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USCG Exam PracticeDrug testing — pre-employment, random, post-incident

Under 46 CFR §16.250, when a marine employer directs a crewmember to submit to a reasonable cause drug test, what documentation requirement applies if the vessel maintains an official log book?

  1. A. The employer must file a written report with the nearest OCMI within 24 hours.
  2. The fact that the individual was directed to provide a urine specimen must be entered in the vessel's official log book.Correct
  3. C. The employer must obtain a signed statement from two supervisors before logging the event.
  4. D. The test result, once received from the laboratory, must be entered in the official log book.

Why B is correct

46 CFR §16.250(c) requires that when a crewmember is directed to provide a urine specimen under reasonable cause, that fact shall be entered in the vessel's official log book if one is required. A refusal to provide a specimen must also be logged per §16.250(d).

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