BTM Board UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
14 U.S.C 89a. - CORRECT ANSWER - The Coast Guard may make inquires, examinations,
inspections, searches, seizures, and arrests upon high seas and waters over which the United
States has jurisdiction, for the prevention, detection, and suppression of violations of laws of the
United States.
The 3 types of self-defense - CORRECT ANSWER - Personal: the act of defending oneself or
other persons from imminent danger
Unit: the act of defending a particular unit of U.S military forces or law enforcement agency
assets from imminent danger
National: Defense of the United States, U.S. Forces, and U.S. persons and their property
Level 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Officer Presence: Appearance, demeanor, verbal and non-
verbal communications that create an atmosphere of compliance
Level 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Verbal Commands: Verbal commands in the form of task
directions with consequences aimed at the subject
Level 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Control Techniques: Techniques or actions with a low
probability of causing connective tissue damage, lacerations of the skin, or broken bones. They
include the proper use of restraint devices and pain compliance, and strength techniques
Level 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Aggressive Response Techniques: Techniques or actions
that likely to result in connective tissue damage, lacerations of the skin, or broken bones, or will
produce irritation of the skin, eyes, or mucus membrane. They include the proper use of kicks,
stuns, punches, takedowns, and chemical irritants
Level 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - Intermediate Weapons: Techniques or actions with a high
probability of causing connective tissue damage, lacerations of the skin, or broken bones. These
techniques include the use of the 12 gauge rubber-fin-stabilizer and the baton
, Level 6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Deadly Force: Any force that is likely to cause death or
serious injury including the use of standard service weapons
The 4 types of subjects - CORRECT ANSWER - Passive compliant, Passive resistor, Active
Resistor, and Active Aggressor
Passive Compliant - CORRECT ANSWER - A subject who follows the officers request or
verbal directions, but offers no physical resistance to the officers attempts to gain control
Passive Resistor - CORRECT ANSWER - A subject who does not follow the officer's request
or verbal directions, but offers no physical resistance to the officer's attempts to gain control
Active Resistor - CORRECT ANSWER - A subject who does not follow the officer's requests
or verbal directions and offers physical resistance that prevents or may prevent the officer from
gaining control, but does not harm the officer
Active Aggressor - CORRECT ANSWER - A subject who attempts to harm or attack the
officer
6 non-deadly force circumstances - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-deadly force is any force
other than deadly force and may be used in the following circumstances:
-For individual and unit self-defense
-To compel compliance with an order the CG has authority to issue
-To prevent a federal crime or where authorized a serious state or foreign crime for which the CG
has authority to act on behalf of that state or foreign gov.
-To affect a lawful arrest or prevent an escape when there is probable cause that the suspect
committed a federal crime
-To prevent the theft of intentional damage to, or destruction of property that the CG has
authority to protect
Questions and CORRECT Answers
14 U.S.C 89a. - CORRECT ANSWER - The Coast Guard may make inquires, examinations,
inspections, searches, seizures, and arrests upon high seas and waters over which the United
States has jurisdiction, for the prevention, detection, and suppression of violations of laws of the
United States.
The 3 types of self-defense - CORRECT ANSWER - Personal: the act of defending oneself or
other persons from imminent danger
Unit: the act of defending a particular unit of U.S military forces or law enforcement agency
assets from imminent danger
National: Defense of the United States, U.S. Forces, and U.S. persons and their property
Level 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Officer Presence: Appearance, demeanor, verbal and non-
verbal communications that create an atmosphere of compliance
Level 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Verbal Commands: Verbal commands in the form of task
directions with consequences aimed at the subject
Level 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Control Techniques: Techniques or actions with a low
probability of causing connective tissue damage, lacerations of the skin, or broken bones. They
include the proper use of restraint devices and pain compliance, and strength techniques
Level 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Aggressive Response Techniques: Techniques or actions
that likely to result in connective tissue damage, lacerations of the skin, or broken bones, or will
produce irritation of the skin, eyes, or mucus membrane. They include the proper use of kicks,
stuns, punches, takedowns, and chemical irritants
Level 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - Intermediate Weapons: Techniques or actions with a high
probability of causing connective tissue damage, lacerations of the skin, or broken bones. These
techniques include the use of the 12 gauge rubber-fin-stabilizer and the baton
, Level 6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Deadly Force: Any force that is likely to cause death or
serious injury including the use of standard service weapons
The 4 types of subjects - CORRECT ANSWER - Passive compliant, Passive resistor, Active
Resistor, and Active Aggressor
Passive Compliant - CORRECT ANSWER - A subject who follows the officers request or
verbal directions, but offers no physical resistance to the officers attempts to gain control
Passive Resistor - CORRECT ANSWER - A subject who does not follow the officer's request
or verbal directions, but offers no physical resistance to the officer's attempts to gain control
Active Resistor - CORRECT ANSWER - A subject who does not follow the officer's requests
or verbal directions and offers physical resistance that prevents or may prevent the officer from
gaining control, but does not harm the officer
Active Aggressor - CORRECT ANSWER - A subject who attempts to harm or attack the
officer
6 non-deadly force circumstances - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-deadly force is any force
other than deadly force and may be used in the following circumstances:
-For individual and unit self-defense
-To compel compliance with an order the CG has authority to issue
-To prevent a federal crime or where authorized a serious state or foreign crime for which the CG
has authority to act on behalf of that state or foreign gov.
-To affect a lawful arrest or prevent an escape when there is probable cause that the suspect
committed a federal crime
-To prevent the theft of intentional damage to, or destruction of property that the CG has
authority to protect
