Section 13518.5 Of Article 2. Field Services And Standards For Recruitment And Training From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
13518.5
. (a) Each peace officer in California who meets the
criteria specified in subdivision (b) shall complete a course in
basic maritime operations for law enforcement officers. The course of
instruction shall include boat handling, chart reading, navigation
rules, and comprehensive training regarding maritime boardings,
arrest procedures, vessel identification, searches, and
counterterrorism practices and procedures. The curriculum shall be
consistent with applicable federal standards and tactical training.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply to a peace officer who meets all
of the following criteria:
(1) Is employed by a city, county, city and county, or district
that has adopted a resolution pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (c).
(2) Is within a classification identified in the resolution
adopted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).
(3) Is assigned in a jurisdiction that includes navigable waters.
(4) Serves as a crew member on a waterborne law enforcement
vessel.
(c) This section shall become operative in a city, county, city
and county, or district when both of the following apply:
(1) The federal Department of Homeland Security has provided
funding to a law enforcement agency in a city, county, city and
county, or district to implement this section.
(2) The governing body of the city, county, city and county, or
district, such as the board of supervisors of a county or the city
council, has adopted a resolution agreeing to implement this section
and identifying the specific classifications of peace officers in the
jurisdiction that will be subject to training pursuant to this
section.