Water police

Water police
A NYPD boat on patrol in New York Harbor
A Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames in London
Patrol boat of the Wasserschutzpolizei of Hamburg/Germany
A Chicago Police Department boat on Lake Michigan
Police boat in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England
Helsinki Police Department patrol Boats 491, 192, and 493 in front of ice breaker Voima at Katajanokka, Helsinki, Finland.
Bay constable on patrol in waters on the north shore of Long Island, NY
Bay Constables on routine patrol in Oyster Bay Harbor, NY
Boats of the Marine Section of the Bermuda Police Service at Barr's Bay, in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Italian Maritime Police Patrol boat.
Hong Kong Police Force Marine Region Police Launch 80.
Toronto Police Marine Unit Zodiac
Basque Police (Ertzaintza) Patrol boat

Water police, also called harbour patrols, port police, marine/maritime police, nautical patrols, bay constables or river police, are police officers, usually a department of a larger police organisation, who patrol in water craft. Their patrol areas may be coastal sea waters, rivers, estuaries, harbours, lakes, canals or a combination of these.

Water police are usually responsible for ensuring the safety of water users, enforcing laws relating to water traffic, preventing crime on vessels, banks and shores, providing search and rescue services (either as the main provider or as an initial response unit before more specialized units arrive), and allowing the police to reach locations not easily accessible from land. They may also be responsible for coastal security, conservation law enforcement, immigration and smuggling patrols, and diving search operations (although many police organizations have separate units to handle this). Their operations may coordinate with other agencies with similar assets such as in the United States the various Federal, State or Local authorities may work together to promote or achieve similar enforcement or rescue outcomes.

Equipment ranges from personal water craft and inflatable boats to large seagoing craft, but most police vessels are small to medium, fast motor launches. In some areas these vessels incorporate a firefighting capability through a fixed deck nozzle. The operators of these vessels are generally trained in many rescue disciplines including, first aid, vessel dewatering, and firefighting. They may also be rescue and scuba divers who are specially trained and also boat operators who may engage in towing operations.

Contents

List of water police units

See also

External links

Reference

  1. ^ Police History: Overview - The Future
  2. ^ 香港警務處－警隊歷史
  3. ^ 水警總區

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