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USCG BTM EXAM WITH ANSWERSauthority - 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 2. Effect a lawful arrest or to prevent an escape 3. Vessel on vessel 4. Airspace security 5. Protection of property vital to national defense 6. Protection of HAZMAT or deadly weapons
body armor - Answer-Lvl IIIA, full front, side, back from sternum to two fingers above belly button. >85Db need heating pro. Need helmet if climbing Jacobs ladder etc.
4 gas analyzer - Answer-Ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, flammable gases
RAD training - Answer-Detects gamma and neutron. 4500 micrograms/hr and 20 count/second neutron. SMAC. ALARA.
FPCON lvls - Answer-Alpha- no threat
Bravo- no significant threat Charlie- attack imminent Delta- attack happening
Jurisdictional triangle - Answer-Geographic location, vessel status/flag, substantive law
Basic initial safety sweep (BISS) - Answer-Quick and limited inspection of a vessel for boarding team safety. Identify potential safety hazards and seaworthiness. No private areas.
Extended initial safety sweep - Answer-May be conducted when reasonable suspicion exists that there is a hazard to the boarding team, known weapons or missing person.
Administrative inspection - Answer-4100's
Define search - Answer-An entry or intrusion by a government agent on a quest for evidence into an area where an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Things that make up a search - Answer-Weapons, evidence, means of escape
What things make up evidence - Answer-Testimony, documents, tangible objects
Two prong test for a private space - Answer-Is there an expectation of privacy? AND is that expectation reasonable
Plain view doctrine - Answer-The rule permitting a LE officer, who is otherwise lawfully present in an area, to seize an item that it readily apparent as evidence
Two prong test for plain view discovery - Answer-Are you legally in the space AND are the objects readily apparent as evidence
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