page_title: Long Beach Harbor Patrol
section_title: Duties
hierarchical_section_title: Long Beach Harbor Patrol / Duties
caption_attribution_description: LONG BEACH, Calif. - Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly visits the Los Angles-Long Beach Port to observe U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations and meet with CBP personnel, July 20, 2017, in Long Beach, California. Each year the port handles more than 6.8 million 20-foot container units with cargo valued at $180 billion. Official DHS photo by Jetta Disco.
context_page_description: Long Beach Harbor Patrol officers are highly trained, armed public officers dedicated to the public safety and physical security of the Port. Appointed as Public Officers under California penal code 836.5 by the City of Long Beach. Long Beach Harbor Patrol Officers are empowered to enforce provisions of the Long Beach Port Tariff and certain vehicle and penal codes, they provide a necessary and vital connection to real time events in the Harbor.
  The Long Beach Harbor Patrol works in partnership with the LBPD's Port Police Division to protect the Port.
  Within the harbor district the Harbor Patrol maintains a high-visibility patrol and responds to a wide variety of calls. These include, but are not limited to: Emergency, non-emergency crimes, traffic accidents, explosions, HazMat, terrorism and industrial accidents. The Harbor Patrol also ensures that terminals are compliant with United States Coast Guard security requirements.
  The Harbor Patrol provides a wide variety of services above and beyond land-based patrol, including its own boat, commercial dive team, and officers specializing in physical security and technical surveillance systems.
context_section_description: The duties involved include working closely with homeland security and United States Coast Guard. The main priority is keep the port safe from land, sea and air. The Long Beach Harbor Patrol is always looking to bring in individuals interested in careers in homeland security.
  Other duties include the enforcement of sections of the California Penal and Vehicle Codes, the Long Beach Municipal Code and the Port of Long Beach Tariff/Ordinances; investigate and apprehend or detain persons suspected of illegal activity.
  Monitor all vessels and train movement
  Monitor public and commercial traffic
  Construct traffic controls
  Construct vessel smoke emissions
  Inquire and completes emission enforcement reports
  Respond to request for services such as:
  disturbance
  crime calls
  traffic accidents
  hazmat occurrences
  medical aid request
  public safety incidents
  Act as a boat crewman to assist with special vessel operations
  Impound private owned vehicles
  Perform drayage and wharfage follow-up
  Generate appropriate logs, reports and notifications
  Monitor closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems
  Perform access control duties
  Operate screening technology
  Interact with Port Tenants
  Commercial trade visitors
  government agencies
  general public
caption: Operations at Port of Long Beach
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