COMSEC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Exam 3
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| 1 | Your command discovers a canary with 12 short titles is missing
from the safe. What type of incident? | *Physical Incident* |
| 2 | Same scenario – initial report due within how many hours? | *24
hours (Preliminary)* |
| 3 | Who has final closure authority for the incident in #1? |
*Originating Reporting Custodian (ORC)* |
| 4 | During a routine inventory you find a segment of SECRET key is 45
days overdue for destruction. What type? | *Cryptographic Incident* |
| 5 | A Sailor discusses a key short title and effective dates in the galley.
What type? | *Practice Dangerous to Security (PDS)* |
| 6 | Same Sailor does it again after counseling. Now what type? |
*Administrative Incident* |
| 7 | You receive a message directing emergency supersession of
REDKEY 7. How soon must old key be destroyed? | *ASAP but NLT 12
hours after new effective time* |
| 8 | Your safe combination was possibly compromised. What must be
done immediately? | *Change combination + report as Physical
Incident* |
| 9 | During a CMS assist visit, the team finds 3 unlisted people with
safe access. What finding level? | *Major (Category I)* |
, |10| The ISIC COMSEC team shows up unannounced for a spot check.
You must grant access within how long? | *Immediately* |
|11| Who can grant a TPI waiver for humanitarian assistance ops? |
*Fleet Commander (with CMS concurrence)* |
|12| A submarine loses all power and must emergency-destroy
COMSEC. Who authorizes one-person destruction if necessary? | *No
one – TPI still required unless CO declares imminent capture* |
|13| Priority for emergency destruction on a ship taking on water? | *1.
TS key, 2. SECRET key, 3. Equipment with embedded key, 4. CCI* |
|14| You are the alternate manager and the primary is on emergency
leave for 45 days. What must happen by day 61? | *CO must sign new
appointment letter making you primary* |
|15| A Local Element (hand-receipt holder) reports they lost a canary
with 8 short titles. Who reports the incident? | *Parent account (you)*
|
|16| During deployment, a detachment wants to establish an LE
account for 120 days. Who approves? | *CMS-1 only* |
|17| You hand-carry 15 short titles of SECRET key to a sister ship at sea.
What form is used? | *SF-153 Hand Receipt (two witnesses)* |
|18| The CO wants to delegate all four quarterly spot checks. How
many can he actually delegate? | *Two* |
|19| An SKL is dropped overboard during UNREP. What type incident
and timeline? | *Physical, 24-hour preliminary* |
|20| Who is required to review and sign the annual COMSEC Program
Self-Assessment Checklist? | *Commanding Officer* |
Study Guide Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Latest Versions 2025 Top Rated
| 1 | Your command discovers a canary with 12 short titles is missing
from the safe. What type of incident? | *Physical Incident* |
| 2 | Same scenario – initial report due within how many hours? | *24
hours (Preliminary)* |
| 3 | Who has final closure authority for the incident in #1? |
*Originating Reporting Custodian (ORC)* |
| 4 | During a routine inventory you find a segment of SECRET key is 45
days overdue for destruction. What type? | *Cryptographic Incident* |
| 5 | A Sailor discusses a key short title and effective dates in the galley.
What type? | *Practice Dangerous to Security (PDS)* |
| 6 | Same Sailor does it again after counseling. Now what type? |
*Administrative Incident* |
| 7 | You receive a message directing emergency supersession of
REDKEY 7. How soon must old key be destroyed? | *ASAP but NLT 12
hours after new effective time* |
| 8 | Your safe combination was possibly compromised. What must be
done immediately? | *Change combination + report as Physical
Incident* |
| 9 | During a CMS assist visit, the team finds 3 unlisted people with
safe access. What finding level? | *Major (Category I)* |
, |10| The ISIC COMSEC team shows up unannounced for a spot check.
You must grant access within how long? | *Immediately* |
|11| Who can grant a TPI waiver for humanitarian assistance ops? |
*Fleet Commander (with CMS concurrence)* |
|12| A submarine loses all power and must emergency-destroy
COMSEC. Who authorizes one-person destruction if necessary? | *No
one – TPI still required unless CO declares imminent capture* |
|13| Priority for emergency destruction on a ship taking on water? | *1.
TS key, 2. SECRET key, 3. Equipment with embedded key, 4. CCI* |
|14| You are the alternate manager and the primary is on emergency
leave for 45 days. What must happen by day 61? | *CO must sign new
appointment letter making you primary* |
|15| A Local Element (hand-receipt holder) reports they lost a canary
with 8 short titles. Who reports the incident? | *Parent account (you)*
|
|16| During deployment, a detachment wants to establish an LE
account for 120 days. Who approves? | *CMS-1 only* |
|17| You hand-carry 15 short titles of SECRET key to a sister ship at sea.
What form is used? | *SF-153 Hand Receipt (two witnesses)* |
|18| The CO wants to delegate all four quarterly spot checks. How
many can he actually delegate? | *Two* |
|19| An SKL is dropped overboard during UNREP. What type incident
and timeline? | *Physical, 24-hour preliminary* |
|20| Who is required to review and sign the annual COMSEC Program
Self-Assessment Checklist? | *Commanding Officer* |
