VPDSD FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. iiThe iiLead iiAgency iiresponsible iifor iimaritime iisecurity iiin iithe iiUnited iiStates iiis iithe ii-
iiAnswers ii-United iiStates iiCoast iiGuard
The ii"ISPS" iiin iiISPS iiCode iiStands iifor ii- iiAnswers ii-International iiShip iiand iiPort
iiFacility iiSecurity iiCode
Maritime iiSecurity iiLass iiwritten iiunder iithe iiMaritime iiTransportation iiSecurity iiAct iiof
ii2002 ii(MTSA), iiand iiare iienforceable iiby iithe iiU.S. iiCoast iiGuard iiare iifound iiunder
iiwhat iibody iiof iilaw? ii- iiAnswers ii-Code iiof iiFederal iiRegulations ii(CFR)
How iimany iiMARSEC iilevels iiare iithere? ii- iiAnswers ii-3
If iia iivessel iithat iiis iioperating iiin iiMARSEC iilevel ii1 iicalls iiat iia iiport iioperating iiin
iiMARSEC iiLevel ii2, iishe iimust ii- iiAnswers ii-Increase iito iiMARSEC iiLevel ii2
A iivessel iimay iioperate iiat iia iihigher iiMARSEC iilevel iithat iithe iiport iiat iiwhich iishe iiis
iicalling. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iian iiexample iiof iiSensitive iiSecurity iiInformation ii(SSI) ii-
iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iiAbove ii(Vessel iiSecurity iiplan, iiFacility iiSecurity iiassessment,
iiand iiMaritime iiSecurity iidirectives iiby iicontracting iigovernment)
An iiexample iiof iia iiRecognized iiSecurity iiOrganization ii(RSO) iiis? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiclass
iisociety iilike iiAmerican iiBureau iiof iiShipping ii(ABS)
The ii_______ iiis iiresponsible iifor iithe iiimplementation iiand iimaintenance iiof iithe iiVessel
iiSecurity iiPlan ii- iiAnswers ii-VSO
The ii______ iievaluates iisecurity iivulnerabilities iiof iia iivessel. ii- iiAnswers ii-VSA
A(n) ii______ iiis iia iitraining iievent iithat iitests iione iior iitwo iicomponents iiof iithe iiVSP ii-
iiAnswers ii-Drill
Who iiis iiresponsible iifor iibeing iiknowledgeable iiabout iicurrent iisecurity iithreats iiand
iipatterns? ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iiAbove ii(VSO, iiCSO, iiVPDSD)
, T/F: iiAll iivessel iipersonnel iihave iia iirole iiin iienhancement iiof iimaritime iisecurity. ii-
iiAnswers ii-True
Which iiMARSEC iilevel iiis iiassociated iiwith iian iiimminent iithreat? ii- iiAnswers ii-MARSEC
iilevel ii3
Risk iiis iia iifunction iiof: ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iiAbove ii(Threats, iiVulnerabilities,
iiConsequences)
T/F: iiA iiVessel iiSecurity iiAssessment ii(VSA) iiis iia iiwritten iidocument iibased iion iithe
iicollection iiof iibackground iiinformation, iithe iicompletion iiof iian iion-scene iisurvey, iiand
iithe iianalysis iiof iithat iiinformation. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
A iiShip iiSecurity iiAlert iiSystem ii(SSAS) iimust iihave iia iiminimum iiof ii______ iialert
iiactivation iipoints, iione iiof iiwhich iishall iibe iion iithe iiNavigation iiBridge. ii- iiAnswers ii-2
What iiis iiLRAD? ii- iiAnswers ii-An iiacoustic iihailing iidevice iiand iia iisonic, iinon-lethal
iiweapon.
The iiOn-Scene iiSecurity iiinspection iishould iiidentify iiand iievaluate iikey iioperations iithat
iiare iiimportant iito iiprotect. iiA iikey iioperation iiaboard iia iivessel iiworth iiprotecting iimight
iiinclude? ii- iiAnswers ii-Maintaining iielectrical iidistribution iito iithe iiShip iiSecurity iiAlert
iiSystem
A iidevice iithat iiis iia iicombination iiof iiconventional iiexplosives iiand iiradioactive iimaterial
iiis iicalled iia ii- iiAnswers ii-dirty iibomb
Searches iimust iiinclude iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing? ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iiAbove
ii(Methodical iisearch iiplan, iisearchers iithat iiknow iithe iiarea(s) iito iibe iisearched, iiand
iisearchers iiproperly iitrained iiin iisearch iiprocedures
The iisystem iithat iisends iiand iireceives iiinformation iito iiand iifrom iiother iiappropriately
iiequipped iivessels iior iishore iistations iiby iimessaging iievery ii2, ii4, ii6, iior ii10 iiseconds
iidepending iion iispeed iiis iithe ii- iiAnswers ii-Automatic iiIdentification iiSystem ii(AIS)
What iiis iithe iipoint iiof iithe iiBreach iiof iiSecurity ii(BoS) iiProcess?
