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Boarding Officer Qualification Support Program (BOQSP)
The U.S. Coast Guard has developed the Boarding Officer Qualification Support Program (BOQSP) to provide tools to facilitate law enforcement qualifications for U.S. Coast Guard personnel. The program is designed to provide a foundation in applicable legal concepts, stressing both self-paced (E-Learning Course) and practical experience (Resident Course) in maritime boarding procedures and shore-side operations.
Type: Advanced
Length: 11 class days.
Curriculum
- Authority and Jurisdiction
- Use of Force
- Tactical Procedures
- Criminal Law
- Constitutional Law
- Defensive Tactics
- Arrest Procedures
- Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Procedures
- PWCS Boarding Procedures
- Boating Safety Regulations
- Commercial Fishing Industry Regulations
- Boating under the Influence Enforcement
Prerequisites for Attendance
Primary Selection Criteria for the BOQSP (combined e-learning course and resident course)
- SELRES member at a unit conducting LE operations.
- Either civilian Law Enforcement experience or currently completing the LE Boarding Officer/Boarding Team Member PQS program (or specifically recommended by command as high potential for success in program).
- Must be BTM qualified.
- Unit has capacity to support qualification process: PQS reviews and certification (practical evaluation/boarding experience).
- Unit willing to dedicate individual's IDT periods to e-Learning program & OJT certification.
- Will meet physical fitness criteria as set forth in the MLE PQS before attending the BOPC.
- Will meets weapons criteria as set forth in the MLE PQS before attending the BOPC.
- E-4 and above.
- Available and willing to serve ADT during one of the 2-week BOPC convenings.
- Committed to completing program syllabus, including dedicating IDT/ADT time to the program.
- Recommended by command and command is prepared to meet additional unit support requirements.
- Mobilizing to a Law Enforcement CPRL billet.
Boarding Officer Practical Course (Resident pre-requisites)
- Member possesses, in the opinion of the CO/OIC, the requisite judgment, maturity, attitude, and aptitude to serve as a Boarding Officer.
- Member has satisfactorily completed Task 1-01 (annual physical fitness standards) of the Boarding Officer/Boarding Officer Team Member Personnel Qualification Standard (PQS), COMDTINST M16247.3 (series).
- Member has satisfactorily completed Task 1-02 (semi-annual M9 weapons qualifications including the Judgmental Pistol Course) of the Boarding Officer/Boarding Officer Team.
- Member Personnel Qualification Standard (PQS), COMDTINST M16247.3 (series).
- Member is within maximum allowable weight in accordance with Allowable Weight Standards for Coast Guard Military Personnel, COMDTINST M1020.8 (series).
- Members must have completed the Boarding Officer Web-Based Training prior to arrival at MLEA.
Contact Information
Training Officer U.S. Coast Guard Maritime law enforcement Academy at (843) 740-6601.
Training Dates
There are currently no training dates or other items within this program.