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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== | |||
Occasionally non standard callsigns are used for special purposes. | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f5f5f5 " | |||
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! Callsign | |||
! Description | |||
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|Zero Alpha || Armed Offender Squad incident control point | |||
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|Northcomm Alpha || Shift Commander, Northern Comm Centre | |||
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|Central Alpha || Shift Commander, Central Comm Centre | |||
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|Southcomm Alpha || Shift Commander, Southern Comm Centre | |||
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|AVSEC || Aviation Security Service pandemic response assistance team | |||
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|DCC || District Command Center | |||
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|JTOC || Auckland Transport Operations Centre | |||
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|WNTOC || Wellington Transport Operations Centre | |||
|} | |||
==Unit type== | |||
Unit type codes are as follows (Trial call sign unit identifiers in use in Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty districts are also listed): | |||
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! Code | |||
! Description | |||
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| A || Commissioned officer (inspector) | |||
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| B || Beat Unit | |||
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| C || Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes) | |||
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| CC|| City Cameras | |||
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| CP|| Community Watch/Patrol | |||
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| D || Dog patrol / Delta | |||
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| E || Uniform Enquiry unit | |||
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| F || Fingerprints/Photographs | |||
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| G || Logistics | |||
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| H || Highway Patrol traffic unit | |||
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| I || Incident Patrol (Uniform); also Public Safety Team (multi crew) | |||
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| J || Combined investigative unit; also Public Safety Team (single crew) | |||
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| K || Scene of Crime officer | |||
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| L || Police Launch; also Prisoner Transport | |||
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| M || Mounted patrol (Motorcycle/Bicycles) | |||
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| N || Senior Sergeant | |||
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| O || Community Constable | |||
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| P || Team Policing Unit | |||
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| Q || Single crewed unit attends historic/non urgent incidents | |||
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| R || Rural Patrol Unit; also Road Policing Unit | |||
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| S || Public Safety Team Sergeant (PST is the new name for General Duties) | |||
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| T || General Traffic unit (road policing/CVST) | |||
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| U || Motorways Unit | |||
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| V || Traffic Sergeant | |||
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| W || Misc Traffic units (Speed Cameras/Commercial Vehicle investigation units) | |||
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| X || Misc CIB units | |||
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| Y || Youth Aid/Education | |||
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| Z || Diplomatic Protection Squad; also Community Patrols | |||
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Revision as of 20:58, 22 August 2020
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
Occasionally non standard callsigns are used for special purposes.
Callsign | Description |
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Zero Alpha | Armed Offender Squad incident control point |
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 Center |
JTOC | Auckland Transport Operations Centre |
WNTOC | Wellington Transport Operations Centre |
Unit type
Unit type codes are as follows (Trial call sign unit identifiers in use in Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty districts are also listed):
Code | Description |
---|---|
A | Commissioned officer (inspector) |
B | Beat Unit |
C | Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes) |
CC | City Cameras |
CP | Community Watch/Patrol |
D | Dog patrol / Delta |
E | Uniform Enquiry unit |
F | Fingerprints/Photographs |
G | Logistics |
H | Highway Patrol traffic unit |
I | Incident Patrol (Uniform); also Public Safety Team (multi crew) |
J | Combined investigative unit; also Public Safety Team (single crew) |
K | Scene of Crime officer |
L | Police Launch; also Prisoner Transport |
M | Mounted patrol (Motorcycle/Bicycles) |
N | Senior Sergeant |
O | Community Constable |
P | Team Policing Unit |
Q | Single crewed unit attends historic/non urgent incidents |
R | Rural Patrol Unit; also Road Policing Unit |
S | Public Safety Team Sergeant (PST is the new name for General Duties) |
T | General Traffic unit (road policing/CVST) |
U | Motorways Unit |
V | Traffic Sergeant |
W | Misc Traffic units (Speed Cameras/Commercial Vehicle investigation units) |
X | Misc CIB units |
Y | Youth Aid/Education |
Z | Diplomatic Protection Squad; also Community Patrols |