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Boarding Officer Flashcards

1
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Authority

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The Governments power to act

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14USC101

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Establishes the Coast Guard as a branch of the armed services.

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14USC522

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The Coast Guard may conduct inquires, searches, seziurs, examinations, and arrest upon the high seas and waters subject to US jurisdiction

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5 types of authority

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PWCS
MLE
Customs
CGIS
Assistance

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Types of Vessels

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Warships
Commercial
Recreational
Government

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Jurisdiction Map

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Customs: 0-12nm
Contiguous: 12-24nm
EEZ: 12-200nm
High seas: 200+

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Arrest

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The seizure of a person:

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Components of an Arrest

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Authority
intent
acknowledgement
Compliance

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Detention

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The act of keeping back, restraining, or withholding a person for a reasonable period of time for an investigation, inspection, or search. Does not amount to an arrest or seizure of property.

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Jurisdiction

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The governments authority over persons, property, and effects.

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14USC701

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Assistance Authority: The Coast Guard may, when requested by proper authorities may assist in missions they are especially qualified in or have the jurisdiction for.

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19USC1401

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USCG Customs authority

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13
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Rights Advice

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Must be read before incriminating questions are asked.

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14
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Interrogation

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The questioning of an individual in a custodial situation related to a crime.

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Tactical Questioning

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Lines of questioning that are not incriminating but can be used to ascertain more information.

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16
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BISS

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Basic initial safety Sweep

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EISS

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Extended Initial Safety Sweep

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18
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Security Boarding

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The intervention from an armed boarding team for the disruption of terrorism activities.

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19
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Jurisdiction Exceptions

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Force Mejuer
Innocent Passage
Constructive Presence
Transit Passage

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33CFR part 6

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COTP Authority:
Establish security zones
Issue orders
inspect and search any vessel, waterfront facility, security zone, person or thing if deemed such action necessary to prevent damage or injury to any vessel or waterfront facility.

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Jurisdiction

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The government’s right to exercise legal authority over its persons, vessels, and territory.

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Three parts of Jurisdiction

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Substantive Law
Vessel Status and Flag
Location

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Define Substantive Law

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One that prohibits certain action or requires affirmative conduct. (examples: Drug enforcement, immigration, or fisheries).

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24
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Four Types of Nationality

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US
Foreign
Without Nationality
Assimilated without nationality.

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Define assimilated without nationality

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Cannot make a legitimate claim to a nationality nor can provide evidence and consent to their nationality.

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Jurisdiction Exceptions

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Force Majeure
Hot Pursuit
Innocent passage
Non-Innocent Passage
Transit Passage
constructive presence
assistance entry
peace of port

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27
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Force Majeure

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Due to exceptional circumstances or emergency a vessel needs safe haven. Can board to confirm emergency.

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Hot Pursuit

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Pursuit of a foreign vessel on high seas after a violation of law in the pursuing state. Vessel must have evaded boarding in jurisdiction and that the pursuit is continuous and uninterrupted. Ceases when vessel enters territorial seas of another state.

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Innocent Passage

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The right of non-interference for a vessel transiting. Must be continuous movement (normal anchoring allowed) without non innocent acts.

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Non innocent Passage

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If a vessel:
Any threat of force
weapons exercise or practice
collecting information on another country
propaganda
launching, landing, or taking on of military
fishing
any act not having to do with passage.

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31
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transit passage

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the right of non-interference for a vessel or aircraft transiting through a foreign sea that compromises an international straight used for navigation.

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32
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Constructive Presence

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exercise jurisdiction over the mothership of other vessels launched into territorial seas.

33
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Assistance Entry

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Right of non interference for SAR.

34
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Peace of Port

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US may refrain from exercising authority over vessels if it is deemed better to not.

35
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Commandants UOF policy

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Chapter 4 MLEM

36
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UOF Guiding principles

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Only that force reasonably necessary under the circumstances may be used. Force shall not be used where assigned duties may be discharged without it. Excessive force may never be used; however, nothing in the application of the CG UOF policy shall be construed as to require personnel to meet force with equal or lesser force.

37
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4 Types of Subjects

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Passive Compliant
Passive Resistor
Active Resistor
Active Aggressor

38
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UOF Levels

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1: Officer Presence
2: Verbal Commands (task direction and consequence)
3: Control Techniques
4: Aggressive Response Techniques
5: Intermediate Weapons
6: Deadly Force

39
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Explain UOF level 3

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Control Techniques: have a low probability of causing connective tissue damage, lacerations, or broken bones. Proper use of handcuffs and pain compliance techniques.

