would take 14 months to replace the entire fleet of the older Holden Colorado divi vans announced in 2018. VICPOL will now be replacing these vehicles every three years. On 7 March 2014, the Water Police purchased a new catamaran vessel. The $1.9 million, 14.9-metre-long boat will assist in the search for people stranded at sea or washed overboard and during periods of total darkness, poor light and rough seas. The vessel has the ability to scan the seabed for sunken vessels, and a radar can be switched into heat seeking mode to help locate a person at night, or in situations of poor visibility and rough conditions. Training facilities The main training for Victoria Police during the first 31 weeks, until a member becomes fully operational, is done at Victoria Police Academy. Academy facility upgrade In order to increase the Academy's capacity to accommodate the training of an additional 1700 police and 940 PSOs by November 2014, $15.4 million was provided to Victoria Police to upgrade the Victoria Police Academy in 2013–14. The significant works include: an operational tactics and safety training complex with a new firing range, a ‘soft fall’ area for conducted energy device and defensive tactics training, and a simulator, which will be used for firearm and operational safety training, using bluetooth technology a new training system, called Hydra, which simulates a variety of operational scenarios, ranging from vehicle intercepts to large-scale criminal investigations and emergencies, such as bushfires a railway platform for PSO training, new classrooms for training, improvements to bathroom and change room facilities, a dining room upgrade and extra car parking space New operational tactics and safety training (OTST) facility Construction of a new police training facility alongside the new Victorian Emergency Management Training Centre in Craigieburn commenced in 2013–14. The new $30 million Victoria Police OTST facility will replace the existing facility located at Essendon Fields, and was due for completion in March 2015. The new facility will house administration and training staff and include a specially-designed indoor firing range, scenario training village, classrooms, an auditorium, conference centre and fitness facilities. Police will be required to undertake compulsory training twice a year at the facility. Demographics Fatal police shootings From 1990 to 2004, Victorian police accounted for 38% of fatal police shootings in Australia. Victoria police were also responsible for 2 fatal police shootings between 2008 and 2011. Officers killed on duty