MARINE OFFICERS
and enthusiastic officers who show an interest in the maritime domain, and once officers join the team, they start on a journey into the world of water. “This includes Royal Yachting Association courses, eventually up to Yachtmaster Offshore, and police- specific training where officers will start and learn as crew, and ultimately progress to tactical coxswains to deliver police tactics to the highest level. “The MSU are all trained as DEFRA Module 3 Swift
Water Technicians. This enables us to work in the water and utilise specialist equipment and technical systems to manually research water where necessary and recover bodies or evidence. There is also a bolt- on public order package that enables us to deal with non-compliant people in the water or on vessels.”
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Thames which resulted in numerous interceptions and arrests with the use of one of our police RIBs,” PC Orriss says. “If we are not on the water, we may be executing warrants, helping out with public order or search operations, or patrolling and supporting response and neighbourhood teams.”
By working closely with harbour masters, and other agencies such as the coastguard, the team effectively tackles the problems that tend to increase in the warmer months such as marine anti-social behaviour, ranging from tombstoning to speeding vessels. “Since Operation Wavebreaker was launched, we have worked with harbour masters to prosecute offenders (in the most serious cases) or deal with people by means of out-of-court disposals,” explained PC Orriss. When asked if you need to have marine experience and
qualifications to be able to apply for the team, he responded: “This is certainly not the case in Hampshire. We look for well rounded, practical
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