STCW CERTIFICATION CLASS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Position for casualty in shock correct answers Lie them down on their back (on blanket if
available), raise legs above the heart to increase blood supply to vital organs
Symptoms of shock correct answers rapid shallow breathing, weak or irregular pulse, thirst,
nausea, decreased blood pressure, poor attention span
Don't allow a casualty with shock to eat or drink
What is a scene safety hazard? correct answers Environmental, electrical, fire, hazardous
Body Substance Isolation correct answers aims to prevent the transmission of diseases and
infections by using PPE
Order of Casualty assessment correct answers DRABC
D: danger, any signs that can help determine what happened to casualty
R: response, conscious or unconscious "what happened?" "are you alright?"
A: airways, are the airways open (if talking yes)
B: breathing, look and listen for breaths
C: circulation, bleeding? stabilize life threatening conditions
Two person CPR correct answers 100 compressions per minute, AFTER 30 COMPRESSIONS,
two rescue breaths REPEAT
Swap with partner after 2 minutes (4 rounds of compressions)
1st/2nd/3rd degree burns including definitions. correct answers 1st Degree: outermost layer of
skin- redness, pain, tender
2nd Degree: affects epidermis- red, raw, blisters (if effects more than 20% of body becomes life
threatening)
3rd Degree: all layers of skin- damages nerves, tissue, muscles; waxy pale or charred skin with
no pain sensation
burn treatment correct answers 1. clean hands
2. gloves
3. run under cold water min 10 minutes
4. remove dirt & debris surrounding burn
5. don't remove things sticking to burn
6. don't burst blisters
purpose of recovery poistion correct answers comfortable, keeps them from swallowing tongue,
keeps air passage clear, prevents choking on vomit or fluid
fire triangle correct answers oxygen, heat, fuel
, fire tetrahedron correct answers oxygen, heat, fuel, chemical reaction
Fire team names correct answers Master: sets objectives and strategies
On scene leader/Officer in Charge: develop tactics and direct hose team leaders
Hose Team Leader: directs hose team in applying water to fire usually 2 people
Nozzleman: applies water to fire under direction of hose team leader
Stretcher Team: transporting casualties under direction of medical officer
Backup Person: controls hoze for nozzleman
Heat Spread correct answers Convection: spread of thermal energy using eater and air currents
FLUID MOTION
Conduction: solid conductors like metal
Radiation: heat through space
Class A fire correct answers ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, cloth)
Put out w/ water or dry chemicals
Class B fire correct answers Flammable liquids (gas, oil, paints, ect.)
put out w/ FOAM or CO2 or dry chemicals
Class C fire correct answers Electrical
put out w/ CO2 or dry chemical
Class D fire correct answers Metals (magnesium, lithium, sodium)
put out w/ salt based powder or sand based DO NOT USE WATER
Class K fire correct answers Cooking Oils
put out w/ cut of O2
Dangers or CO2 firefighting correct answers if you don't leave in time after the alarm sounds,
CO2 will remove the oxygen from the space and you can suffocate
wear breathing apparatus to reenter space after sufficient time for extinguishing and cooling
Sprinkler Systems correct answers automatically operate, water activated by link or heat
Hi Fog correct answers designed to protect engine rooms, pressurized water immediately
deployed in case of fire, small droplets create large surface area
Fire Outfit correct answers helmet
ANSWERS
Position for casualty in shock correct answers Lie them down on their back (on blanket if
available), raise legs above the heart to increase blood supply to vital organs
Symptoms of shock correct answers rapid shallow breathing, weak or irregular pulse, thirst,
nausea, decreased blood pressure, poor attention span
Don't allow a casualty with shock to eat or drink
What is a scene safety hazard? correct answers Environmental, electrical, fire, hazardous
Body Substance Isolation correct answers aims to prevent the transmission of diseases and
infections by using PPE
Order of Casualty assessment correct answers DRABC
D: danger, any signs that can help determine what happened to casualty
R: response, conscious or unconscious "what happened?" "are you alright?"
A: airways, are the airways open (if talking yes)
B: breathing, look and listen for breaths
C: circulation, bleeding? stabilize life threatening conditions
Two person CPR correct answers 100 compressions per minute, AFTER 30 COMPRESSIONS,
two rescue breaths REPEAT
Swap with partner after 2 minutes (4 rounds of compressions)
1st/2nd/3rd degree burns including definitions. correct answers 1st Degree: outermost layer of
skin- redness, pain, tender
2nd Degree: affects epidermis- red, raw, blisters (if effects more than 20% of body becomes life
threatening)
3rd Degree: all layers of skin- damages nerves, tissue, muscles; waxy pale or charred skin with
no pain sensation
burn treatment correct answers 1. clean hands
2. gloves
3. run under cold water min 10 minutes
4. remove dirt & debris surrounding burn
5. don't remove things sticking to burn
6. don't burst blisters
purpose of recovery poistion correct answers comfortable, keeps them from swallowing tongue,
keeps air passage clear, prevents choking on vomit or fluid
fire triangle correct answers oxygen, heat, fuel
, fire tetrahedron correct answers oxygen, heat, fuel, chemical reaction
Fire team names correct answers Master: sets objectives and strategies
On scene leader/Officer in Charge: develop tactics and direct hose team leaders
Hose Team Leader: directs hose team in applying water to fire usually 2 people
Nozzleman: applies water to fire under direction of hose team leader
Stretcher Team: transporting casualties under direction of medical officer
Backup Person: controls hoze for nozzleman
Heat Spread correct answers Convection: spread of thermal energy using eater and air currents
FLUID MOTION
Conduction: solid conductors like metal
Radiation: heat through space
Class A fire correct answers ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, cloth)
Put out w/ water or dry chemicals
Class B fire correct answers Flammable liquids (gas, oil, paints, ect.)
put out w/ FOAM or CO2 or dry chemicals
Class C fire correct answers Electrical
put out w/ CO2 or dry chemical
Class D fire correct answers Metals (magnesium, lithium, sodium)
put out w/ salt based powder or sand based DO NOT USE WATER
Class K fire correct answers Cooking Oils
put out w/ cut of O2
Dangers or CO2 firefighting correct answers if you don't leave in time after the alarm sounds,
CO2 will remove the oxygen from the space and you can suffocate
wear breathing apparatus to reenter space after sufficient time for extinguishing and cooling
Sprinkler Systems correct answers automatically operate, water activated by link or heat
Hi Fog correct answers designed to protect engine rooms, pressurized water immediately
deployed in case of fire, small droplets create large surface area
Fire Outfit correct answers helmet
