USCG BTM STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Authority - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The government's legal power to act.
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Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The government's right to exercise legal
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authority over it's persons, vessels, and territory.
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14 USC 89a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The coast guard may make inquiries,
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examinations, inspections, searches, seizures, and arrests upon the high seas and
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waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, for the prevention,
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detection, and suppression of violations of the laws of the United States.
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14 USC 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The coast guard shall enforce or assist in the
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enforcement of all applicable federal laws in, under, and over the high seas and
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waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
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14 USC 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Is the statutory basis for the Coast Guard's law
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enforcement mission. |
What is a boarding? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A boarding is an armed intervention
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led and conducted by uniformed and qualified coast guard personnel aboard a
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vessel for the purpose of detecting and suppressing violations of the law.
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, Boarding team member - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The btm is a person designated
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to assist the boarding officer in maritime law enforcement under the boarding
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officer's authority. |
Jurisdictional Triangle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Vessel status/flag, location,
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substantive law. |
Substantive law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A law that prohibits certain action or
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requires affirmative conduct.
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Use of force continuum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A model for determining when
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and what force should be used in individual self defense and law enforcement
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situations.
6 levels of the use of force continuum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Level 1 - officer
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presence, Level 2 - verbal commands, Level 3 - control techniques, Level 4 -
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aggressive response techniques, Level 5 - intermediate weapons, and Level 6 -
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deadly force.|
Officer presence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Officer presence is appearance,
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demeanor, and verbal and non-verbal communication that create an atmosphere
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of compliance.
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Stances - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Interview, ready, and high guard.
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Escorts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-From the rear and Iron wrist lock
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Authority - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The government's legal power to act.
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Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The government's right to exercise legal
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authority over it's persons, vessels, and territory.
| | | | | |
14 USC 89a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The coast guard may make inquiries,
| | | | | | | | | | |
examinations, inspections, searches, seizures, and arrests upon the high seas and
| | | | | | | | | | |
waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, for the prevention,
| | | | | | | | | | |
detection, and suppression of violations of the laws of the United States.
| | | | | | | | | | |
14 USC 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The coast guard shall enforce or assist in the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
enforcement of all applicable federal laws in, under, and over the high seas and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
| | | | | | | |
14 USC 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Is the statutory basis for the Coast Guard's law
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enforcement mission. |
What is a boarding? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A boarding is an armed intervention
| | | | | | | | | | |
led and conducted by uniformed and qualified coast guard personnel aboard a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
vessel for the purpose of detecting and suppressing violations of the law.
| | | | | | | | | | |
, Boarding team member - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The btm is a person designated
| | | | | | | | | | |
to assist the boarding officer in maritime law enforcement under the boarding
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officer's authority. |
Jurisdictional Triangle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Vessel status/flag, location,
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substantive law. |
Substantive law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A law that prohibits certain action or
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requires affirmative conduct.
| |
Use of force continuum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A model for determining when
| | | | | | | | | | |
and what force should be used in individual self defense and law enforcement
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
situations.
6 levels of the use of force continuum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Level 1 - officer
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presence, Level 2 - verbal commands, Level 3 - control techniques, Level 4 -
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aggressive response techniques, Level 5 - intermediate weapons, and Level 6 -
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deadly force.|
Officer presence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Officer presence is appearance,
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demeanor, and verbal and non-verbal communication that create an atmosphere
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of compliance.
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Stances - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Interview, ready, and high guard.
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Escorts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-From the rear and Iron wrist lock
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