USCG BTM ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
authority - CORRECT ANSWER - The governemnts legal power to act
Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER - Governments power to exercise legal authority over its
persons, vessels, and territory
USC 1489 (a) - CORRECT ANSWER - Grants petty, warrant and commissioned officers the
authority to make inquiries, examinations, inspections, searches, seizures and arrests, upon the
high seas and waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, for the prevention, detection
and suppression of violations of laws of the United States. For such purposes commissioned
warrant and petty officers may at any time go on board any vessel subject to the jurisdiction or to
the operation of any law of the United States to (seas II) and use all necessary force to compel
compliance. If they escape onshore you may pursue them (14 usc 99)
MARSEC lvls - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Baseline. 2. Increased security posture 3. Most
focused, attack is imminent or already happened
Zones - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal/customs= base to 12nm, contiguous= 12-24nm,
EEZ= 12-200nm, high seas is past 200nm
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated and
no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation and
particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
frisk - CORRECT ANSWER - Crushing and passing
Custodial situation - CORRECT ANSWER - Whether a reasonable innocent person would
feel a restraint on his or her freedom of movement to such an extent that it approaches a formal
arrest
, Non-deadly force - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Individual and unit self defense
2. Effect an arrest or prevent an escape
3. Compel compliance with an order to evacuate
4. Compel compliance with an order the coast guard has the authority to issue
5. Prevent a federal crime or a serious state or foreign crime
6. Prevent theft of, damage to or destruction of property the CG has the authority to protect
Deadly force situations - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Self defense- reasonable belief of
imminent threat of death or serious injury to officer or other person
2. Effect a lawful arrest or to prevent an escape
3. Vessel on vessel
4. Airspace security
5. Protection of property vital to national defense
6. Protection of HAZMAT or deadly weapons
body armor - CORRECT ANSWER - Lvl IIIA, full front, side, back from sternum to two
fingers above belly button. >85Db need heating pro. Need helmet if climbing Jacobs ladder etc.
4 gas analyzer - CORRECT ANSWER - Ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide,
flammable gases
RAD training - CORRECT ANSWER - Detects gamma and neutron. 4500 micrograms/hr and
20 count/second neutron. SMAC. ALARA.
FPCON lvls - CORRECT ANSWER - Alpha- no threat
Bravo- no significant threat
Charlie- attack imminent
Delta- attack happening
CORRECT Answers
authority - CORRECT ANSWER - The governemnts legal power to act
Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER - Governments power to exercise legal authority over its
persons, vessels, and territory
USC 1489 (a) - CORRECT ANSWER - Grants petty, warrant and commissioned officers the
authority to make inquiries, examinations, inspections, searches, seizures and arrests, upon the
high seas and waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, for the prevention, detection
and suppression of violations of laws of the United States. For such purposes commissioned
warrant and petty officers may at any time go on board any vessel subject to the jurisdiction or to
the operation of any law of the United States to (seas II) and use all necessary force to compel
compliance. If they escape onshore you may pursue them (14 usc 99)
MARSEC lvls - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Baseline. 2. Increased security posture 3. Most
focused, attack is imminent or already happened
Zones - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal/customs= base to 12nm, contiguous= 12-24nm,
EEZ= 12-200nm, high seas is past 200nm
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated and
no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation and
particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
frisk - CORRECT ANSWER - Crushing and passing
Custodial situation - CORRECT ANSWER - Whether a reasonable innocent person would
feel a restraint on his or her freedom of movement to such an extent that it approaches a formal
arrest
, Non-deadly force - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Individual and unit self defense
2. Effect an arrest or prevent an escape
3. Compel compliance with an order to evacuate
4. Compel compliance with an order the coast guard has the authority to issue
5. Prevent a federal crime or a serious state or foreign crime
6. Prevent theft of, damage to or destruction of property the CG has the authority to protect
Deadly force situations - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Self defense- reasonable belief of
imminent threat of death or serious injury to officer or other person
2. Effect a lawful arrest or to prevent an escape
3. Vessel on vessel
4. Airspace security
5. Protection of property vital to national defense
6. Protection of HAZMAT or deadly weapons
body armor - CORRECT ANSWER - Lvl IIIA, full front, side, back from sternum to two
fingers above belly button. >85Db need heating pro. Need helmet if climbing Jacobs ladder etc.
4 gas analyzer - CORRECT ANSWER - Ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide,
flammable gases
RAD training - CORRECT ANSWER - Detects gamma and neutron. 4500 micrograms/hr and
20 count/second neutron. SMAC. ALARA.
FPCON lvls - CORRECT ANSWER - Alpha- no threat
Bravo- no significant threat
Charlie- attack imminent
Delta- attack happening
