Mervin Chetty
Section Security Commander
Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan MunicipalityMember since January 19, 2026
Customer services
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About
Currently looking for a challenging position with a forward looking and thinking organization. A position that will provide me with an opportunity for growth, responsibility and a professional development within the company.
Experience
School of Armour - South African National Defense Force
(1994-01 - 1999-12)
- Completed basic military training in 1994 – School of Armour
- Completed mustering of a tank driver course
- Complete two military special operations in 1994
- At Army Battle School in Lohatla – Northern Cape
- Deployed to Rapid Deployment Force – NMR-Durban KZN
- Reason for leaving: Was on contract – expired
Supervisor - Enforce Group
(2000-03 - 2004-06)
- Deployment of guards on sites
- Inspecting of guards on sites
- Responding to complaints and compiling reports and statements
- Update and control of all deficiencies on sites daily
- Ensure sites are complaint with clients standard operating procedures (S.O. P’s)
- Reason for leaving: Left for better prospects
Section Security Commander - Metrorail PRASA KZN
(2004-08 - 2024-09)
- As a Peace Officer – key functions were to attend to all complaints and alarm call outs to various stations across North Coast Depot of jurisdiction for example
- Crime prevention on trains
- Theft of cables
- Vandalism
- Sabotage
- Train accidents
- Suicides
- Protection of all company assets and property, and staff on duty
- Relevant incident reports and statements to be completed and sent to Joint Operations Centre (J.O.C) on a daily basis
- Inspecting of all stations and contracting guarding companies and issuing of discrepancies as and when required
- Escorting of all personnel working on line or section
- Conducting of fare revenue operations with Customer Services Dept. and issuing of J534 notices on all Section 12 offences committed by passengers
- All suspects to be arrested and charged accordingly at the nearest SAPS station.
- Escorting of all group bookings on tours for passengers
- Reason for leaving: Retrenched – redundant
Education
Matric - Daleview Secondary School (1991)
Skills
Section Security Commander
