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What three principles of customary international law provide the Coast Guard with a basis for taking
limited action without obtaining flag State authorization?
ROV (Right of Visit)
What is the standard degree of error associated with a R-21 LOB?
+/-4 degrees
When is hurricane season?
June 1st through November 30th
What sea area is associated with the polar regions?
Sea Area À
How many hurricane conditions are there?
Four
When is hurricane condition Whiskey set?
Normally set when gale force winds associated with tropical cyclone activity are expected to arrive at
the port within 72 hrs
When is hurricane condition x-ray set?
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,Normally set when gale force winds associated with tropical cyclone activity are expected to arrive at
the post within 48 hrs
When is hurricane condition Yankee set?
Normally set when gale force winds from a hurricane force storm are expected at arrive at the port
within 24 hrs and as soon as practical after the storm passes
When is hurricane condition ZULU set?
Normally set when gale force winds from a hurricane force storm are expected to arrive at the port
within 12 hrs
What is the minimum response required for an uncorrelated mayday?
Issue a UMIB (CONUS)
What form must be submitted in order to host a marine event?
Form CG-4423 "Application for approval of marine event"
How long in advance must you request to host a marine event?
30 days
All of the following are examples of critical incidents EXCEPT a/an _______.
Class B mishap to Coast Guard Cutters, aircraft, or equipment
Special conditions that may develop with abnormal tide and currents that affect search objects include
all of the following EXCEPT _____ current(s).
Tidal
In which situation is a SNO required for crews employing steps 1-4 of the Stopping NCV Checklist?
When outside the boundaries of the security zone
The maximum distance offshore that the Coast Guard enforces marine environment protection laws is
____.
To the Exclusive Economic Zone
Define Right of Visit (ROV).
Under international law, the right of warships and other duly authorized vessels or military aircraft in
international waters to board a vessel of unknown nationality in order to determine its nationality, or to
board any vessel suspected of engaging in piracy, slave trade or unauthorized broadcasting.
Define Force Majeure.
Under international law, the right of warships and other duly authorized vessels or military aircraft in
international waters to board a vessel of unknown nationality in order to determine its nationality, or to
board any vessel suspected of engaging in piracy, slave trade or unauthorized broadcasting.
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,Define Innocent Passage.
Under international law, the right of non-interference for inbound, outbound or through a foreign
territorial sea, provided the vessel's passage is innocent.
Define Transit Passage.
Under international law, the right of non-interference for a vessel or aircraft transiting through a foreign
territorial sea that comprises an international strait used for navigation between areas of international
waters.
A Naval Vessel Protection Zone is an example of a _____.
CIM
A positive control measure boarding is conducted seaward of _____.
12NM
When are security zones active for certain dangerous cargo?
When transiting key port areas
What is the force protection condition that can be maintained indefinitely?
Alpha
What classification is the HIV targeting matrix after it is filled in?
Secret
The _____ governs the conservation and management of ocean fishing.
Magnuson-Stevens Act
After a determination is made that a catch will be seized, what actions should be taken if the catch is
alive and has a marketable value?
Fish shall be photographed/videotaped and returned to the sea
Units that encounter or respond to a beached or stranded cetacean, e.g. whale, dolphin, and porpoise,
shall immediately notify the _____.
NOAA Fisheries Stranding and Disentanglement Coordinator
Which Act makes it unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. to import, export,
transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase fish or wildlife taken in violation of any U.S. law, regulation,
treaty, or any foreign law?
Lacey Act
Which law, signed into effect in 1990, was largely in response to growing concern about the nation's oil
spill response capability stemming from the Exxon Valdez incident?
Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
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, When 12 or more National Strike force members are sent out, how many hours does it take for them to
be sent?
Within 6 hrs of notification by fastest means possible.
What CFR is associated with Limited Access Areas?
33 CFR 165
What word signifies an event's potential consequences measured in terms of degree of damage, injury,
or impact on a mission?
Severity
Within how many minutes does the reporting unit call 1-800 DAD SAFE and request a conference call
with its parent command, the District, Area, and the Coast Guard Command Center?
T+5 minutes
A critical incident report must be transmitted via email within how many minutes?
T + 15 minutes
Within how many minutes will the Coast Guard Command Center initiate a Commander's Conference
with the reporting unit Commanding Officer, the Sector Commander, the District Commander, the Area
Commander, and the Commandant or their designee?
T + 30 minutes
What strike team would respond in EPA region II?
Atlantic Strike Team
What strike team would response in EPA region VII?
Gulf Strike Team
When an OSC request assistance from the National Strike Force, according to the numbers and the
timeframe; how long do they have to respond if they have 02 members?
Sent within 1 hour of notification by fastest means possible
What agency oversees issuing ocean dumping permits?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What does C3CEN stand for?
Command, Control, and Communications Engineering Center
What does C4ISR stand for?
Command, Control Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
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