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* Emergency response capability in both stability
and speed. * Boarding of other vessels up to medium size and
ability to clear a path through a typical spectator
boat fleet. * Visible policing activity and crime prevention
message. * Ability to be used in any policing activity.
* Capability of working up to 20 hours per day for
six months - rugged commercial design. * Ability to tow other vessels. * Able to be sold at the end of the 1999/2000
America's Cup Challenge. The boats will be sold.
* Compliance with New Zealand Occupational Safety
and Health requirements and Safe Ship Management
Standards. (Survey Vessel). * Stability at rest to allow boarding and recovery
of people and/or objects from the sea. * Shelter for rescued or injured people. * Large enough to carry at least six additional
staff and equipment to respond to incidents on
islands or large vessels. * Minimum cost. |
The Police needed boats they could work on in winds up to 28 knots. The total Police Staff available in the Auckland Police Metropolitan area numbers less than 2000. It was decided that there will be no shift changes for water based staff during race days, which means those staff will work a minimum of 10 hour days at sea without returning to land. With staff at sea for up to 10 hours a day it is necessary to have both toilet facilities and basic meal equipment on the vessels. Planners also had to consider shelter for protection against the extremes of high UV sunlight and cold rough weather, in selecting a suitable vessel. |
These are the 12m RHIB 'Interceptors' that the police bought for their new patrol boats.
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