National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy NMLEA
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National Maritime Law National Maritime Law Enforcement AcademyEnforcement Academy
NMLEANMLEA
Academy OverviewAcademy Overviewandand
Maritime Critical Incident ResponseMaritime Critical Incident Response
NMLEA HighlightsNMLEA Highlights NMLEA is a non profit organizationNMLEA is a non profit organization
Promotes and produces training programsPromotes and produces training programs
Designed to provide law enforcement officers and Designed to provide law enforcement officers and agents the training and experience necessary to agents the training and experience necessary to conduct professional, safe, and effective operations conduct professional, safe, and effective operations afloatafloat
Through lecture, lab, and practical exercise, the Through lecture, lab, and practical exercise, the
students increase their level of awareness and students increase their level of awareness and confidence in handling the most difficult and confidence in handling the most difficult and
challenging of situationschallenging of situations
Training programsTraining programs Basic NavigationBasic Navigation Rules of the Road and PilotingRules of the Road and Piloting Chart InterpretationChart Interpretation Small Boat OperationsSmall Boat Operations Small Boat EngineeringSmall Boat Engineering Officer Safety and Survival AfloatOfficer Safety and Survival Afloat Small Boat TacticsSmall Boat Tactics Dignitary Protection AfloatDignitary Protection Afloat
Training Programs Training Programs ContinuedContinued
Maritime Critical Incident Response (MCIR) Maritime Critical Incident Response (MCIR) Exercising the National Incident Exercising the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Table Top and Management System (NIMS) Table Top and FTXFTX
K-9 Operations AfloatK-9 Operations Afloat Accident Investigation AfloatAccident Investigation Afloat Smuggling Operations AfloatSmuggling Operations Afloat Marine Equipment TheftMarine Equipment Theft Defensive Tactics AfloatDefensive Tactics Afloat BWI InvestigationsBWI Investigations
Special Programs Special Programs
Marine Division AssessmentMarine Division Assessment Assist agencies in developing and Assist agencies in developing and
maintaining their marine division and maintaining their marine division and training programstraining programs
Assist in media liaison regarding Boating Assist in media liaison regarding Boating Safety, BWI, and other community Safety, BWI, and other community awareness programs afloatawareness programs afloat
Scenario Based MLE Training as neededScenario Based MLE Training as needed
Academy InstructorsAcademy Instructors
- - Former or retired Federal, State and Local Former or retired Federal, State and Local law enforcement officers and agentslaw enforcement officers and agents
- Former U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and - Former U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and other military personnel with maritime other military personnel with maritime security and intelligence experience.security and intelligence experience.
Instructors have been directly involved in maritime Instructors have been directly involved in maritime law enforcement to include drug interdiction and law enforcement to include drug interdiction and
alien migration interdiction operations (AMIO) both alien migration interdiction operations (AMIO) both in the US and abroadin the US and abroad
Student AssessmentStudent Assessment
All programs offer certificate of graduation upon successful All programs offer certificate of graduation upon successful completioncompletion
For certain States, courses may carry P.O.S.T. certificationFor certain States, courses may carry P.O.S.T. certification
All written examinations require a minimum score of 70% to All written examinations require a minimum score of 70% to passpass
All practical and lab evaluations require a satisfactory All practical and lab evaluations require a satisfactory rating for graduationrating for graduation
All test scores are maintained by the NMLEA and a copy of All test scores are maintained by the NMLEA and a copy of the transcript is forwarded to the agency's training officer the transcript is forwarded to the agency's training officer for their recordsfor their records
Experiential TrainingExperiential Training
Maritime EnvironmentMaritime EnvironmentThe Challenge to Officer SafetyThe Challenge to Officer Safety
Case Study 1Case Study 1
Dirty Bomb Attack Y2002Dirty Bomb Attack Y2002 Location: Savannah and JacksonvilleLocation: Savannah and Jacksonville
Units TrainedUnits Trained: Chatham County SWAT, Jacksonville Sheriff’s : Chatham County SWAT, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office SWATOffice SWAT
Training ObjectiveTraining Objective: Permissive, underway boarding and : Permissive, underway boarding and sweep of vesselsweep of vessel
Scenario: Terrorist two-person support cell transporting Scenario: Terrorist two-person support cell transporting ‘dirty bomb’ materials to hand over to action cells in ‘dirty bomb’ materials to hand over to action cells in Savannah and JacksonvilleSavannah and Jacksonville
Case Study 2Case Study 2 Cruise Ship Attack During Super-Bowl 2005Cruise Ship Attack During Super-Bowl 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Location: Jacksonville, FL
Units TrainedUnits Trained: JSO SWAT: JSO SWAT
Training ObjectiveTraining Objective: “High end” non-permissive underway : “High end” non-permissive underway boarding with threat personalities in control of the vesselboarding with threat personalities in control of the vessel
ScenarioScenario: Four-man terrorist cell hijacks commercial tug : Four-man terrorist cell hijacks commercial tug pushing barge carrying ammonium nitrate targeting cruise pushing barge carrying ammonium nitrate targeting cruise ships attending the Super bowlships attending the Super bowl
____________________________________________Note: Exercise designed as part of JSO prep for 2005 SuperBowlNote: Exercise designed as part of JSO prep for 2005 SuperBowl
Case Study 3Case Study 3 Tag-Barge Hijacking, 2005Tag-Barge Hijacking, 2005 Location: BaltimoreLocation: Baltimore
Units TrainedUnits Trained: Maryland State Police SWAT, Baltimore : Maryland State Police SWAT, Baltimore Country SWAT, Baltimore City Police, Anne Arundel County Country SWAT, Baltimore City Police, Anne Arundel County SWATSWAT
Training ObjectiveTraining Objective: For MSP, refresher training in underway : For MSP, refresher training in underway boarding; for county SWAT, initial orientation and boarding; for county SWAT, initial orientation and familiarization with operations afloat. Training emphasis: familiarization with operations afloat. Training emphasis: approach to target vessel, boarding, tactical deployment, approach to target vessel, boarding, tactical deployment, and vessel familiarizationand vessel familiarization
ScenarioScenario: Tug hijacking: Tug hijacking
Academy PhilosophyAcademy Philosophy Train using the agencies’ and officers’ equipmentTrain using the agencies’ and officers’ equipment
Train in the agencies’ area of jurisdictionTrain in the agencies’ area of jurisdiction
Optimize utilization of presently existing assets and Optimize utilization of presently existing assets and resourcesresources
Safety First and Always !!!Safety First and Always !!!
