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MLETP) Training Materials: Maritime Operations, 2010-2013 Description of document: Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) Marine Law Enforcement Training Program (MLETP) training materials: maritime operations, 2010-2013 Requested date: 04-September-2013 Released date: 12-November-2013 Posted date: 04-September-2017 Source of document: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Freedom of Information/Privacy Office Building 681, Suite 187B Glynco, GA 31524 Fax: (912) 267-3113 E-mail: [email protected] FOIA Online Request Form The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. 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Department of Homeland Security 1131 Chapel Crossing Road Glynco, Georgia 31524 November 12, 2013 404-142 (ITD/IBM) Re: FOIA 13-110 This is the final response to your Freedom oflnformation Act (FOlA) request to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), dated September 14, 2013, and received by this office on said date. You are seeking a digital/electronic copy of the MLETP handbook on maritime operations. Records responsive to your request are enclosed. However, fnlli: the endosed records I have determined to partially withhold portions of the records pursuant to Title 5 U.S.C. § 552, FOL\ Exemptions (b)(5) and (b)(7)(E). Infonriation withhei<.i is markec! \" ith the applicable FOIA exemption. FOIA Exemption 5 protects from disclosure those inter-· or intra-agency documents that are normally privileged in the civil discovery context. The three most frequently invoked privileges are the deliberative process privilege, the attorn~y work-product privilege, and the attorney-client privilege. After carefully reviewing the responsive documents, I detertnined that portions of the responsive document5 q~1cJify for protection under the: • Deliberative Process Privilege The deiiberative process privilege protects the integri ty of the deliberative or decision-making processes within the agency by exempti11g from mandatory disclosure opinions. conclusions, and recommendmions included within inter-agency or intra-agency memoranda or letters. The release of this internal infonnation would discourage the expression o1 candid opinions and ir.hibit the free and frank exchangf; of infom1ation among age!lcy personnel. Exemption 7(E) protects records compiled for law enforcement purposes, the release of which would disck,se technique:; and/or procedures for law enforcement investigation~ or prosecutions. or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations ('r prosecutions if such disclosure could r~asonably be expected to risk circumvention of ~nc law. I have determined that www.fletc.gov FOIA 13-110 November 12, 2013 Page 2 disclosure of law enforcement techniques contained in the enclosed training manuals could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law. Additionally, the techniques and procedures at issue are not well known to the public. This is a partial denial of your request. You may appeal this decision within 60 days of the date of this letter. Your appeal must be in writing, signed by you, and should be addressed to: Freedom of Information Act Appeal Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 1131 Chapel Crossing Road, Bldg. 681 Glynco, GA 31524 The cost to process this request did exceed our minimum threshold of$14.00. However, due to the Federal furlough and our subsequent delayed response the fees have been waived in this instance. Therefore, you owe nothing. If you should have any questions concerning this matter, or if we may be of further assistance, please feel free to contact me at (912) 267-3103 or via email at [email protected]. Sincerely, Leslie A. Jensen FOIA/Privacy Officer Enclosure: CD containing MLETP training manual U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER OFFICE OF TRAINING OPERATIONS DRIVER AND MARINE DIVISION STUDENT TEXT AIDS TO NAVIGATION 7502 AUG/11 WARNING This document is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO). It contains information that may be exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). It is to be controlled, stored, handled, transmitted, distributed, and disposed of in accordance with Department of Homeland Security policy relating to FOUO information and is not to be released to the public or other personnel who do not have a valid 'need-to-know' without prior authorization of an authorized Department of Homeland Security Official. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY TABLE OF CONTENTS DRIVER AND MARINE DIVISION .......................................................................... 1 STUDENT TEXT .................................................................................................... 1 EPO #1: EXPLAIN THE TERM AND THE PURPOSE OF AN AID TO NAVIGATION; AND HOW AIDS TO NAVIGATION DIFFER IN THE TWO REGIONS DESCRIBED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTHOUSE AUTHORITY (IALA). ............................................................................................ 3 EPO #2: IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE OF BEACONS, BUOYS, AND THE APPLIANCES USED ON AIDS TO NAVIGATION. ...................................................................... 5 EPO #3: DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE CARDINAL SYSTEM AND THE LATERAL SYSTEM OF BUOYAGE. ..................................................................................... 11 EPO #4: DESCRIBE THE RECOGNITION FEATURES OF ALL AIDS TO NAVIGATION IN THE U.S. NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM OF BUOYAGE. ..................................... 14 EPO #5: DESCRIBE THE CONVENTIONAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL FOR THE U.S. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (ICW) AND THE IDENTIFICATION SYMBOLS FEATURED ON THE AIDS TO NAVIGATION. .................................................... 22 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 1 INTRODUCTION Local knowledge is a great tool for local piloting. Many boat operators keenly develop their local area knowledge, and it often is their only piloting skill. Local knowledge is a great asset within a locale; however, you cannot take it anywhere else. An MEO, a Marine Enforcement Officer, is a capable pilot, able to dispatch to any assignment through out the U.S. or the world. The MEO can read and understand charts. The MEO recognizes the features of aids to navigation, natural landmarks, or manmade features and knows how to use them for piloting. This course is about developing the knowledge to recognize all aids to navigation and the need to relate the symbols on the chart to what the pilot is seeing. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 2 EPO #1: EXPLAIN THE TERM AND THE PURPOSE OF AN AID TO NAVIGATION; AND HOW AIDS TO NAVIGATION DIFFER IN THE TWO REGIONS DESCRIBED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTHOUSE AUTHORITY (IALA). What is an aid to navigation? An aid to navigation is any device, external of the vessel, intended to assist a navigator in determining a position, or a safe course, and warns of dangers or an obstruction. For the navigator returning from a sea voyage an aid to navigation placed on a prominent headland provides an identifiable landfall. Other aids make it possible to follow natural or improved channels, and provide a continuous system of charted marks for coastal piloting. The navigator can accurately interpret the purpose of an aid to navigation by reading the local chart. The proper interpretation of a chart symbol identifies the intent or purpose of an aid to navigation, or better an entire series of aids to navigation. Viewing the chart, in advance of your present location (i.e. prior planning) allows the operator to recognize what lies ahead. Now, the navigator is able to determine, position, course, and the location of dangers or obstructions. NOTE: Use the CHART to best Interpret the purpose of aids to navigation. The International Association of Lighthouse Authority (IALA) The IALA Maritime Buoyage System, adopted in 1980 and fully implemented by 1991, is the results of an international non-governing body representing over 50 Maritime Countries and 9 international organizations. They exchange information and technology to improve aids to navigation. The IALA Maritime Buoyage System is a worldwide uniform system of buoyage. Its rules define the types of aids to navigation, with their recognition colors, shapes, top- marks, and light color and light characteristics. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 3 The IALA Maritime Buoyage System established two regions to meet the conflicting requirements of its member organizations and countries. Region A uses the color RED to mark the PORT side of a channel and Region B using RED to mark the STARBOARD side of the channel. The U.S. Navigation System complies with the rules identified
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