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Marine Law Enforcement Training Program (MLETP)

Up one level FLETA Logo Marine Law Enforcement Training Program (MLETP)

The MLETP provides basic marine law enforcement training for officers/agents of those agencies and organizations involved in the specialized areas of marine regulation, protection, and law enforcement responsibilities. The major emphasis of this comprehensive training program is on the safe and proper operation of marine patrol vessels, with specific training in law enforcement operations.

 

Type: Advanced

Length: 19 class days (includes two night underway laboratories)

Curriculum

  • Nautical Terminology
  • Marlinspike Seamanship
  • Safety & Emergency Equipment
  • Navigational Rules
  • Meteorology & Heavy Weather
  • Officer Survival Afloat
  • Aids to Navigation
  • Vessel Handling
  • Pursuit, Stop & Approach of a Vessel
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Boarding Procedures
  • Chart Interpretation
  • Piloting and Dead Reckoning
  • Global Positioning System
  • Introduction to Radar
  • Vessel Intercepts
  • Environmental Stress
  • Vessel Identification
  • Motorboat Trailering
  • Marine Communications
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Waterborne Arrest Techniques

Instructors

The lead instructors for the MLETP are current and former law enforcement officers with extensive experience piloting government, commercial, and civilian vessels. Marine instructors have extensive investigative and police experience with a multitude of federal and state agencies and many have served in the U.S. Coast Guard. These instructors are experts in the safe and effective operation of marine vessels in a law enforcement environment.

Prerequisites for Attendance

For acceptance into the program, applicants must be Federal law enforcement officers/agents and graduates of basic law enforcement programs or academies. State and local law enforcement students may attend on a space-available basis. All applicants must be recommended by their supervisors or other agency official and be currently assigned to a marine law enforcement unit.

Contact Information

FLETC-MarineTrainingBranch@DHS.gov

Training Dates and Other Items

MLETP Graduation Pin Symbolism
MLETP-001 / Glynco, GA -- October 19, 2009 to November 13, 2009
MLETP-002 / Glynco, GA -- October 19, 2009 to November 13, 2009
MLETP-003 / Glynco, GA -- January 04, 2010 to January 29, 2010
MLETP-004 / Glynco, GA -- January 04, 2010 to January 29, 2010
MLETP-005 / Glynco, GA -- February 01, 2010 to February 26, 2010
MLETP-006 / Glynco, GA -- February 01, 2010 to February 26, 2010
MLETP-007 / Glynco, GA -- March 01, 2010 to March 25, 2010
MLETP-008 / Glynco, GA -- March 01, 2010 to March 25, 2010
MLETP-009 / Glynco, GA -- April 05, 2010 to April 29, 2010
MLETP-010 / Glynco, GA -- April 05, 2010 to April 29, 2010
MLETP-011 / Glynco, GA -- May 03, 2010 to May 27, 2010
MLETP-012 / Glynco, GA -- May 03, 2010 to May 27, 2010
MLETP-013 / Glynco, GA -- June 07, 2010 to July 01, 2010
MLETP-014 / Glynco, GA -- June 07, 2010 to July 01, 2010
MLETP-015 / Glynco, GA -- July 12, 2010 to August 05, 2010
MLETP-016 / Glynco, GA -- July 12, 2010 to August 05, 2010
MLETP-017 / Glynco, GA -- August 09, 2010 to September 02, 2010
MLETP-018 / Glynco, GA -- August 09, 2010 to September 02, 2010
MLETP-019 / Glynco, GA -- September 13, 2010 to October 07, 2010
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