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ME Maritime Enforcement Specialist

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Overview

A maritime enforcement specialist performs law enforcement duties in interagency operations, security and response, force protection, training, and administration. They help protect ports, waterways, and national interests at home and abroad through maritime law enforcement, antiterrorism, force protection, and physical security activities.

Core Skills

  • Maritime law enforcement boarding operations
  • Counter-narcotics operations in maritime settings
  • Technical training for law enforcement operations

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Maritime law enforcement boardings and counter-narcotics operations provide directly relevant enforcement experience for civilian patrol work.

How to prepare: Ask a target agency to review your service record against its academy and appointment requirements. Most officers must complete an agency academy and on-the-job training; applicants generally need at least a high school diploma, are usually at least 21, and must meet physical and personal qualifications, with some agencies requiring college education and most state and local jurisdictions requiring U.S. citizenship.

What the civilian work involves
  • Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
  • Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities.
  • Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Word

Security Guards

Port security missions provide relevant experience for protecting civilian facilities and maintaining order.

How to prepare: Check your state's guard-licensing process before applying to port or industrial-facility security positions. Most states require licensing with minimum age, background-check, and training conditions, and armed positions usually require separate government authorization and stricter entry screening.

What the civilian work involves
  • Patrol industrial or commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates.
  • Answer alarms and investigate disturbances.
  • Circulate among visitors, patrons, or employees to preserve order and protect property.

Training & Development

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Getting Started

  • Associate Protection Professional (APP) · Funded

    Develop and validate security fundamentals, risk management, and response-management knowledge for civilian security work.

    Eligibility and preparation: One or more years of compensated security experience and prior full-time employment in a security-related role; current employment is not required. An approved related certification may allow eligibility with six months of compensated security experience.

    For: Security Guards

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (7 documents)
  1. USCG authority snapshot: ME Maritime Enforcement Specialist

    [1] data/authority/coast_guard-codes.json entry ME (COOL USCG MOC Feed (uscg.json) + Go Coast Guard - Enlisted Careers (gocoastguard.com)); fetched 2026-07-25

    Supports: Maritime law enforcement boarding operations, Counter-narcotics operations in maritime settings, Technical training for law enforcement operations, Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (O*NET 33-3051.00), Security Guards (O*NET 33-9032.00)

  2. O*NET: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (O*NET 33-3051.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Police and Detectives

    [3] How to Become, Education, Training and Other Experience; checked September 24, 2026

    Supports: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (O*NET 33-3051.00)

  4. O*NET: Security Guards

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Security Guards (O*NET 33-9032.00)

  5. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Security Guards and Gambling Surveillance Officers

    [5] How to Become One; Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; page dated 2026-08-27, retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Security Guards (O*NET 33-9032.00)

  6. COOL credential mapping: Associate Protection Professional (APP)

    [6] ME cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Associate Protection Professional (APP)

  7. ASIS International Board Certification Handbook, updated 4 August 2026

    [7] Page 10, APP Board Certification in Security Fundamentals; page 8, eligibility requirements and preparation recommendation (separate passages)

    Supports: Associate Protection Professional (APP)

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