BTM TEST- QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
BTM roles - ANSWER Support BO, eyes and ears of the BO
Three parts of Jurisdiction - ANSWER vessel status/flag, location, substantive
law
what is authority - ANSWER the government's legal power to act.
who has MLE authority - ANSWER commissioned officers, CWOs, petty
officers. BTM's act under the BO
what is jurisdiction - ANSWER the government's power to exercise its
authority over its person, vessels, territory
what are the three elements of jurisdiction - ANSWER substantive law, vessel
status/flag, location
what is substantive law - ANSWER a law that prohibits certain action, or
requires affirmative conduct. (the law being enforced.)
what are the four vessel types - ANSWER commercial, recreational,
government-owned, warship
commercial vessel - ANSWER for profit, ferry, cruise charter
, recreational vessel - ANSWER for pleasure, sailing, fishing
government owned - ANSWER non profit/research, NOAA
warship - ANSWER belongs to the armed forces, navy
what is the cg use of force policy - ANSWER only that force reasonably
necessary under the circumstances may be used. excessive force may never be
used. force should not be used when your duties can be completed without it.
what are the two types of forces - ANSWER deadly and non deadly (any force
other than deadly force)
what three elements make up the deadly force triangle -
ANSWER: weapon, opportunity(unrestricted access to the weapon & within
maximum effective range), action
what are the three types of self defense -
ANSWER: individual self defense, unit self defense, national self defense
what is individual self-defense -
ANSWER: one defends self or other person(s) against an imminent danger
what is unit self-defense - ANSWER the act of defending a particular unit of
U.S military forces or LE agency assets from imminent danger
ANSWERS
BTM roles - ANSWER Support BO, eyes and ears of the BO
Three parts of Jurisdiction - ANSWER vessel status/flag, location, substantive
law
what is authority - ANSWER the government's legal power to act.
who has MLE authority - ANSWER commissioned officers, CWOs, petty
officers. BTM's act under the BO
what is jurisdiction - ANSWER the government's power to exercise its
authority over its person, vessels, territory
what are the three elements of jurisdiction - ANSWER substantive law, vessel
status/flag, location
what is substantive law - ANSWER a law that prohibits certain action, or
requires affirmative conduct. (the law being enforced.)
what are the four vessel types - ANSWER commercial, recreational,
government-owned, warship
commercial vessel - ANSWER for profit, ferry, cruise charter
, recreational vessel - ANSWER for pleasure, sailing, fishing
government owned - ANSWER non profit/research, NOAA
warship - ANSWER belongs to the armed forces, navy
what is the cg use of force policy - ANSWER only that force reasonably
necessary under the circumstances may be used. excessive force may never be
used. force should not be used when your duties can be completed without it.
what are the two types of forces - ANSWER deadly and non deadly (any force
other than deadly force)
what three elements make up the deadly force triangle -
ANSWER: weapon, opportunity(unrestricted access to the weapon & within
maximum effective range), action
what are the three types of self defense -
ANSWER: individual self defense, unit self defense, national self defense
what is individual self-defense -
ANSWER: one defends self or other person(s) against an imminent danger
what is unit self-defense - ANSWER the act of defending a particular unit of
U.S military forces or LE agency assets from imminent danger
