USCG BTM EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

authority - Answer-The governemnts legal power to act Jurisdiction - Answer-Governments power to exercise legal authority over its persons, vessels, and territory USC 1489 (a) - 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 - Answer-1. Baseline. 2. Increased security posture 3. Most focused, attack is imminent or already happened Zones - Answer-Internal/customs= base to 12nm, contiguous= 12-24nm, EEZ= 12-200nm, high seas is past 200nm 4th Amendment - 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 - Answer-Crushing and passing Custodial situation - 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 - 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 - Answer-1. Self defense- reasonable belief of imminent threat of death or serious injury to officer or other person