Harbor Patrol Officer
Current-Provides support and risk assessment to the Regional Joint Command and Control Center, Terminal Operators, and the United States Coast Guard in relation to ongoing events and during periods of heightened awareness, including raised Maritime Security (MARSEC) and Homeland Security Advisory levels; -Patrols or guards assigned areas, responds to calls for service and enforces, via an authorizing ordinance, specific state and local laws and provisions of the Port Tariff; -Assesses and operationally implements information from specialized Port security systems that include CCTV cameras, radar, sonar, electronic access control, in-car video equipment and the Virtual Port Maritime Domain Awareness System; -Provides 24/7 coverage to identify, monitor, and address environmental, safety, security, and homeland security incidents in the Port; -Ensures the safe and efficient flow of traffic through the Harbor District using advanced traffic management techniques; -Implements diversified specific risk-based security protocols for Vessels of Interest and other planned or unplanned security deployments; -Safeguards a national critical infrastructure, by assessing maritime security threat levels and applying emergency response protocols and actions; -Supports specialized personnel who are responding to hazardous material incidents such as explosive components, chemical, radiological, biological and nuclear materials; -Conducts visible smoke emission investigations, measures fugitive dust emission levels, makes visible emission violation determinations to the Southern California Air Quality Management District;monitors scheduled ship arrivals and conformance with Port Tariff rules and regulations; -Performs building security which includes access control, weapons screening, completing visitor access control logs, conducting interior building checks, responding to fire and elevator alarms, and assisting with building evacuations during emergency events;