USCG Exam PracticeDrug testing — pre-employment, random, post-incident
Under 46 CFR §16.230, the Commandant may reduce the minimum annual random drug testing rate from 50 percent to 25 percent under which specific condition?
- ✓ When the industry random positive rate falls below 1.0 percent for two consecutive calendar years.Correct
- B. When the industry random positive rate falls below 2.0 percent for one calendar year.
- C. When an individual marine employer's positive rate falls below 0.5 percent for one calendar year.
- D. When the total number of positive tests industry-wide drops by more than 50 percent in any single year.
Why A is correct
46 CFR §16.230(f)(2) states that when the minimum rate is 50 percent, the Commandant may lower it to 25 percent only if data from the reporting requirements of 46 CFR 16.500 for two consecutive calendar years indicate that the positive rate is less than 1.0 percent. A single year's data or an individual employer's rate does not trigger the reduction.
Cited:46 CFR §16.230