Responsibilities
Dispatchers Responsibilities:
-Know at ALL TIMES where ALL Patrolmen are located and WHO they are with.
-Ensure all Rams, Post checks, Drills, ect. are being conducted.
-Log all information into the desk journal.
-Track all radios and issue batteries.
-Provide assistance to all “walk-in” complaints.
-Maintain effective COMMS with all personnel throughout the shift.
- Keep Watch Commander “in the know” of all actions you take, decisions you makes, and customers you communicate with. The watch Commander has the final say and approval of all changes made to the watch and all assignments.
Cameras
53 total cameras
2 screens - 16 on each screen
32 total viewable at a time
Camera System - CCTV or Closed Circuit Television System
DRUGS, MONEY, AND INTEL
Notify Combat Systems Officer of the Watch for any issues with cameras (j-2648)
Turnover Inventory
Back up Desk Journal
Lost and Found Property Log
Lost and Stolen ID card Log
Lock Cut Log
BAC Log
Serial Log Book
Dispatch Turnover/Pass down Log
Magazine Tag Log Book
Sticker Log Book
Case Log Book
Log Books Underway
COG Turnover/Pass down Log (While Underway)
Visitor Log Book (While Underway)
Vehicle Inspection Log (While Underway)
Badge Log (While Underway)
Extra Items Responsibilities
Binders: (8) RAM’s, PPR’s, Magazine Access, Patrolman Forms, Restriction Muster, Report Writing Guide, Intel Access List and Desk Journal Examples.
Box. W/C Mobile Command Post (Ship’s Schematics)
Clipboards (6): Mod. Z and Yoke Fittings, Zone Sheets (4), and Radio accountability.
Bomb Bag: Writing Utensil, Notepad, Rope/String, Chemlights, Tape, Mirror.
Turnover Procedure
- Verify Rams for shift
- Cleanliness of dispatch Center
- Conduct inventory of all logs and equipment as mentioned above.
- Ensure Radios and the Magazine Tags are accounted for.
- Ensure Desk Journal and Comms log are up to date and correct.
- Verify you have all Zone Sheets
- Ask if any restrictees have been checked off the ship
- Know the ATTWO, CDO, ACDO, and Duty Section
- Always ask for that day’s events, and READ THE PASS DOWN LOG.