Coast Guard Test Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement 4

Question 1

Innocent passage through a coastal state's territorial sea must be what?

Accepted Answer

Continuous, expeditious, and not prejudicial to the coastal state

Answer

Innocent passage must be continuous and expeditious and must not be prejudicial to the peace, good order, or security of the coastal state.

Question 2

What is the role of a boarding officer's 'safety sweep' at the start of a boarding?

Accepted Answer

To locate persons and hazards to ensure team safety

Answer

The initial safety sweep accounts for all persons aboard and identifies hazards to protect the boarding team.

Question 3

Which agency has primary jurisdiction that the Coast Guard supports when interdicting drug smuggling entering U.S. ports?

Accepted Answer

It shares enforcement with DEA and CBP

Answer

The Coast Guard coordinates maritime drug interdiction with partners such as the DEA and Customs and Border Protection.

Question 4

Under the Posse Comitatus Act, why is the Coast Guard generally NOT restricted from civil law enforcement?

Accepted Answer

It is a military service with express law enforcement authority

Answer

The Posse Comitatus Act does not restrict the Coast Guard because Congress expressly granted it civil law enforcement authority.

Question 5

What is the term for the imaginary line from which maritime zones like the territorial sea are measured?

Accepted Answer

The baseline

Answer

The baseline, generally the low-water line along the coast, is the reference from which maritime zones are measured.

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