Breath test operator ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
18 years of age or older;
High school diploma or it's equivalent;
Present employment by an agency, or the department;
Successful completion of the basic breath test operator course approved by the criminal justice
standards and training commission;
Submit to the department a complete written application - CORRECT ANSWER - List the
requirements outlining the qualifications an applicant for a breath test operator permit must meet
20 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER - How many minutes for the instrument to warm up
3 microms - CORRECT ANSWER - Filter used to detect presence of interferents
3 microms and 9 microms - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the two different type of
Filters
6 months - CORRECT ANSWER - How many months are breath test operators given after
the end of their cycle to complete the breath test operator renewal course
9 microms - CORRECT ANSWER - Filter used to detect presence of alcohol
9 microms - CORRECT ANSWER - The result from the ______ filter is displayed and
printed as the breath sample alcohol result.
A breath test operator permit by the department - CORRECT ANSWER - What must be
issues to administer breath test pursuant to chapter 316, 322 and 327, Florida statutes
A BTO collects evidence by obtaining valid breath samples.
, A BTO uses an instrument to analyze breath samples and determine breath alcohol level. -
CORRECT ANSWER - What is the role of a BTO?
A person issued a valid permit by the department and persons authorized by a permit holder -
CORRECT ANSWER - Who, by rule, can have access to an evidentiary breath test
instrument
A third sample shall be analyzed - CORRECT ANSWER - What happens if the results of
the first and second samples are more than 0.020 g/210L apart
AC power in the socket - CORRECT ANSWER - Socket on the rear of the instrument
where the power cord is plugged in
Acetone - CORRECT ANSWER - What is an example of an interferent
Alcohol molecules absorb infrared light in a unique and consistent manner
The wavelengths of infrared light that are absorbed depending on the different structural groups
present on the molecule
When an alcohol molecule is exposed to and for a light it will absorb a specific wavelengths of
the infrared light
The amount of infrared light absorbed is directly proportional to the concentration of the alcohol
present in the breath
The more alcohol molecules there are in the sample the more light will be absorbed by these
molecules, the less light will reach the detector and the higher the alcohol result will be -
CORRECT ANSWER - Explain infrared light absorption
Alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin walled sacs that fill the lungs and allow for gas and
volatile substances to pass from the blood into the lungs and from the lungs into the blood
Ambient Fail - CORRECT ANSWER - Instrument was not able to clear the sample
chamber during the air blank prior to a diagnostic check
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
18 years of age or older;
High school diploma or it's equivalent;
Present employment by an agency, or the department;
Successful completion of the basic breath test operator course approved by the criminal justice
standards and training commission;
Submit to the department a complete written application - CORRECT ANSWER - List the
requirements outlining the qualifications an applicant for a breath test operator permit must meet
20 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER - How many minutes for the instrument to warm up
3 microms - CORRECT ANSWER - Filter used to detect presence of interferents
3 microms and 9 microms - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the two different type of
Filters
6 months - CORRECT ANSWER - How many months are breath test operators given after
the end of their cycle to complete the breath test operator renewal course
9 microms - CORRECT ANSWER - Filter used to detect presence of alcohol
9 microms - CORRECT ANSWER - The result from the ______ filter is displayed and
printed as the breath sample alcohol result.
A breath test operator permit by the department - CORRECT ANSWER - What must be
issues to administer breath test pursuant to chapter 316, 322 and 327, Florida statutes
A BTO collects evidence by obtaining valid breath samples.
, A BTO uses an instrument to analyze breath samples and determine breath alcohol level. -
CORRECT ANSWER - What is the role of a BTO?
A person issued a valid permit by the department and persons authorized by a permit holder -
CORRECT ANSWER - Who, by rule, can have access to an evidentiary breath test
instrument
A third sample shall be analyzed - CORRECT ANSWER - What happens if the results of
the first and second samples are more than 0.020 g/210L apart
AC power in the socket - CORRECT ANSWER - Socket on the rear of the instrument
where the power cord is plugged in
Acetone - CORRECT ANSWER - What is an example of an interferent
Alcohol molecules absorb infrared light in a unique and consistent manner
The wavelengths of infrared light that are absorbed depending on the different structural groups
present on the molecule
When an alcohol molecule is exposed to and for a light it will absorb a specific wavelengths of
the infrared light
The amount of infrared light absorbed is directly proportional to the concentration of the alcohol
present in the breath
The more alcohol molecules there are in the sample the more light will be absorbed by these
molecules, the less light will reach the detector and the higher the alcohol result will be -
CORRECT ANSWER - Explain infrared light absorption
Alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin walled sacs that fill the lungs and allow for gas and
volatile substances to pass from the blood into the lungs and from the lungs into the blood
Ambient Fail - CORRECT ANSWER - Instrument was not able to clear the sample
chamber during the air blank prior to a diagnostic check
