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With the exception of Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty police districts, who operate a different system, unit call signs follow this format: | |||
* Two characters: indicating the home station, beat area or district in which the unit primarily operates. | |||
* A character indicating the unit type. | |||
* Up to three characters which uniquely identify the unit. | |||
In the Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty police districts, unit call signs are five characters in length and follow this format: | |||
* Two characters that identify the geographical area of responsibility. | |||
* A letter and digit that identify the unit type. | |||
* Unique identifier of the unit: Digit = supervisory/NCO level and above; Letter = others. | |||
Examples: | |||
* TNI3 Takapuna I-Car (general duties), late shift. | |||
* SVM1 Auckland Motorways motorcycle unit, section 1. | |||
* CMT8C Counties Manukau serious crash unit officer. | |||
==Home station== | |||
For a list of the home station codes, see [[:Category:Police callsigns]] for a list of each region page with police callsigns. | |||
==Special callsigns== | |||
Some non standard callsigns are used for special purposes. | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f5f5f5 " | |||
|- | |||
! Callsign | |||
! Description | |||
|- | |||
|Zero Alpha || Armed Offenders Squad incident commander | |||
|- | |||
|Northcomm Alpha || Shift Commander, Northern Comm Centre | |||
|- | |||
|Central Alpha || Shift Commander, Central Comm Centre | |||
|- | |||
|Southcomm Alpha || Shift Commander, Southern Comm Centre | |||
|- | |||
|AVSEC || Aviation Security Service pandemic response assistance team | |||
|- | |||
|DCC || District Command Centre | |||
|- | |||
|ATOC || Auckland Transport Operations Centre (some staff use old one of JTOC) | |||
|- | |||
|WNTOC || Wellington Transport Operations Centre | |||
|} | |||
==Unit type== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Code !! Description !! Counties Manukau/Bay of Plenty Areas | |||
|- | |||
| A || Commissioned Officer (Inspector etc) || Commissioned Officer | |||
|- | |||
| B || Beat Unit || Beat Unit | |||
|- | |||
| C || Crime Car/CIB Patrol || Crime Car/CIB Patrol | |||
|- | |||
| CP || Community Patrol (civilians) || ?? | |||
|- | |||
| D || Dog Patrol (Delta) || Dog Patrol (Delta) | |||
|- | |||
| E || Uniform Enquiry Car || ''Reserved'' | |||
|- | |||
| F || Forensics (Fingerprints/Photos) || Forensics/SOCO | |||
|- | |||
| FX || Serious Crash || ? | |||
|- | |||
| G || Logistics || Prosecutions | |||
|- | |||
| H || Highway Patrol Unit || Highway/Motorway Patrol Unit | |||
|- | |||
| I || Incident Patrol (I-Car) || Public Safety Team (Multi Crew) | |||
|- | |||
| J || Combined Investigative Unit || Public Safety Team (Single Crew) | |||
|- | |||
| K || Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) || ''Reserved'' | |||
|- | |||
| L || Maritime Launch || Custody Unit/Support | |||
|- | |||
| M || Mounted Patrol (Motorcycle/Bicycle) || DCC Support/Intel Unit | |||
|- | |||
| N || Senior Sergeant || Senior Sergeant | |||
|- | |||
| O || Community Policing || Community Policing | |||
|- | |||
| P || Team Policing || Team Policing | |||
|- | |||
| Q || Single Crew Patrol (Q-Car) || Training | |||
|- | |||
| R || Rural Patrol Car || Road Crime Unit | |||
|- | |||
| RPT || Road Policing Team || Road Policing Team | |||
|- | |||
| S || Sergeant - Public Safety (also used added after other prefixes) || Sergeant - Public Safety | |||
|- | |||
| T || Traffic Unit / Speed Camera || Road Policing/SCU/CVST | |||
|- | |||
| TST || ?? || >> | |||
|- | |||
| U || Motorway Patrol Unit || Operation A | |||
|- | |||
| V || Sergeant - Traffic || Operation B | |||
|- | |||
| W || Special Traffic (Speed Cameras/CVST) || Maritime Launch/PNT/AOS/STG | |||
|- | |||
| X || General CIB || General CIB | |||
|- | |||
| Y || Youth Aid/Education || Major CIB | |||
|- | |||
| YZ || Armed response unit? || ?? | |||
|- | |||
| Z || Diplomatic/VIP/Witness Protection || Maori Warden/Camera Operator/Community Patrol | |||
|- | |||
| ZS || ?? Armed Response Team | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Police]] |
Latest revision as of 20:47, 7 February 2024
Call sign Format
With the exception of Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty police districts, who operate a different system, unit call signs follow this format:
- Two characters: indicating the home station, beat area or district in which the unit primarily operates.
