USCG BTM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS
What is authority? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The government's
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legal power to act |\ |\ |\
What is jurisdiction? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The government's
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power to exercise legal authority over its persons, vessels, and
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territories
What authority does 14 U.S.C. 89 (a) give the Coast Guard? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Coast Guard may make searches, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
examinations, arrests, seizures, inquiries, and inspections upon |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the high seas and waters which the U.S. has jurisdiction
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How can 14 U.S.C. 89 (a) be explained to the boating public? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Coast Guard is authorized by 14 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
U.S.C. 89 to board any vessel subject to the jurisdiction or to the
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operation of any law of the United States, on the high seas and
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waters which the U.S. has jurisdiction, at any time, day or night,
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for the prevention, detection, and suppression of violations of the
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laws of the United States.
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What are the boarding team members scope of responsibilities? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Reflect credit onto the Coast Guard by
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the manner in which they conduct boardings.
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,2. Be responsive to the public for education of boating safety and
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legal requirements.
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3. Assist the boarding officer as necessary.
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What are the jurisdictional limitations (jurisdictional triangle)? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Substantive law (law that prohibits
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certain action or requires affirmative conduct).
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2. Vessel status/flag
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3. Location
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What is required for boardings of U.S. vessels in foreign territorial
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waters? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Coastal nation permission
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Foreign vessels temporarily using waters subject to U.S.
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jurisdiction are ___ from U.S. numbering and safety carriage
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requirements. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔exempt |\ |\ |\ |\
Which vessels are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Foreign government-owned non-commercial |\ |\ |\ |\
vessels, and foreign naval or military vessels
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Do units and personnel have a "duty to retreat" to avoid law
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enforcement situations? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔No, however, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
retreat is an alternative and may be the most reasonable
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decision, depending upon the circumstances.
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What is non-deadly force? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any force
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other than deadly force.
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,What are the situations in which non-deadly force may be used? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Individual self-defense
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2. To compel compliance with an order the Coast Guard has
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authority to issue |\ |\
3. To prevent a federal crime, or where authorized, a serious
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state or foreign crime for which the Coast Guard has authority to
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act on behalf of that state or foreign government
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4. To affect a lawful arrest or prevent an escape when there is
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probable cause that the suspect committed a federal crime (or
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non-federal crime if lawfully acting under non-federal authority).
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5. To prevent the theft of, intentional damage to, or destruction
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of property (including information) that the Coast Guard has
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authority to protect. |\ |\
What is the Use of Force Policy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Only
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the force reasonably necessary under the circumstances may be
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used. Force shall not be used where assigned duties can be
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discharged without it. Excessive force may never be used. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Are BTMs authorized to fire warning shots? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔NO
Name the 3 types of self defense and their definitions. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Individual: defending oneself or other
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persons from imminent danger |\ |\ |\
2. Unit: defending a particular unit of US military forces or law
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enforcement agencies |\
, 3. National: defense of U.S., U.S. forces, and, in certain
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circumstances, U.S. persons and their property, and/or U.S.|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
commercial assets from a hostile act or demonstration of hostile
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intent
What chapter in the MLEM is Use of Force Policy found? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Chapter 4 |\ |\ |\
What are the 4 types of subjects? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1.
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Passive compliant: follows the officer's task direction and verbal
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commands; will not harm the officer |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Passive resistor: does not follow the officer's request or verbal
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directions but offers no physical resistance to the officer's
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attempt to gain control|\ |\ |\
3. Active resistor: subject does not follow the officer's request or
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verbal directions, offers physical resistance that prevents the
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officer of gaining control
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4. Active aggressor: does not follow the officer's requests or
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verbal directions, attempts to harm the officer
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What is the use of force continuum? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1.
