Alert To The Threat Of Foreign Ships, KPLP Provides Crew Of State Patrol Vessels For Shooting Technicals

Illustration. Bakamla ship security operations in Indonesian waters. (doc Bakamla)

The Directorate General of Sea Transportation through the Directorate of Marine and Coast Guard Units (KPLP) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) provides patrol state crew officers with shooting skills.

"The increase in shooting skills is the competence required by the crew of the KPLP Patrol State Ship, because this expertise requires a person's energy process and determines actions with a stable emotional level," said Director of Marine and Coast Guard Unit Jon Kenedi in a written statement, Tuesday, May 21, quoted by Antara.

When opening the 'Technical Shooting Skills Competition for State Crew Patrol KPLP', he said shooting skills training was guided by instructors through fixed procedures which were also to improve insight into self-control, not emotional and always alert in acting, as well as updating procedures for caring for and storing official firearms.

The Technical Guidance Activity was guided by instructors from the Air and Air Police Education Center, Pondok Rowing, Tanjung Priok. The participants who attended consisted of the crew of the KPLP Patrol State Ship who had participated in the 2023 Familiarization of Firearms Service (SB2-V2) at PT. Pindad (Persero) Bandung, which numbered 36 people.

The crew of the KPLP Patrol State Ship in carrying out their duties in the field, supervising the security and safety of the shipping world, has been regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation Number 111 of 2017 concerning Management of Firearms of the Service in the Directorate General of Sea Transportation.

Furthermore, Jon Kenedi said that this Bimtek activity can train discipline, calm, patience and focus, to make the right decisions.

Therefore, it is conveyed to participants to take the opportunity to take part in learning as well as possible, so that they do not miss their knowledge of the procedures for targeting and shooting techniques, as well as properly caring for and storing official firearms.

"I hope that with this shooting skills activity, the crew of the KPLP Patrol State Ship will be more confident in carrying out their duties in the field, namely monitoring security and safety in the Shipping flow," said Jon Kenedi.