SEACOP holds two-week training in Barbados

A week of mentoring for the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Barbados 🇧🇧 kicked off yesterday in Bridgetown. Aimed at strengthening the capacities of the JMCU personnel, the mentoring follows a 5-day training course delivered last week by SEACOP’s Deputy Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean Benoit Verniquet.
 
“We started last week at the Coastguard Training Centre at HMBS Pelican in Bridgetown, where we covered a number of theoretical aspects related to vessels searches. Operational activities were also held at the port and marinas of Bridgetown,” he explained.
 
In the coming days, live exercises will be organised in various locations, on the basis of intelligence provided by the country’s Maritime Intelligence Unit. 
 
“Both courses seek to reinforce the knowledge and skills of the 12 participating officers drawn from Barbados’ Police , Customs and Coastguard,” he added.
 
Established in 2015, the Barbadian JMCU had not received mentoring since May 2019.