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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
... I was told by a friend in law enforcement that many of the MP's are cadets from the police academy with little or no training in Marine safety and regulations... .
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I have seen this misinformation posted previously. These are the facts;
The officers employed by the New Hampshire Marine Patrol are either full-time or part-time certified New Hampshire Police Officers.
No Marine Patrol officers are sent into the field with "little or no training in Marine safety and regulations". There is an extensive documented training process each officer must pass before being allowed to patrol on his own. A call or visit to Director Barrett's office will provide you with the necessary background information to verify this.
also, individuals attending the New Hampshire full-time police academy (held by NHPSTC in Concord, NH) are sworn police officers employed by a law enforcement agency within the State. During their twelve weeks of academy level training they are not assigned to nor conduct operations for the New Hampshire Marine Patrol.
Individuals that attend the New Hampshire part-time police academy are again sworn officers of the sending agency, with the exception being that the training is held locally throughout the State on an as needed basis. Again, Marine Patrol duties are not part of the curriculum, the exception being a Marine Patrol Officer attending the academy on off-time and pulling in service training with the Patrol during the regular work week.
Your friend is misinformed on this particular subject.
Hope to have cleared this up for you....as always, feel free to contact me off-line and I can provide you the names, departments (with telephone numbers)and appropriate laws and regulations that govern this particular subject.
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