SIA CCTV Operator Practice Questions Practice Test
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- 1. Roles & Responsibilities
A CCTV operator should carry out surveillance:
- a.Based on personal prejudice
- b.Professionally, impartially, and lawfully
- c.Only on people they dislike
- d.Randomly with no purpose
Answer: b
Explanation: Operators must act professionally, impartially, and within the law.
- 2. Roles & Responsibilities
Targeting an individual for surveillance based only on their race or appearance is:
- a.Discriminatory and unacceptable
- b.Good practice
- c.Required
- d.Efficient
Answer: a
Explanation: Surveillance must not be based on prejudice; it must be justified and non-discriminatory.
- 3. Roles & Responsibilities
CCTV operators primarily help to:
- a.Sell products
- b.Entertain the public
- c.Replace all police
- d.Deter, detect, and respond to incidents and support safety
Answer: d
Explanation: CCTV supports crime deterrence/detection and public safety.
- 4. Law & Data Protection
CCTV surveillance of public spaces should be:
- a.Proportionate and for a legitimate purpose
- b.Unlimited and for any reason
- c.Hidden with no signage where required
- d.Used for personal curiosity
Answer: a
Explanation: Surveillance must be proportionate, justified, and for a legitimate purpose.
- 5. Law & Data Protection
Requests from the public to access footage of themselves should be:
- a.Always refused
- b.Ignored
- c.Given instantly to anyone
- d.Handled through the correct data-protection procedure
Answer: d
Explanation: Access requests are handled via proper data-protection procedures.
- 6. Camera Operation & Surveillance
Good-quality evidential footage requires:
- a.Correct focus, framing, and functioning equipment
- b.Blurry images
- c.No time/date
- d.Random angles
Answer: a
Explanation: Clear focus, framing, and accurate time/date support evidential value.
- 7. Camera Operation & Surveillance
If a camera fault is noticed, the operator should:
- a.Ignore it
- b.Hide it
- c.Report and log the fault so it can be fixed
- d.Break another camera
Answer: c
Explanation: Faults should be reported and logged to maintain the system.
- 8. Incident Handling & Evidence
When an incident occurs, the operator should keep:
- a.No records
- b.An accurate, timed log of what was observed
- c.Only personal opinions
- d.A blank page
Answer: b
Explanation: An accurate, timed incident log records observations for evidence.
- 9. Incident Handling & Evidence
An incident log should record:
- a.Guesses only
- b.Nothing useful
- c.Facts: what, where, when, and who was involved
- d.Only the weather
Answer: c
Explanation: Logs record objective facts — what happened, where, when, and who.
- 10. Communication
Radio communication should be:
- a.Concise, clear, and professional
- b.Long and rambling
- c.Full of slang
- d.Ignored
Answer: a
Explanation: Radio use should be concise, clear, and professional.