A Public-Private-Non Profit PartnershipA Public-Private-Non Profit Partnership
Academy Without WallsAcademy Without Walls
NMLEA Consists of Mobile Training TeamsNMLEA Consists of Mobile Training Teams
Non-Profit Corporation Privately Funded Non-Profit Corporation Privately Funded Exclusively for Law EnforcementExclusively for Law Enforcement
Directed by a Board of AdvisorsDirected by a Board of Advisors
Instructor QualificationsInstructor Qualifications
Present or Former Law Enforcement and Present or Former Law Enforcement and Military Instructors with emphasis in LE Military Instructors with emphasis in LE and intelligence issues and maritime and intelligence issues and maritime operationsoperations
Agency or Academy RecommendationAgency or Academy Recommendation
Complete an Academy Instructor Training Complete an Academy Instructor Training Program or IndoctrinationProgram or Indoctrination
Maritime Critical Incident Response Maritime Critical Incident Response Training and AssessmentTraining and Assessment
Promotes and facilitates interagency Promotes and facilitates interagency cooperation in U.S. portscooperation in U.S. ports
Allows participating agencies to test their Allows participating agencies to test their ability to respond to a critical incidentability to respond to a critical incident
The Challenge In Course DesignThe Challenge In Course Design
SimpleSimple RealisticRealistic USCG InputUSCG Input Asset IdentificationAsset Identification Commercial Commercial
Assistance and Assistance and InputInput
Port Maritime Port Maritime Security GroupSecurity Group
Experiential TrainingExperiential Training
Experiential TrainingExperiential Training RealisticRealistic Practical Practical Promotes Officer Safety and SurvivalPromotes Officer Safety and Survival Exercises the Officer’s Judgment and ability to Exercises the Officer’s Judgment and ability to
perform under pressureperform under pressure Provides Agencies an honest performance Provides Agencies an honest performance
evaluation of personnel and equipmentevaluation of personnel and equipment
Low Cost / High YieldLow Cost / High Yield
Scenario-Based TrainingScenario-Based TrainingDiscussionDiscussion
Experiential TrainingExperiential Training
Ups and DownsUps and Downs
Standardized OperationsStandardized Operations
NMLEA believes in standardized training in NMLEA believes in standardized training in the maritime and LE communitythe maritime and LE community
Promotes USCG and FLETC Marine Division Promotes USCG and FLETC Marine Division Methodologies / TacticsMethodologies / Tactics
National Incident Management System National Incident Management System (DHS)(DHS)
Use of ForceUse of Force
FLETC Use of Force ModelFLETC Use of Force Model Agency Subject Restraint Policies ApplyAgency Subject Restraint Policies Apply USCG Subject Management AfloatUSCG Subject Management Afloat
Subject ManagementSubject Management(Safety)(Safety)
MCIRT ObjectivesMCIRT Objectives
Multi or IndividualMulti or Individual
Agency OpsAgency Ops CommunicationsCommunications C&CC&C LogisticsLogistics Asset IDAsset ID Agency AssessmentAgency Assessment Equipment Equipment
AssessmentAssessment MOU’sMOU’s
MCIRTMCIRT NMLEA Provides Independent NMLEA Provides Independent
AssessmentAssessment
Participants Identify their own Participants Identify their own challenges and answer many challenges and answer many of their own questionsof their own questions
ID Equipment NeedsID Equipment Needs
ID Additional Training needsID Additional Training needs
Prepares Officers for GeneralPrepares Officers for General Law Enforcement Ops AfloatLaw Enforcement Ops Afloat
Hot WashHot Wash Table Top / FTX Table Top / FTX
Lessons LearnedLessons Learned
a. C&Ca. C&C b. Commsb. Comms c. Logisticsc. Logistics d. Equip Evald. Equip Eval e. Speciale. Special Requests of Requests of NMLEANMLEA f. MOU’sf. MOU’s
Instructor Trade CraftInstructor Trade Craft
Law Enforcement SponsorLaw Enforcement Sponsor Seeking cooperation with local Maritime Based CorporationsSeeking cooperation with local Maritime Based Corporations (Training Platforms)(Training Platforms) FBI / USCG-COTP Participation when exercising NIMSFBI / USCG-COTP Participation when exercising NIMS Media Media USCG NTM (Required)USCG NTM (Required) Advise Port Authority (Required)Advise Port Authority (Required) Advise appropriate LE agenciesAdvise appropriate LE agencies
Open DiscussionOpen Discussion
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