Commercial Rib Charter
Firearms and patrol boats
Solent Rib Charter won the tender to supply forty Ribs to the Dorset Police Authority for the 2012 Olympic Games. The contract included the long term charter of a twin engine cabin Rib; sixteen Ribs for use as firearms boats and twenty three patrol Ribs.
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Training Ribs
For several months leading up to the Olympics, Solent Rib Charter also chartered five Ribs to the Dorset Police Marine Training Unit and ten Ribs to HMS Raleigh at Jupiter Point in Cornwall for the training of Naval personnel.
Equipment
Boat equipment includes LED blue lights, sirens and loudhailer units. There are optional satellite comms as well as command and control communication equipment as fitted to the Ribs for the Olympics. SRC have several Ribs on inventory that are coded to the Police Boat Code.
Dorset Police Authority said….
“We would like to congratulate you on your excellent management of the detail and complexity during the extensive preparations leading up the Games, and your flawless delivery during the 2012 Games themselves.
Keeping so many boats on full operational duty, many with 24 hour availability with a near 100% service level is a full testament to every aspect of your operation. Well done indeed”
FAQs
Ribs for policing and security
Our Olympic work, police equipment and coding, and long-term hire.
We supplied 40 Ribs to Dorset Police: one twin-engine cabin Rib, 16 firearms boats and 23 patrol Ribs.
Police Ribs can carry LED blue lights, sirens, loudhailers, satellite communications and command-and-control radios.
Yes. Several Ribs in our fleet are coded to the Police Boat Code.
Yes. We supply Ribs for single events and on long-term contract hire.
Yes. Before the 2012 Olympics we chartered five Ribs to the Dorset Police Marine Training Unit and ten to HMS Raleigh at Jupiter Point for naval training.
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