40
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Explain UOF level 4

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Aggressive Response Techniques: Likely to result in connective tissue damage, lacerations of the skin, broken bones or will produce irritations of the nose, eyes and or mucus membranes. OC Spray and punches and kicks.

41
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Explain UOF Level 5:

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intermediate weapons: High probability of causing connective tissue damage, lacerations, and broken bones. Baton.

42
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Explain UOF Level 6:

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Deadly force: Any action that is likely to cause death or serious physical injury.

43
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What is Serious physical injury

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Injury that results in:
Unconsciousness
protracted and obvious disfigurement
protected loss of or impairment of a bodily function, member, or organ, or mental faculty.

44
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Deadly Force Situations

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Self Defense/defense of others
Lawful arrest and prevention of escape
Protection of Property
Protection of hazmat or deadly weapons

45
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5th Amendment

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Allows for:
just compensation
grand jury
due process
prevents double jeopardy
self incrimination

46
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Custodial Situation

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rights advice is required before asking incriminating questions.

47
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Probable Cause

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When given the facts and circumstances a reasonable and prudent person believes a crime has been committed

48
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reasonable suspicion

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The belief that a potential crime has been committed so a search must be conducted to reach a level of probable cause

49
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14USC102

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The Coast Guard shall enforce or assist in the enforcement of all applicable federal laws on, under and over the high seas and waters subject to US jurisdiction.

50
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Parts of Jurisdiction

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Substantive Law, vessel status and flag, and location

51
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Different Pressure Points

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hyper glosal, jugular notch, mandibular angle, center of ear, forward of ear.

52
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4th Amendment

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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and affects against unreasonable search 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 person or things to be seized.

53
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What is a private Space

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An area controlled by a single person who has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

54
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2 Prong test for privacy

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is there an expectation of privacy
is that reasonable.

55
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What is a common Space

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Space that is not controlled by a single person and has a reasonable expectation of many persons going through

56
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What is a confined Space

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A space large enough for a person; however it is not designed for continuous human occupancy and has one entry and exit.

57
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Policy on Entering a Confined Space

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Boarding personnel shall not enter unless the space has been declared safe by a qualified person (i.e. a gas free engineer, industrial hygienist, or marine chemist)

58
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What is the Exclusionary Rule

A

Evidence obtained in violation of rights is inadmissible

59
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Types of searches

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Frisk, Search incident arrest, strip, body cavity,

60
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Level of suspicion needed for Frisk

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Reasonable Suspicion

61
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Definition of Search

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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.

62
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When is SNO required

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When boarding, seizing and arresting
- A foreign / stateless vessel outside jurisdiction
- A US vessel on foreign water
- When the boarding of a vessel will impact foreign relations

63
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What is a search incident to arrest

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A detailed crush and feel searching for weapons, evidence, or a means of escape.

64
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what are requirements to be prohibited from carrying a weapon

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1: a convicted felon
2: A fugitive
3: an unlawful user of a controlled substance
4: Dishonorably discharged from military service
5: Has been declared mentally incompetent
6: Has renounced their citizenship
7: is an illegal alien
8: is under a court order for harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child
9: a misdemeanor of domestic violence.

65
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Regulated weapons length

A

Rifle: 16inch
Shotgun: 18
26 total length.

66
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RAD SMAC Levels (1)

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4500 micro rems
20 neutrons

67
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RAD SMAC levels (2)

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25000 micro rems
40 count neutrons

68
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SMAC

A

Stop
Move Away
Alert Others
Close off

69
Q

What section of the BOJAK contains criminal violations

A

H

70
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BAC

A

0.08 Recreational
0.04 Commercial

71
Q

Case File Checklist

A

MLEM appendix G

72
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Federally Regulated Weapons

A

Machine Guns
Short Barreled Rifles
Short Barreled Shotgun
Suppressor
Destructive Devices
Non-sporting firearm with over 0.5 bore
Any Other Weapons

73
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Machine Gun

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Capable of firing more than 1 cartridge per trigger pull

74
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Short Barreled Rifle

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Rifles with a barrel under 16 inches or 26 inches total length

75
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Short Barreled Shotgun

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barrels under 18 inches or 26

76
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Suppressors

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Any portable device designed to muffle or disguise the report of a portable firearm.

77
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Destructive Devices

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Grenades, bombs, explosive missiles or poisonous gas.

78
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Non Sporting Firearm

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Any firearm with a bore over 0.5 that does not have a sporting use

79
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