Exercises Internal Security

Forging Skills on the Water! Assault Boat Intensive Training Tempers Hard Rescue Capabilities

水上砺刃！冲锋舟集训淬炼救援硬功

PLA Daily (解放军报) 18 May 2026

Summary

The Guilin Detachment of the PAP Guangxi General Corps conducted assault boat and rubber dinghy operator training timed to the rainy season, covering formation navigation, shore operations, capsizing self-rescue, and engine maintenance, with joint drills alongside the local Emergency Management Bureau and Fire and Rescue Bureau. This is standard pre-flood-season readiness training; its value is as a baseline record of how a PAP provincial detachment structures its annual water rescue cycle and formalizes civil-military coordination with local emergency agencies through a joint exercise mechanism.

Translation

In accordance with the characteristics of flood conditions during the rainy season and the high incidence of sudden flooding disasters, the Guilin Detachment of the People's Armed Police Guangxi General Corps has in recent days conducted intensive training for assault boat and rubber dinghy operators, further enhancing officers' and soldiers' capabilities to carry out water emergency rescue missions, ensuring that once a dangerous situation arises they can respond rapidly and handle it effectively, protecting the lives and property of the people.

PAP officers and soldiers drive assault boats forward at speed. Photo by Zhang Chenfei

At the training site, the commander introduced that this training mission aims to achieve "fast rescue speed, precise emergency skills, everyone able to operate, everyone able to inspect and repair." It employs a method combining theoretical study with operational practice and simulated training with on-site drills, with emphasis on organizing training in subjects including assault boat loading and unloading, departing and approaching shore, formation movement, formation navigation, and water rescue, as well as assault boat routine maintenance and common fault troubleshooting.

Loading and unloading the engine. Photo by Zhang Chenfei

Driving an assault boat toward the target waters. Photo by Li Xiaoxian

Conducting basic formation drills. Photo by Li Xiaoxian

Traveling in single-file column. Photo by Li Xiaoxian

Carrying out capsizing self-rescue drills. Photo by Zhang Chenfei

To further enhance the effectiveness of coordinated emergency response, the detachment has proactively strengthened communication and cooperation with the local Emergency Management Bureau and Fire and Rescue Bureau, establishing a joint exercise and training mechanism. Centered on simulated flooding disaster scenarios caused by heavy rainfall, with situations such as personnel being trapped, PAP officers and soldiers worked in close coordination with fire and rescue personnel, dividing responsibilities and cooperating, refining coordination procedures, clarifying the division of duties, and improving joint response efficiency in combat-realistic scenarios.

PAP officers and soldiers conduct drills in coordination with fire and rescue personnel. Photo by Zhang Chenfei

Simulating the rescue of "trapped personnel." Photo by Zhang Chenfei

In the next phase, the detachment will continue to closely monitor the flood season situation, routinely conduct combat-realistic training and military-civilian joint exercises, continuously optimize training subjects and innovate training methods, and at all times maintain a combat-ready posture with the arrow on the bowstring.

Original Chinese

根据雨季汛情特点，洪涝灾害突发性高的情况，连日来，武警广西总队桂林支队扎实开展冲锋舟、橡皮艇操作手集训，进一步提升官兵遂行水上抢险救援任务的能力，确保一旦遇有险情能够快速反应、有效处置，保护人民群众生命财产安全。武警官兵驾驶冲锋舟疾速前行。张辰飞摄训练现场，指挥员介绍，此次训练任务以实现“救援速度快，抢险技能精，人人会操作，个个会检修”为目标，采取理论学习和操作实践相结合、模拟训练和实地演练相结合的方法，重点组织对冲锋舟装卸、离岸靠岸、编队行进、编队航行、水上救援等课目，以及冲锋舟日常维护保养、常见故障排除等内容进行训练。装卸发动机。张辰飞摄驾驶冲锋舟驶向目标水域。李笑仙摄进行基本队形操练。李笑仙摄一路纵队行驶。李笑仙摄开展翻船自救。张辰飞摄为进一步提升应急处置协同效能，该支队主动加强与驻地应急管理局、消防救援局的沟通协作，建立联演联训机制，围绕模拟强降雨引发的洪涝灾害场景，设置人员被困等情况，武警官兵与消防救援人员密切配合，分工协作，在实战化场景中磨合协作流程、明确职责分工、提升联动效率。武警官兵协同消防救援人员开展演练。张辰飞摄模拟营救“被困人员”。张辰飞摄下一步，该支队将持续紧盯汛期形势，常态化开展实战化训练和军地联合演练，不断优化训练课目、创新训练方法，时刻保持箭在弦上的备战姿态。