USCG BTM STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

What is authority? - Answer-The governments legal power to act. Where does the coast guard primarily get it MLE authority? - Answer-14 U.S.C. 89 What does 14 U.S.C. 89 state? - Answer-It states that the government can make inquiries, examinations, inspections, searches, seizures, and arrest upon the high seas and waters the us has jurisdiction over for the prevention, detection, and suppression of activities that will violate US law. What is jurisdiction? - Answer-The governments right to exercise legal authority over its persons, vessels and places. What can you use to determine if you have jurisdiction? - Answer-The jurisdictional triangle What makes up the jurisdictional triangle? - Answer-location, vessel flag/ status, and substantive law. what is substantive law? - Answer-one that prohibits a certain actions or requires affirmative action. What are examples of substantive laws? - Answer-Drugs, Fisheries, waterways, vessel safety What are the Different vessel status - Answer-U.S., Foreign, vessel w/o nationality, vessel assimilated W/O nationality. What is SMTJ? - Answer-Special maritime territorial jurisdiction Examples of places that fall under SMTJ? - Answer-US vessels, Great Lakes, High Seas, territorial seas what is FISC? - Answer-Fiscal Immigration Sanitary Customs what are the 4 types of subjects - Answer-passive resistor, passive compliant, active resistor, active aggressor Where Is the baseline on the jurisdictional map? - Answer-Follows the coast line. Where Is the baseline on the jurisdictional map? - Answer-Follows the coast line.