When the Blue Thunder US customs boats were docked in Bimini, they could rarely make a trip without blowing at least one engine and/or damaging the boats.
I suggested hiring professional captains to operate these high speed ocean racing cats.
After all, it would only take someone a month or so to master the law enforcement side of the operation, especially when accompanied by experienced agents, but professionalism operating boats can not come from a classroom, only from experience and that cannot be gained in a month or so.
No takers though; the way the system worked (works?), according to the agents, was that the janitor in a federal building had a better chance of being hired than an experienced, professional captain.
Pretty much the same story at a marina I managed on the west coast of Fla, too, but different boats.
It seems LEO's and boats really do not mix well.