Maritime Law Enforcement Academy
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The Maritime Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) is a United States Coast Guard
school located at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
in Charleston, South Carolina
. It was created from the relocation and merger of the former Law Enforcement School at Yorktown, Virginia
, and the former Boarding Team Member School at Petaluma
, California.
Training ranges from criminal law and the use of force to boarding team member certification to the use of radiation detection equipment. Much of the training is live, using handguns with laser inserts or firing simulation rounds
.
The Academy is also home to the Maritime Enforcement Specialist "A" school.
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
school located at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 90 United States government federal law enforcement agencies.-Location:...
in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
. It was created from the relocation and merger of the former Law Enforcement School at Yorktown, Virginia
Yorktown, Virginia
Yorktown is a census-designated place in York County, Virginia, United States. The population was 220 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1634....
, and the former Boarding Team Member School at Petaluma
Training Center Petaluma
Training Center Petaluma is a Coast Guard training facility in the northern California counties of Sonoma and Marin. Approximately 4,000 students train there each year. It was formerly the U.S. Army Two Rock Ranch Station....
, California.
Training
Courses offered at the MLEA include:- Boarding Officer Course (BOC): The purpose of the BOC is to prepare Boarding Officers for the arduous duties associated with enforcing laws and treaties at sea. The course consists of twenty three training days over five weeks and is open to U.S. Coast Guard personnel and foreign naval officers.
- Boarding Team Member (BTM) Course: The BTM course consists of nine training days over two weeks and trains Coast Guard personnel to serve as Boarding Team Members under the supervision of a Boarding Officer.
- Radiation Detection Level II Operators Course: This is a three day course that prepares Coast Guard personnel to conduct radiation detection operations on board vessels and ashore.
- Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security Course: This is a five day program designed to provide boarding officers with the specific concepts and experience necessary to safely conduct Security Boardings and Law Enforcement Ashore at facilities in compliance with Coast Guard policy, U.S. law, and international treaties.
Training ranges from criminal law and the use of force to boarding team member certification to the use of radiation detection equipment. Much of the training is live, using handguns with laser inserts or firing simulation rounds
Simunition
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.
The Academy is also home to the Maritime Enforcement Specialist "A" school.