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USCG BTM Questions & 100% Correct
Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
What is authority?
✓ -:- The government's legal power to act
What is jurisdiction?
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- 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?
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✓ -:- 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)?
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- Coastal nation permission
Foreign vessels temporarily using waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction are ___ from U.S.
numbering and safety carriage requirements.
✓ -:- exempt
Which vessels are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction?
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✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- No, however, retreat is an alternative and may be the most reasonable decision,
depending upon the circumstances.
What is non-deadly force?
✓ -:- Any force other than deadly force.
What are the situations in which non-deadly force may be used?
✓ -:- 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.
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What is the Use of Force Policy?
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- NO
Name the 3 types of self defense and their definitions.
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- Chapter 4
What are the 4 types of subjects?
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USCG BTM Questions & 100% Correct
Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
What is authority?
✓ -:- The government's legal power to act
What is jurisdiction?
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- 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?
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✓ -:- 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)?
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- Coastal nation permission
Foreign vessels temporarily using waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction are ___ from U.S.
numbering and safety carriage requirements.
✓ -:- exempt
Which vessels are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction?
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✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- No, however, retreat is an alternative and may be the most reasonable decision,
depending upon the circumstances.
What is non-deadly force?
✓ -:- Any force other than deadly force.
What are the situations in which non-deadly force may be used?
✓ -:- 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.
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What is the Use of Force Policy?
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- NO
Name the 3 types of self defense and their definitions.
✓ -:- 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?
✓ -:- Chapter 4
What are the 4 types of subjects?
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