BTM/TAC Flashcards
Authority
The governments legal power to act
4 parts to Coast Guards Authority
Maritime Law enforcement
Jurisdiction
The governments legal power to act on its persons vessels and territories
Jurisdictional map
Base line: Low mean water line US Sea border: 3NM offshore Territorial seas: 3NM-12NM Contiguous zone: 12NM-24NM EEZ: 24NM-200NM International waters: 12NM-other foreign waters High Seas: 200NM-other foreign waters
14usc89A
The Coast Guard May make inquires, examine, inspect, search, seize, and arrest upon the high seas and waters the United stages has jurisdiction for the prevention, detection and suppression of violations of laws of the United States
14usc99
The ability to carry a fire arm while at a facility, make an arrest without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, and seize property
19usc1589A
The ability to carry a fire arm
Commandants use of force policy
Use all necessary force to compel compliance
Commandants guiding principles
Only that force reasonably necessary under the circumstances may be used. Excessive force may never be used. Force shall not be used where assigned duties can be discharged without it
4 subjects
Passive compliant: follows officers requests
Passive resistor: subject is not listening to officers commands but is not physically resisting
Active resistor: subject is physically resisting and is not following task direction
Active aggressor: subject is trying harm you or other officers
Level 1 Officer presence
Appearance, demeanor, verbal and non-verbal communication creating an atmosphere of compliance
Level 2 Verbal commands
Verbal commands are given in the form of task direction with consequences aimed towards the subject
Level 3 controlled techniques
Techniques or actions with low probability of causing connective tissue damage, lacerations to the skin, or broken bones
Level 4 aggressive response techniques
Techniques or actions likely to result in connective tissue damage, lacerations to the skin or broken bones with that will to produce irritation to the skin eyes or mucus membranes
Level 5 intermediate weapons
Techniques or actions with high probability of causing connective tissue damage, lacerations to the skin, and broken bones
Level 6 deadly force
Any force that can result in death or serious physical injury
Serious physical injury
Physical injury that can result in
Unconsciousness
Protracted obvious disfigurement
Protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty
Deadly force triangle
Weapons
Opportunity
Subjects actions
Attack triangle
Weapons
Delivery system
Subjects actions
Controlled techniques
- Hypoglossal
- Mandibular angle
- Infra-orbital
- Jugular notch
- Sea clamp
Reactionary gap
4-6ft
Cover
Object that can stop a bullet
Concealment
Object that can conceal you but cannot stop an object
Frisk
The crushing and passing of persons clothes in search of weapons in the immediate grab areas
SIA
A detailed crush and feel search of subjects clothes in search of weapons, evidence, and means of escape
Strip search
Visual inspection of the nude body
Conducting a strip search
When there’s reasonable suspicion that weapons evidence or means of escape is secreted on a person
Confined space
Space with no ventilation and not meant for a person to be in for a long time
Who can deem confined spaces safe
- Marine chemist
- Industrial hygienist
- Gas free engineer
Enclosed spaces
Accessible space that can be used as a cargo hold or quarters
BISS
Walk through to identify hazards and seaworthiness
Scope of EISS
Location where suspected hazards could be located
6 levels of non-deadly force
- Individual self defense
- Compel compliance with an order the Coast Guard has authority to issue
- Prevent a federal crime
- Affect a lawful arrest or prevent escape when there is probable cause the subject committed a federal crime
- Prevent the theft of, intentional damage to, or destruction of property
- Enforce and order to evacuate a vessel, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, when a true life threatening emergency exists
Body armor
Front, side and back protection Triple alpha Black ballistic nylon Stops .40 cal NIJ certified
OC spray
Water based Thumb activated 6-10ft discharge Straight stream No more than .2% capacinoid No greater than 10% or less than 5% OC concentrate
RAD pager
4500 urem 1000 hr battery life 20 counts per sec Temp range -22F/122F Audio, visual, vibrate alarm
Ionizing radiation
X-rays and Gamma rays