Marine Interdiction Agent | |||||
![]() Location: Saint Thomas, VI Employment Type: Full Time Date Posted: 02/10/2025 Expire Date: 04/10/2025 Salary: 0-100+ Job Categories: Law Enforcement, and Security |
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Job Description | |||||
Marine Interdiction Agent Serve as a Marine Interdiction Agent (MIA) performing Marine Law Enforcement operations for the detection, prevention, interdiction, and apprehension of terrorists, terrorist weapons, and other contraband and persons from illegally entering or attacking the United States. Your duties will include: - Monitoring behavior patterns and activities of suspect persons, vehicles, or vessels believed to be engaged in illegal activities. - Interpreting radar data to calculate appropriate intercept while tracking vessels and people to a successful interdiction. - Searching persons, vessels, baggage, and cargo for contraband or weapons incidental to detention or arrest. - Collecting, refining, and analyzing strategic and tactical intelligence. - This is a career ladder position with a grade level progression of GS-11, GS-12 & GS-13. You may be eligible for a promotion to the next higher grade level automatically (without re-applying) once you complete 52-weeks at each grade level, received supervisory approval, and possess the required licensing and certifications for that grade level. It is expected that all career Journeymen obtain the full performance level of GS-13. Licensing and certifications requirements for promotion to the next higher grade level are possession of a USCG MMC with one of the following capacities: - GS-11 (OUPV, Mate, Chief Mate, Second Mate, Third Mate, Master). - GS-12 (Master or Offshore Vessel Commander); successful completion of the Tactical Boarding Officer (TBO) course AND the initial certification training for Vessel Commander (VC) at the National Marine Training Center (NMTC). - GS-13 Master or Higher (Mate, Chief Mate, Second Mate, Third Mate) license of any tonnage or higher, 1 year of qualifying law enforcement experience AND the CBP Interceptor Vessel Commander (VC) certification with designation at the CBP National Marine Training Center (NMTC). The compensation acronyms used below are: - LEAP: Law Enforcement Availability Pay (25% Everyone) - RI: Recruitment Incentive (25% for Caribbean Locations) Example annual compensation for the first three years at our new-hire locations (Fajardo, PR, and St. Thomas, VI)(RUS + LEAP + RI) - GS-11 1st year annual pay - $110,909 - GS-12 2nd or 3rd year annual pay - $132,931 - GS-13 3rd year of annual pay - $158,075 Example annual compensation for the first three years at our new-hire locations (Key West and Marathon, FL)(Locality Salary Table + LEAP) - GS-11 1st year annual pay - $98,431 - GS-12 2nd or 3rd year annual pay - $117,979 - GS-13 3rd year of annual pay - $140,293 Recruitment Incentive (RI):Upon Entrance on Duty (EOD) in Caribbean Air and Marine locations, you may be eligible to receive a Recruitment Incentive, pending budgetary approval and per the terms outlined in agency policy. The Caribbean Incentive is 25 percent of an employee's annual salary. Duty Locations: A duty location will be offered after successful completion of the pre-employment process. The duty location listed in the final offer letter may include any geographic location within the Northern Border Region, Southwest Region, Southeast Region or Caribbean Air and Marine Branch. Current possible duty locations include: - Southeast Region: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Marathon, FL and the Caribbean Air and Marine Branch (CAMB): Fajardo, - Mayaguez, Ponce, and San Juan, PR, and Saint Thomas, VI. - Northern Border Region: Bellingham WA *Your opportunity for final selection is increased based on your flexibility to Enter on Duty at priority duty location* Limited Duty Locations as of 03/1/2025 - Applying to this JOA does not guarantee any of the locations listed below will still be available once you've completed the pre-employment process. Locations are offer based on the current needs of the service at that time. - Southeast Region: Houma, LA. - Southwest Region: Brownville, TX. - Northern Region: Port Huron, MI. Contact Information
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
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