Explain the roles, purposes, powers and responsibilities of security workers in two contrasting public
services organisations
Maritime security
The role of maritime security is to guard ships, coastal facilities and individuals who are travelling
over water or on a vessel. This can involve many different sorts of operations from drug seizures and
vessel capture to close protection or patrolling coastal facilities. This role ensures that the various
areas that are under the protection of maritime security are kept secure and that possible threats to
them are deterred if not eliminated.
The purpose of maritime security is to protect, whether that is property, personnel or interests. Of
course this is only on the water or near to it. The purpose is clearly to protect and is a clear necessity
as it helps the overstretch and under resourced British navy to continue to operate and protect vital
British assets. Without maritime security, there wouldn`t be enough protection for British assets in
the water or around the coast.
In terms of powers the maritime security has a flexible amount given that they can justify their
actions they can do whatever they need to protect people, personnel and similar. However this
doesn’t just mean they can board any boat they feel like or land on a beach there are rules governing
when they can or cannot attack etc. But the rules allow for maritime security to act when needed
given they can justify their actions. However they need to be able act like this to protect assets
otherwise the “red tape” in the way of the maritime security would prevent operational effective of
any active maritime security.
The responsibilities of maritime security often get mixed up with those of the navy, police or drug
squads as they often have to deal with the same problems. Maritime security is supposed to protect
all personnel, property or interests on the coast or on the water all being British. As such the
maritime security’s responsibilities have mean that they have some flexibility in their actions to allow
them to operate in so many formats acting as a naval force, drugs squad and coast guard all at once
among a few of their potential roles.
Counter terrorism security advisors (CTSA)
The role of CTSA`s is to provide protective and counter terrorist advice to local business and the
public sector in the area they are working in. This is to put measures in place with co-operation of
the police to better protect against terrorism or a terror event. It is by doing this that CTSA`s are able
to allow better protection of local areas from any potential terror threat. The CTSA`s are specialist
and know things that the local police will not, this knowledge along with their own counter-terror
experience allows them to effectively advice.
The purposes of CTSA`s are to advice local business and similar but also the police and advise them
of what measures they should have in place. The aim of CTSA`s is to reduce the vulnerability of the
local area to terror attacks. By putting measures in place and raising awareness the local area will
better prepared for a terror attack. This not to make people scarred but to put them on their guard
and make them feel safer because something is being done and measures are being put in place to
keep them safe.
services organisations
Maritime security
The role of maritime security is to guard ships, coastal facilities and individuals who are travelling
over water or on a vessel. This can involve many different sorts of operations from drug seizures and
vessel capture to close protection or patrolling coastal facilities. This role ensures that the various
areas that are under the protection of maritime security are kept secure and that possible threats to
them are deterred if not eliminated.
The purpose of maritime security is to protect, whether that is property, personnel or interests. Of
course this is only on the water or near to it. The purpose is clearly to protect and is a clear necessity
as it helps the overstretch and under resourced British navy to continue to operate and protect vital
British assets. Without maritime security, there wouldn`t be enough protection for British assets in
the water or around the coast.
In terms of powers the maritime security has a flexible amount given that they can justify their
actions they can do whatever they need to protect people, personnel and similar. However this
doesn’t just mean they can board any boat they feel like or land on a beach there are rules governing
when they can or cannot attack etc. But the rules allow for maritime security to act when needed
given they can justify their actions. However they need to be able act like this to protect assets
otherwise the “red tape” in the way of the maritime security would prevent operational effective of
any active maritime security.
The responsibilities of maritime security often get mixed up with those of the navy, police or drug
squads as they often have to deal with the same problems. Maritime security is supposed to protect
all personnel, property or interests on the coast or on the water all being British. As such the
maritime security’s responsibilities have mean that they have some flexibility in their actions to allow
them to operate in so many formats acting as a naval force, drugs squad and coast guard all at once
among a few of their potential roles.
Counter terrorism security advisors (CTSA)
The role of CTSA`s is to provide protective and counter terrorist advice to local business and the
public sector in the area they are working in. This is to put measures in place with co-operation of
the police to better protect against terrorism or a terror event. It is by doing this that CTSA`s are able
to allow better protection of local areas from any potential terror threat. The CTSA`s are specialist
and know things that the local police will not, this knowledge along with their own counter-terror
experience allows them to effectively advice.
The purposes of CTSA`s are to advice local business and similar but also the police and advise them
of what measures they should have in place. The aim of CTSA`s is to reduce the vulnerability of the
local area to terror attacks. By putting measures in place and raising awareness the local area will
better prepared for a terror attack. This not to make people scarred but to put them on their guard
and make them feel safer because something is being done and measures are being put in place to
keep them safe.
