Coast Guard BO study guide Exam
with Actual Answers and All Correct
Answers.
Authority - Answer The government's legal power to act
Five authorities for Coast Guard - Answer Maritime, Customs, Environmental protection/Port
Safety & Security, Assist, CGIS
14 USC 1 - Answer Est. CG as a armed service
14 USC 2 - Answer Est. CG as a law enforcement agency and gives us our basic law
enforcement authority
14 USC 89 (Maritime Authority) - Answer Est. what the scope of our authority allows us to
do and where we can exercise it.
o Where:On the high sea and waters that which the U.S. has jurisdiction
o Why:Prevention, detection and suppression of violations of the laws of the US
o What: (Scope): (SEAS II)
Conduct searches(Spaces and individuals)
Conduct examinations(Documents, MMCs, etc.)
Make arrests(Individuals)
Make seizures(Things, property, vessels, etc.)
Conduct inspections (Required equipment, records)
Make inquiries(Pre-boarding questions
o Who: Commissioned Officers, Warrant Officers & Petty Officers
o How: Use of all force necessary to compel compliance
14 USC 95 (Maritime Authority) - Answer CGIS law enforcement authority
14 USC 143 (Customs Authority) - Answer CG perform duties relating to customs laws
19 USC 1401(Customs Authority) - Answer CG to perform any duties of an officer of the
Customs Service
19 USC 1581(Customs Authority) - Answer Authorizes Customs Officers to perform: SEAS II
,19 USC 1589 (Customs Authority) - Answer Customs service general law enforcement
authority
50 USC191-War and National Defense(Environmental Protection/Port Safety & Security) -
Answer 50 USC 191 - Vessel movement & control
33 CFR 6 (COTP)
33 USC 1226 (Environmental Protection/Port Safety & Security) - Answer Ports, Harbors and
Coastal Facility Security
46 USC - Shipping (Environmental Protection/Port Safety & Security) - Answer Chapter - 701
Port Security
70117 - Details authority and LE duties ashore
14 USC 141 (Assist Authorities) - Answer o Funding statute
o Perform activities to assist other agencies within the bounds of our organic authority
Jurisdiction - Answer Jurisdiction defined: The right to exercise legal authority over its
persons, vessel's and territory
Jurisdiction Triangle - Answer Substantive law, Vessel status/Flag, Location
Substantive law - Answer Is one that prohibits certain action or requires affirmative conduct
Location - Answer Allowable extent of US jurisdiction over persons and vessels is determined
by the character of the water in or over which they are in or over.
Vessel status/Flag: - Answer o (Flag) A valid claim of nationality may be evidenced by:
a) Documents
b) Flying the States ensign/flag
c) Verbal claim by master or person in charge
d) (Status) Certain vessels have sovereign immunity *
o US vessels
a) Foreign vessels
b) Vessels without nationality
• Vessel is not registered in one nation
, c) Vessels assimilated to one without nationality
• Vessel with false or conflicting claim of nationality
o Vessel types:
a) Commercial
b) Recreational
c) *Government owned, non-commercial
d) *Warships
Navigable waters of the US - Answer Waters shoreward of 12nm from baseline, internal
waters subject to tidal influence, that are or have been used for or are susceptible of
commercial use.
Exclusive state waters - Answer Waters wholly within one state
Internal waters - Answer Waters shoreward of baseline
Baseline - Answer The low mean waterline along the coast
US Territorial Sea - Answer Waters 12 miles wide adjacent to the coast, seaward of the
baseline
Customs Waters - Answer Waters shoreward from 12nm from the baseline and internal
waters
Contiguous Zone - Answer Waters adjacent to and seaward of the territorial sea and
extending to 24nm from the baseline
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ): - Answer Waters beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea
not extending beyond 200nm from the baseline
High Seas - Answer Waters seaward of the EEZ to the seaward edge of a territorial sea
International Waters - Answer Waters seaward of the outer limit of the territorial sea of any
nation
Foreign Territorial Sea - Answer Waters within a belt that is adjacent to a foreign nation's
coast
with Actual Answers and All Correct
Answers.
