoeuvres and make pursuits cleaner within the city.

POI knowledge - This is linked to communications again; we shall run through it, but it isn’t our primary focus. The main POI's can be found here: POI's 

When in a pursuit, there are multiple roles; the leading role is Primary, and this role is taken by the lead vehicle. They are responsible for taking communications unless NPAS are there and always on their tail.  As an RPU member you should be taking primary and leading these pursuits. RPU officers should maintain situational awareness, avoid unnecessary risk and other PD Vehicles whilst in pursuit.

A standard pursuit is limited to a maximum of 5 police vehicles, unless additional vehicles have been specifically authorised by someone ranking Bronze Command or Above. Officers who are not required in the pursuit should avoid joining or interfering. 

You must not overtake another police vehicle participating in the pursuit simply to obtain a better position. Overtaking is only appropriate when the vehicle ahead is travelling too slowly, crashed or broken beyond maintaining contact with the suspect. 

Tactical Contact is a pursuit-ending tactic in which an authorised police vehicle makes deliberate contact with the rear of the suspect vehicle to disable it or otherwise bring the pursuit to an end. Tactical Contact may only be performed and authorised by appropriately trained/qualified personnel Tactical Contact Info Link .  Performing Tactical Contact that you are not trained for can and will lead to a punishment.

Tactical Pursuit and Containment, commonly referred to as TPAC, is a coordinated tactic used to bring a pursuit to a controlled conclusion. It involves using three or four police vehicles to box in the suspect vehicle, progressively reducing its available space and slowing it down until it can be safely brought to a stop.