17 participants trained to handle the new patrol vessel.
Employees of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (KMar) and the Police Corps Caribbean Netherlands (KPCN) have passed skipper training at Bonaire, the so-called Boat Master 3 training. With the diploma obtained, they can work as a skipper on Bonaire on the new patrol vessel scheduled to sail in October.
In the eight-day training, the participants learned in addition to driving the vessel, among other things, how to deal with extinguishing a fire and the general theory. To date, 17 participants have passed this test course.
New patrol vessel
This training was necessary to be able to operate the new vessel which was purchased jointly by the KMar and KPCN. It will be used for border police tasks at sea, surveillance, and the conducting of water surveillance and ship inspections. Also, the services can support the Caribbean Coast Guard in search and rescue or suspicious situations.
Multidisciplinary Maritime Hub
This vessel and the new captains contribute to the Multidisciplinary Maritime Hub (MMHB). The MMHB is a partnership between the KMar, Customs and the Coast Guard that has developed focuses on making and keeping Bonaire safe in the maritime domain.
(Source: RCN)
