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of actionable intelligence. Besides,
the regular area policing,
crime control, crime investigation,
monitoring and
checking of vehicles and men
in coastal areas will also be
the responsibility of a Coastal
Police Station. The Coastal
Police Station may be headed
by an Officer of the rank of
an Inspector of Police who
will be the Station House
Officer (SHO) of the Police
Station. He should be assisted
by such number of Sub
Inspectors of Police, Assistant
Sub Inspectors of Police,
Head Constables and Constables
as will be required
for conducting sea patrolling,
Intelligence gathering, Investigation
of cases registered
and management of day-today
functioning of Coastal Police
Stations. It is appropriate
to have one or more Coastal
Check Posts which may be established
all along the Coastline
- on junction / access
points on Coastal roads leading
to major roads / Highways
under the functional control
of the Coastal Police Stations.
These Check Posts will keep
a check on the movement of
vehicles / persons in Coastal
area. Check Posts will be
under the administrative and
functional control of the concerned
jurisdictional Coastal
Police Station. Similarly, a
Coastal Police Station may
have some Coastal Outposts
for effectively policing the entire
coastal area. However, it
will not be possible to have
this arrangement where the
Coastal Police Stations exercise
their jurisdiction in the
Territorial Water only. In
such cases, the existing Police
Stations on the Coastline
mayhave these Check Posts
and Outposts under their administrative
control.
Adequate staff must be
earmarked to ensure performance
of the above - mentioned
duties by the Coastal
Police. In a Coastal Police
Station, the standard distribution
of duties should be as
follows:
(a) Overall in charge : 1
Inspector SHO
(b) Boat Patrolling : 3
SIs/ASIs, 3 SCPOs, 9 CPOs
(In 3 shifts)
(c) Intelligence Collection
: 1 SI/ASI, 2 SCPOs, 5 CPOs
(d)Crime Investigation : 1
SI/ASI, 2 SCPOs, 5 CPOs
(e) Vehicle / Land Patrolling:
3 SIs/ASIs, 3 SC-
POs, 9 CPOs (in shifts)
(f) Routine PS Duties :
2 SIs / ASIs, 3 SCPOs, 10
CPOs
(g) Check Post duties : 3
SCPOs & 6 CPOs.
(The distribution may
however, vary depending on
the location of the Police Station,
sensitivity of the area,
special duties etc).
The table below gives an
example of duty distribution.
Investigation of reported
cases is an important task of a
Coastal Police Station. There
should be an exclusive investigation
wing in every Coastal
Police Station.
The technical staff (crew)
which include Boat/ Engine
drivers, Syrangs, Lascars/Khalasis,
Dingi drivers
etc may also operate on shifts
while conducting patrolling.
It is incumbent on the ISHO
or the Coastal Police Station
i.e. the Inspector to allot duties
depending on the prevailing
circumstances and to meet
professional/ operational requirements.
5.4 DUTIES OF
TECH CREW
5.4.1 MASTER OF
THE BOAT
(INSPECTOR
SHO/SI/ASI)
He is responsible for the following:
i) Overall in-charge of vessel
and administration of his
command.
ii) Safety of Vessel, life on
board at sea and harbor.
iii) Safe Navigation while
entering and leaving harbor.
iv) Ensuring maintenance
of the vessel, its records and
log book.
v) Safety and effective utilization
of arms and ammunition
at sea, but under overall
command of the senior most
Police Officer on board.
vi) Training and execution
of administrative and operational
orders.
5.4.2 WHEEL
HOUSE-IN-
CHARGE
(SYRANG)
He is directly responsible to
the Master for the following:
i) Safety of the Vessel/Boat,
both when under
way and in harbor, subject
to any orders he may receive
from the Master/Captain.
ii) Responsible for general
conduct of the vessel i.e.
When at sea, he shall be careful
that the vessel is properly
steered and take all precautions
for safe Navigation (He
will act as Navigator).
iii) He shall point out
to the Master every possible
danger in or near the Vessel’s
course and the way to avoid
it.