- A character indicating the unit type.
- Up to three characters which uniquely identify the unit.
In the Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty police districts, unit call signs are five characters in length and follow this format:
- Two characters that identify the geographical area of responsibility.
- A letter and digit that identify the unit type.
- Unique identifier of the unit: Digit = supervisory/NCO level and above; Letter = others.
Examples:
- TNI3 Takapuna I-Car (general duties), late shift.
- SVM1 Auckland Motorways motorcycle unit, section 1.
- CMT8C Counties Manukau serious crash unit officer.
Home station
For a list of the home station codes, see Category:Police callsigns for a list of each region page with police callsigns.
Special callsigns
Some non standard callsigns are used for special purposes.
Callsign | Description |
---|---|
Zero Alpha | Armed Offenders Squad incident commander |
Northcomm Alpha | Shift Commander, Northern Comm Centre |
Central Alpha | Shift Commander, Central Comm Centre |
Southcomm Alpha | Shift Commander, Southern Comm Centre |
AVSEC | Aviation Security Service pandemic response assistance team |
DCC | District Command Centre |
ATOC | Auckland Transport Operations Centre (some staff use old one of JTOC) |
WNTOC | Wellington Transport Operations Centre |
Unit type
Code | Description | Counties Manukau/Bay of Plenty Areas |
---|---|---|
A | Commissioned Officer (Inspector etc) | Commissioned Officer |
B | Beat Unit | Beat Unit |
C | Crime Car/CIB Patrol | Crime Car/CIB Patrol |
CP | Community Patrol (civilians) | ?? |
D | Dog Patrol (Delta) | Dog Patrol (Delta) |
E | Uniform Enquiry Car | Reserved |
F | Forensics (Fingerprints/Photos) | Forensics/SOCO |
FX | Serious Crash | ? |
G | Logistics | Prosecutions |
H | Highway Patrol Unit | Highway/Motorway Patrol Unit |
I | Incident Patrol (I-Car) | Public Safety Team (Multi Crew) |
J | Combined Investigative Unit | Public Safety Team (Single Crew) |
K | Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) | Reserved |
L | Maritime Launch | Custody Unit/Support |
M | Mounted Patrol (Motorcycle/Bicycle) | DCC Support/Intel Unit |
N | Senior Sergeant | Senior Sergeant |
O | Community Policing | Community Policing |
P | Team Policing | Team Policing |
Q | Single Crew Patrol (Q-Car) | Training |
R | Rural Patrol Car | Road Crime Unit |
RPT | Road Policing Team | Road Policing Team |
S | Sergeant - Public Safety (also used added after other prefixes) | Sergeant - Public Safety |
T | Traffic Unit / Speed Camera | Road Policing/SCU/CVST |
TST | ?? | >> |
U | Motorway Patrol Unit | Operation A |
V | Sergeant - Traffic | Operation B |
W | Special Traffic (Speed Cameras/CVST) | Maritime Launch/PNT/AOS/STG |
X | General CIB | General CIB |
Y | Youth Aid/Education | Major CIB |
YZ | Armed response unit? | ?? |
Z | Diplomatic/VIP/Witness Protection | Maori Warden/Camera Operator/Community Patrol |
ZS | ?? Armed Response Team |