a. iiTo iiprovide iithe iiFlag iiState iiOrganization iiwith iiinformation, iiso iithey iican iiassess iithe
iiextent iiof iipotential iisecurity iithreats ii(Wrong)
b. iiUse iias iia iimeasurement iitool iito iiassess iiwhether iior iinot iithe iiVSP iiis iiadequately
iiworking
c. iiTo iiestablish iia iilow iienough iithreshold iito iiprevent iia iiTSI
d. iiAll iiof iithe iiAbove ii- iiAnswers ii-A
Scanners iiand iidetectors iiaboard iia iivessel iimight iiinclude? ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe
iiAbove ii(Magnetic iisecurity iiwands, iiMotion iisensors, iiand iiClosed-circuit iitelevision iiand
iiinfrared iicameras)
ANSWERS
1. iiThe iiLead iiAgency iiresponsible iifor iimaritime iisecurity iiin iithe iiUnited iiStates iiis iithe ii-
iiAnswers ii-United iiStates iiCoast iiGuard
The ii"ISPS" iiin iiISPS iiCode iiStands iifor ii- iiAnswers ii-International iiShip iiand iiPort
iiFacility iiSecurity iiCode
Maritime iiSecurity iiLass iiwritten iiunder iithe iiMaritime iiTransportation iiSecurity iiAct iiof
ii2002 ii(MTSA), iiand iiare iienforceable iiby iithe iiU.S. iiCoast iiGuard iiare iifound iiunder
iiwhat iibody iiof iilaw? ii- iiAnswers ii-Code iiof iiFederal iiRegulations ii(CFR)
How iimany iiMARSEC iilevels iiare iithere? ii- iiAnswers ii-3
If iia iivessel iithat iiis iioperating iiin iiMARSEC iilevel ii1 iicalls iiat iia iiport iioperating iiin
iiMARSEC iiLevel ii2, iishe iimust ii- iiAnswers ii-Increase iito iiMARSEC iiLevel ii2
A iivessel iimay iioperate iiat iia iihigher iiMARSEC iilevel iithat iithe iiport iiat iiwhich iishe iiis
iicalling. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iian iiexample iiof iiSensitive iiSecurity iiInformation ii(SSI) ii-
iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iiAbove ii(Vessel iiSecurity iiplan, iiFacility iiSecurity iiassessment,
iiand iiMaritime iiSecurity iidirectives iiby iicontracting iigovernment)
An iiexample iiof iia iiRecognized iiSecurity iiOrganization ii(RSO) iiis? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiclass
iisociety iilike iiAmerican iiBureau iiof iiShipping ii(ABS)
The ii_______ iiis iiresponsible iifor iithe iiimplementation iiand iimaintenance iiof iithe iiVessel
iiSecurity iiPlan ii- iiAnswers ii-VSO
The ii______ iievaluates iisecurity iivulnerabilities iiof iia iivessel. ii- iiAnswers ii-VSA
A(n) ii______ iiis iia iitraining iievent iithat iitests iione iior iitwo iicomponents iiof iithe iiVSP ii-
iiAnswers ii-Drill
Who iiis iiresponsible iifor iibeing iiknowledgeable iiabout iicurrent iisecurity iithreats iiand
iipatterns? ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iiAbove ii(VSO, iiCSO, iiVPDSD)
, T/F: iiAll iivessel iipersonnel iihave iia iirole iiin iienhancement iiof iimaritime iisecurity. ii-
iiAnswers ii-True
Which iiMARSEC iilevel iiis iiassociated iiwith iian iiimminent iithreat? ii- iiAnswers ii-MARSEC
iilevel ii3
Risk iiis iia iifunction iiof: ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iiAbove ii(Threats, iiVulnerabilities,
iiConsequences)
T/F: iiA iiVessel iiSecurity iiAssessment ii(VSA) iiis iia iiwritten iidocument iibased iion iithe
iicollection iiof iibackground iiinformation, iithe iicompletion iiof iian iion-scene iisurvey, iiand
iithe iianalysis iiof iithat iiinformation. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
A iiShip iiSecurity iiAlert iiSystem ii(SSAS) iimust iihave iia iiminimum iiof ii______ iialert
iiactivation iipoints, iione iiof iiwhich iishall iibe iion iithe iiNavigation iiBridge. ii- iiAnswers ii-2
What iiis iiLRAD? ii- iiAnswers ii-An iiacoustic iihailing iidevice iiand iia iisonic, iinon-lethal
iiweapon.
The iiOn-Scene iiSecurity iiinspection iishould iiidentify iiand iievaluate iikey iioperations iithat
iiare iiimportant iito iiprotect. iiA iikey iioperation iiaboard iia iivessel iiworth iiprotecting iimight
iiinclude? ii- iiAnswers ii-Maintaining iielectrical iidistribution iito iithe iiShip iiSecurity iiAlert
iiSystem
A iidevice iithat iiis iia iicombination iiof iiconventional iiexplosives iiand iiradioactive iimaterial
iiis iicalled iia ii- iiAnswers ii-dirty iibomb
Searches iimust iiinclude iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing? ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iiAbove
ii(Methodical iisearch iiplan, iisearchers iithat iiknow iithe iiarea(s) iito iibe iisearched, iiand
iisearchers iiproperly iitrained iiin iisearch iiprocedures
The iisystem iithat iisends iiand iireceives iiinformation iito iiand iifrom iiother iiappropriately
iiequipped iivessels iior iishore iistations iiby iimessaging iievery ii2, ii4, ii6, iior ii10 iiseconds
iidepending iion iispeed iiis iithe ii- iiAnswers ii-Automatic iiIdentification iiSystem ii(AIS)
What iiis iithe iipoint iiof iithe iiBreach iiof iiSecurity ii(BoS) iiProcess?
a. iiTo iiprovide iithe iiFlag iiState iiOrganization iiwith iiinformation, iiso iithey iican iiassess iithe
iiextent iiof iipotential iisecurity iithreats ii(Wrong)
b. iiUse iias iia iimeasurement iitool iito iiassess iiwhether iior iinot iithe iiVSP iiis iiadequately
iiworking
c. iiTo iiestablish iia iilow iienough iithreshold iito iiprevent iia iiTSI
d. iiAll iiof iithe iiAbove ii- iiAnswers ii-A
Scanners iiand iidetectors iiaboard iia iivessel iimight iiinclude? ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe
iiAbove ii(Magnetic iisecurity iiwands, iiMotion iisensors, iiand iiClosed-circuit iitelevision iiand
iiinfrared iicameras)
