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USCG BTM Questions & 100% Correct
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Define Authority
✓ -:- Authority is the government's legal power to act.
What are the 5 fundamental sources of the Coast Guard's authority?
✓ -:- MLE
Customs
PWCS
Assistance
CGIS
Define 14 USC 522 - P1
✓ -:- The Coast Guard may make inquiries, examinations, 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.
Define 14 USC 522 - P2
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✓ -:- 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, address inquires to those on board, examine the ship's
documents and papers, and examine, inspect, and search the vessel, and use all
necessary force to compel compliance
14 USC 522 - P3
✓ -:- When from such inquires, examination, inspection, or search it appears that a
breach of the laws of the United States rendering a person liable to arrest is being,
or has been committed by any person, such person shall be arrested or, if escaping
to shore, shall be immediately pursued and arrested on shore, or other lawful and
appropriate action shall be taken.
14 USC 522 - P4
✓ -:- Or, if it shall appear that a breach of the laws of the United States has been
committed so as to render such vessel, or merchandise, or any part thereof, on
board of, or brought into the United States by, such vessel, liable to forfeiture, or so
as to render such vessel liable to a fine or penalty and if necessary to secure such
fine or penalty, such vessel or such merchandise, or both, shall be seized.
Define Jurisdiction
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✓ -:- The government's right to exercise legal authority over its persons, vessels, and
territory.
What is the jurisdictional triangle?
✓ -:- Substantive law, Vessel/Flag Status, Location
Define substantive law
✓ -:- A substantive law is one that prohibits certain action or requires affirmative
conduct.
What are the 8 categories of laws most commonly enforced by the USCG?
✓ -:- Drug enforcement, immigration, fisheries, protected areas and species,
environmental and pollution laws, PWCS, vessel safety, general criminal
What are the categories of vessel flag/status?
✓ -:- US, foreign, vessel without nationality, vessel assimilated to one without
nationality
Define location
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