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USCG Exam PracticeChemical testing after a marine casualty

When a marine employer requires reasonable cause drug testing of a crewmember, on what must the decision to test be based?

  1. A. A report from another crewmember alleging drug use at any prior time
  2. A reasonable and articulable belief based on direct observation of specific, contemporaneous physical, behavioral, or performance indicators of probable useCorrect
  3. C. A positive result from a preliminary breath test administered by the master
  4. D. Suspicion formed during a routine inspection of the crewmember's quarters

Why B is correct

46 CFR §16.250(b) requires that the marine employer's decision be based on a reasonable and articulable belief derived from direct observation of specific, contemporaneous physical, behavioral, or performance indicators. A secondhand report or a search of quarters does not satisfy this standard.

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