USCG BTM STUDY GUIDES WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Authority - CORRECT ANSWER-The government's legal power
to act.
Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER-The government's right to
exercise legal authority over it's persons, vessels, and territory.
14 USC 89a - CORRECT ANSWER-The coast guard may
make inqu...
Authority - CORRECT ANSWER-The government's legal power
to act.
Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER-The government's right to
exercise legal authority over it's persons, vessels, and territory.
14 USC 89a - CORRECT ANSWER-The coast guard may
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 the laws of the United States.
14 USC 2 - CORRECT ANSWER-The coast guard shall
enforce or assist in the enforcement of all applicable federal
laws in, under, and over the high seas and waters subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States.
14 USC 2 - CORRECT ANSWER-Is the statutory basis for the
Coast Guard's law enforcement mission.
What is a boarding? - CORRECT ANSWER-A boarding is an
armed intervention led and conducted by uniformed and
, qualified coast guard personnel aboard a vessel for the
purpose of detecting and suppressing violations of the law.
Boarding team member - CORRECT ANSWER-The btm is a
person designated to assist the boarding officer in maritime law
enforcement under the boarding officer's authority.
Substantive law - CORRECT ANSWER-A law that prohibits
certain action or requires affirmative conduct.
Use of force continuum - CORRECT ANSWER-A model for
determining when and what force should be used in individual
self defense and law enforcement situations.
6 levels of the use of force continuum - CORRECT ANSWER-
Level 1 - officer presence, Level 2 - verbal commands, Level 3 -
control techniques, Level 4 - aggressive response techniques,
Level 5 - intermediate weapons, and Level 6 - deadly force.
Officer presence - CORRECT ANSWER-Officer presence is
appearance, demeanor, and verbal and non-verbal
communication that create an atmosphere of compliance.
Stances - CORRECT ANSWER-Interview, ready, and high
guard.
Escorts - CORRECT ANSWER-From the rear and Iron wrist
lock
Verbal Commands - CORRECT ANSWER-Verbal commands
are in the form of task direction with consequences aimed at
the subject.
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