EPME EXAM 2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERSAGRADE
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EPME EXAM 2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERSAGRADE
When the Federal Lifesaving Service began to take shape what name was given to the piece of equipment for hauling in shipwrecked survivors? - Answer -"Life Car"
The Federal Life Saving was reborn in 1871 under the leadership of what...
EPME EXAM 2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERSAGRADE
When the Federal Lifesaving Service began to take shape what name was given to the
piece of equipment for hauling in shipwrecked survivors? - Answer -"Life Car"
The Federal Life Saving was reborn in 1871 under the leadership of what two people? -
Answer -Summer L. Kimball & Revenue Marine Captain John Faunce
What ship was responsible for the largest migrant rescue in Coast Guard history? -
Answer -CGC Dauntless - 578 migrants
The Coast Guard's environmental protection mission had its beginning in 1822 for what
reason? - Answer -To prevent the cutting of live oak on public lands - the Revenue
Cutter Service was used
What action in 1867 greatly expended the Coast Guard's environmental
responsibilities? - Answer -The purchase of Alaska
What act created a 200-mile offshore fishing zone to be controlled by the U.S. Coast
Guard? - Answer -The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976
What was the first attempt to address the on-going problem with waterways pollution? -
Answer -The passage of the Refuse Act of 1899
What two cutters in 1819 were responsible for capturing the pirate ship "Bravo"? -
Answer -The "Alabama" & "Louisiana"
In the 1970's what Coast Guard mission became a focal point and continues today? -
Answer -Drug interception
On August 31, 1890 what cutter made the first recorded narcotics seizure? - Answer -
The USRC Walcott
During prohibition what ship was sunk by Coast Guard gun fire for refusing to allow the
shipped to be searched? - Answer -The Canadian boat "I'm alone"
During prohibition the crew of this ship tried to camouflage her to look like a well-known
American coaster after taking on a half a million dollars worth of liquor? - Answer -The
"Holewood" (tried to impersonate the American coaster "Texas Ranger")
What was the driving force for establishing the International Ice Patrol? - Answer -The
sinking of the Titanic
,What French physicist invented an effective lens for lighthouses with annular rings,
reflectors, and reflecting prisms that all surrounded a single lamp? - Answer -Augstin
Fresnel
What is the only Coast Guard-manned light station in the U.S. located? - Answer -
Boston Harbor
Who served 38 years as the lighthouse keeper at the Matinicus Rock and White Head
Light Stations Maine? - Answer -Abbie Burgess
Who served 39 years at the Lime Rock Lighthouse, saving 18 lives? - Answer -Ida
Lewis
Who served at the Cape Elizabeth Light and is probably the only man in history to be
awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Gold Lifesaving Medal? He was awarded the
Medal of Honor for his actions while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War. -
Answer -Marcus Hanna
The Motorboat Act of 1910 established what? - Answer -A creditable boating safety
program
In order to improve on current boating safety standards what act was brought into law? -
Answer -The Motorboat Act of 1940
What title of the U.S. Code cites that the Coast Guard is a military service? - Answer -
Title 14
What are the Coast Guard's national defense missions? - Answer -Maritime interception
# Military environmental response
# Port operations, security, and defense
# Peacetime military engagements
# Coastal sea control
Public Law 773 enacted on November 23, 1942 established what Coast Guard Reserve
component? - Answer -The Women's Reserve
The Coast Guard Reserve was modeled after the Naval Reserve as a military
component. What act established the Coast Guard Reserve? - Answer -The Coast
Guard Reserve and Auxiliary Act
Where was the first organized Coast Guard Reserve unit formed? - Answer -Boston
The Coast Guard Reserve Act of 1939 created what Coast Guard component? - Answer
-The Coast Guard Auxiliary
, After WWII the Coast Guard Auxiliary rose to a new level. Auxiliary members were
given what after the war? - Answer -Rates, Ratings, Uniforms, and Insignia
What are the 5 training branches available to Auxiliarist? - Answer -Seaman
(Boatswain's Mate, Coxswain)
# Artificer (Radio)
# Artificer (Engine Room Force)
# Aviation (Pilot and Machinist's Mate)
# Special Branch (YN, SK, and Pharmacist's Mate)
What are the 4 units that compose today's Auxiliary? - Answer -Flotilla
# Division
# District Regions
# National
When was the U.S. Coast Guard officially transferred to DHS? - Answer -March 1, 2003
What are the U.S. Coast Guard homeland security roles? - Answer -Safeguard -
safeguard ports
# Maintain - Maintain maritime border
# Ensure - Ensure we can rapidly deploy
# Protect - Protect against illegal fishing, protect living marine resources
# Coordinate - Coordinate efforts and intelligence with federal, state, and local agencies
Minimum eligibility requirements must be completed by January 1st of the year the
board convenes for what commissioning program? - Answer -Chief Warrant Officer
What is the Time in Service (TIS) requirements for the CWO application process? -
Answer -At least eight years total active service with the last four being Coast Guards
service
T/F OCS candidates must meet a qualifying score on the SAT, ACT, or ASVAB exams
and sit before a board of commissioned officers for a selection interview. - Answer -True
What commissioning program allows selected enlisted personnel to attend college on a
full-time basis for up to two years? - Answer -Pre-Commissioning Program (PPEP)
Pre-Commissioning candidates must achieve a minimum score of 36 on what? - Answer
-Office Aptitude Rating (OAR)
T/F Coast Guard Academy candidates can be married and have up to 2 dependents
prior to the application process? - Answer -False - candidates must be unmarried w/no
dependents
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