Services

Ventura Harbor Patrol Services:

May contain: person, human, vehicle, transportation, and jet ski

Respond to medical, boating, water-related and other emergencies
Enforces boating laws and local ordinances at a level sufficient to ensure future compliance
Respond to vessel, pier or structure fires in conjunction with the Ventura Fire Department
Vessel towing, pump-out and ocean rescue ∙ General public assistance and routine water and landside patrol
NOAA weather reporting station
Harbor Patrol is integrated into the 9-1-1 Emergency response system and coordinates with a variety of Federal, State and local rescue and law enforcement agencies

May contain: nature, outdoors, ice, water, and mountain

Service Area

The Harbor Patrol provides both land and waterside services within the boundaries of Ventura Harbor. As the only agency with rescue vessels within the City of Ventura, the Harbor Patrol will respond to all calls within a three mile radius of the Harbor and to potential or actual emergency situations up to 10+ miles offshore.

Enforcement Profile

The primary purpose of the Harbor Patrol is to enforce the Ventura Harbor Ordinance, boating law, and specific sections of other codes that relate to their primary duties. The Harbor Patrol is not trained, equipped or sufficiently staffed to other criminal acts that occur within the District. The Ventura Police Department is responsible for handling those call.

May contain: human, person, transportation, jet ski, and vehicle

Patrol/Rescue Equipment

May contain: carriage, vehicle, transportation, chair, furniture, boat, wagon, and beach wagon

Beach Wheelchairs

Beach Wheelchairs are equipped with large, wide wheels which can roll across the sand without sinking. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Boating & Ocean Safety

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Website Accessibility Policy

Ventura Harbor Patrol is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Ventura Harbor Patrol has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (805) 642-8618

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Ventura Harbor Patrol has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Ventura Harbor Patrol regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (805) 642-8618.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.