🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Part 5 – Marine Investigation Regulations on suspension and revocation of credentials • Difference between professional misconduct / negligence and personal or financial issues ashore • How pollution incidents involving credentialed mariners are treated under Coast Guard regulations

💭 Think About

• Which options describe behavior that directly affects marine safety, environmental protection, or the safe operation of a vessel? • Look at each choice and ask: "Does this show I am unfit to hold a Coast Guard engineer’s license in terms of safety or professional responsibility at sea?" • Which choice clearly involves a violation that the Coast Guard specifically investigates and prosecutes under its authority over mariner credentials, rather than something handled only by civil courts or an employer’s HR policy?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice involves marine environmental protection rather than a purely shore‑side personal issue • Ask whether the Coast Guard clearly has jurisdiction and interest in that type of incident for license action • Confirm that the conduct could be classified as misconduct, negligence, or violation of law/regulation related to maritime duties under 46 CFR Part 5