Romanian Border Police
The Romanian Border Police is the structure of the Romanian Ministry of Administration and Interior responsible for the border security and passport control at border crossing points, airports and ports.
Ranks
The Border Police uses the same ranking system as the Romanian Police, with different colors.Before 2002, the Border Police had military status and a military ranking system, within the Ministry of Administration and Interior. In June 2002 it became a civilian police force, together with the National Police and its personnel was structured into two corps:
- Corpul ofiţerilor de poliţie - corresponding to the commissioned ranks of a military force, to the ranks of Inspector, Superintendent and Commissioner in a British-style police force or to the both Corps de conception et de direction and Corps de commande et d'encadrement in the French National Police.
| Rank | Shoulder insignia | Translated as | Military rank equivalent | French police rank equivalent | British Metropolitan Police rank equivalent |
| Chestor-șef de poliție | Police Chief-Quaestor | General | Directeur des services actifs | Commissioner | |
| Chestor-șef adjunct de poliție | Police Deputy-Quaestor | Lieutenant General | Inspecteur général | Assistant Commissioner | |
| Chestor principal de poliție | Police Principal Quaestor | Major General | Contrôleur général | Deputy Assistant Commissioner | |
| Chestor de poliţie | Police Quaestor | Brigadier General | Contrôleur général | Commander | |
| Comisar-șef de poliție | Police Chief-Commissioner | Colonel | Commissaire divisionnaire | Chief Superintendent | |
| Comisar de poliţie | Police Commissioner | Lieutenant Colonel | Commissaire de police | Superintendent Grade I | |
| Subcomisar de poliţie | Police Sub-Commissioner | Major | Commandant | Superintendent | |
| Inspector principal de poliţie | Police Principal Inspector | Captain | Capitaine | Chief Inspector | |
| Inspector de poliţie | Police Inspector | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Inspector | |
| Subinspector de poliţie | Police Sub-Inspector | Second Lieutenant | Lieutenant intern | Temporary/Probationary Inspector |
- Corpul agenţilor de poliţie - corresponding to the non-commissioned ranks of a military force, to the Corps de maîtrise et d'application in the French National Police or to the ranks of Constable or Sergeant in a British-style police force.
| Rank | Shoulder insignia | Translated as | Military rank equivalent | French police rank equivalent | British Metropolitan Police rank equivalent |
| Agent-şef principal de poliţie | Police Principal Chief Agent | Sergeant Major | Brigadier-major | Station Sergeant | |
| Agent-şef de poliţie | Police Chief Agent | Master Sergeant | Brigadier-chef | Station Sergeant | |
| Agent-şef adjunct de poliţie | Police Deputy Chief Agent | Sergeant First Class | Brigadier | Sergeant | |
| Agent principal de poliţie | Police Principal Agent | Staff Sergeant | Gardien de la paix | Acting Sergeant | |
| Agent de poliţie | Police Agent | Sergeant | Gardien de la paix stagiare | Constable |
Weapon and Equipment
Fleet
Current fleet
- SNR-17 class patrol boat:25 ton built by Istanbul Shipyard,Turkey，
- MAI 1105 Stefan Cel Mare Patrol Vessel:950 ton built by Damen Group,Netherlands.
Historic ships
- Neustadt class patrol boat：Built by Lürssen shipyard in Bremen-Vegesack,Germany.
- VG-10 class patrol boat：built in Santierul Naval Braila in 1953–1954 years.
Future prospects