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Officer presence
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2. Verbal commands
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3. Control techniques
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4. Aggressive response techniques
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5. Intermediate weapons
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6. Deadly force
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ANSWERS
What is authority? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The government's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
legal power to act |\ |\ |\
What is jurisdiction? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The government's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
power to exercise legal authority over its persons, vessels, and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
territories
What authority does 14 U.S.C. 89 (a) give the Coast Guard? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Coast Guard may make searches, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
examinations, arrests, seizures, inquiries, and inspections upon |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the high seas and waters which the U.S. has jurisdiction
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
How can 14 U.S.C. 89 (a) be explained to the boating public? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Coast Guard is authorized by 14 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
U.S.C. 89 to board any vessel subject to the jurisdiction or to the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
operation of any law of the United States, on the high seas and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
waters which the U.S. has jurisdiction, at any time, day or night,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for the prevention, detection, and suppression of violations of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
laws of the United States.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What are the boarding team members scope of responsibilities? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Reflect credit onto the Coast Guard by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the manner in which they conduct boardings.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,2. Be responsive to the public for education of boating safety and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
legal requirements.
|\ |\
3. Assist the boarding officer as necessary.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What are the jurisdictional limitations (jurisdictional triangle)? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Substantive law (law that prohibits
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
certain action or requires affirmative conduct).
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Vessel status/flag
|\ |\
3. Location
|\
What is required for boardings of U.S. vessels in foreign territorial
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
waters? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Coastal nation permission
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Foreign vessels temporarily using waters subject to U.S.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
jurisdiction are ___ from U.S. numbering and safety carriage
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
requirements. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔exempt |\ |\ |\ |\
Which vessels are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Foreign government-owned non-commercial |\ |\ |\ |\
vessels, and foreign naval or military vessels
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Do units and personnel have a "duty to retreat" to avoid law
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
enforcement situations? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔No, however, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
retreat is an alternative and may be the most reasonable
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decision, depending upon the circumstances.
|\ |\ |\ |\
What is non-deadly force? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Any force
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
other than deadly force.
|\ |\ |\
,What are the situations in which non-deadly force may be used? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Individual self-defense
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. To compel compliance with an order the Coast Guard has
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
authority to issue |\ |\
3. To prevent a federal crime, or where authorized, a serious
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
state or foreign crime for which the Coast Guard has authority to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
act on behalf of that state or foreign government
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4. To affect a lawful arrest or prevent an escape when there is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
probable cause that the suspect committed a federal crime (or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
non-federal crime if lawfully acting under non-federal authority).
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
5. To prevent the theft of, intentional damage to, or destruction
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of property (including information) that the Coast Guard has
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
authority to protect. |\ |\
What is the Use of Force Policy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Only
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the force reasonably necessary under the circumstances may be
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
used. Force shall not be used where assigned duties can be
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
discharged without it. Excessive force may never be used. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Are BTMs authorized to fire warning shots? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔NO
Name the 3 types of self defense and their definitions. -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Individual: defending oneself or other
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
persons from imminent danger |\ |\ |\
2. Unit: defending a particular unit of US military forces or law
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
enforcement agencies |\
, 3. National: defense of U.S., U.S. forces, and, in certain
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
circumstances, U.S. persons and their property, and/or U.S.|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
commercial assets from a hostile act or demonstration of hostile
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
intent
What chapter in the MLEM is Use of Force Policy found? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Chapter 4 |\ |\ |\
What are the 4 types of subjects? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1.
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Passive compliant: follows the officer's task direction and verbal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
commands; will not harm the officer |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Passive resistor: does not follow the officer's request or verbal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
directions but offers no physical resistance to the officer's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
attempt to gain control|\ |\ |\
3. Active resistor: subject does not follow the officer's request or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
verbal directions, offers physical resistance that prevents the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
officer of gaining control
|\ |\ |\
4. Active aggressor: does not follow the officer's requests or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
verbal directions, attempts to harm the officer
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the use of force continuum? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1.
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Officer presence
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2. Verbal commands
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3. Control techniques
|\ |\
4. Aggressive response techniques
|\ |\ |\
5. Intermediate weapons
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6. Deadly force
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