WILLEMSTAD - Last Friday 9 October, the first 10 coastguards of the new Coastguard Basic Training (BOK) completed their studies and received their diplomas. The young coastguards from Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten started their one-year study on January 1, 2020, but due to the outbreak of Covid-19, this has become one and a half years.
During the BOK, the aspirants were taught many different skills and theoretical knowledge. Such as safety at sea, first aid, firearms and marksmanship, boarding techniques, maritime legal knowledge and physical training. Discipline and Integrity were important topics during the training. In addition, they followed the training to become a special police officer (BAVPOL) at the Police Training Institute Law Enforcement and Security Curaçao (ORV).
The result is independent and reliable coastguards who are ready for the challenges of maritime enforcement.