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USCG Exam Practice · Drug testing — pre-employment, random, post-incident

Under 46 CFR §16.250, a reasonable cause drug test decision must be based on which of the following?

  1. AA crewmember's prior positive drug test history documented in personnel records.
  2. BAn anonymous tip from another crewmember alleging drug use.
  3. CDirect observation of specific, contemporaneous physical, behavioral, or performance indicators of probable use.✓ correct
  4. DA positive result on a field sobriety test administered by the master.

Why C is correct

46 CFR §16.250(b) requires that the decision to test be based on a reasonable and articulable belief derived from direct observation of specific, contemporaneous physical, behavioral, or performance indicators of probable use. Anonymous tips and prior history alone do not satisfy this standard.

Cited:46 CFR §16.250

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