Authority - Answer The government's legal power to act
Five authorities for Coast Guard - Answer Maritime, Customs, Environmental protection/Port
Safety & Security, Assist, CGIS
14 USC 1 - Answer Est. CG as a armed service
14 USC 2 - Answer Est. CG as a law enforcement agency and gives us our basic law
enforcement authority
14 USC 89 (Maritime Authority) - Answer Est. what the scope of our authority allows us to
do and where we can exercise it.
o Where:On the high sea and waters that which the U.S. has jurisdiction
o Why:Prevention, detection and suppression of violations of the laws of the US
o What: (Scope): (SEAS II)
Conduct searches(Spaces and individuals)
Conduct examinations(Documents, MMCs, etc.)
Make arrests(Individuals)
Make seizures(Things, property, vessels, etc.)
Conduct inspections (Required equipment, records)
Make inquiries(Pre-boarding questions
o Who: Commissioned Officers, Warrant Officers & Petty Officers
o How: Use of all force necessary to compel compliance
14 USC 95 (Maritime Authority) - Answer CGIS law enforcement authority
14 USC 143 (Customs Authority) - Answer CG perform duties relating to customs laws
19 USC 1401(Customs Authority) - Answer CG to perform any duties of an officer of the
Customs Service
19 USC 1581(Customs Authority) - Answer Authorizes Customs Officers to perform: SEAS II
,19 USC 1589 (Customs Authority) - Answer Customs service general law enforcement
authority
50 USC191-War and National Defense(Environmental Protection/Port Safety & Security) -
Answer 50 USC 191 - Vessel movement & control
33 CFR 6 (COTP)
33 USC 1226 (Environmental Protection/Port Safety & Security) - Answer Ports, Harbors and
Coastal Facility Security
46 USC - Shipping (Environmental Protection/Port Safety & Security) - Answer Chapter - 701
Port Security
70117 - Details authority and LE duties ashore
14 USC 141 (Assist Authorities) - Answer o Funding statute
o Perform activities to assist other agencies within the bounds of our organic authority
Jurisdiction - Answer Jurisdiction defined: The right to exercise legal authority over its
persons, vessel's and territory
Jurisdiction Triangle - Answer Substantive law, Vessel status/Flag, Location
Substantive law - Answer Is one that prohibits certain action or requires affirmative conduct
Location - Answer Allowable extent of US jurisdiction over persons and vessels is determined
by the character of the water in or over which they are in or over.
Vessel status/Flag: - Answer o (Flag) A valid claim of nationality may be evidenced by:
a) Documents
b) Flying the States ensign/flag
c) Verbal claim by master or person in charge
d) (Status) Certain vessels have sovereign immunity *
o US vessels
a) Foreign vessels
b) Vessels without nationality
• Vessel is not registered in one nation
, c) Vessels assimilated to one without nationality
• Vessel with false or conflicting claim of nationality
o Vessel types:
a) Commercial
b) Recreational
c) *Government owned, non-commercial
d) *Warships
Navigable waters of the US - Answer Waters shoreward of 12nm from baseline, internal
waters subject to tidal influence, that are or have been used for or are susceptible of
commercial use.
Exclusive state waters - Answer Waters wholly within one state
Internal waters - Answer Waters shoreward of baseline
Baseline - Answer The low mean waterline along the coast
US Territorial Sea - Answer Waters 12 miles wide adjacent to the coast, seaward of the
baseline
Customs Waters - Answer Waters shoreward from 12nm from the baseline and internal
waters
Contiguous Zone - Answer Waters adjacent to and seaward of the territorial sea and
extending to 24nm from the baseline
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ): - Answer Waters beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea
not extending beyond 200nm from the baseline
High Seas - Answer Waters seaward of the EEZ to the seaward edge of a territorial sea
International Waters - Answer Waters seaward of the outer limit of the territorial sea of any
nation
Foreign Territorial Sea - Answer Waters within a belt that is adjacent to a foreign nation's
coast
