DCPO EXAM/ACTUAL MIDTERM ASSESSMENT EXAM 2026
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT REVISED ANSWERS
What are these called and how many are required at each fire station ? -
ANSWERSpanner wrenches, 2
What color are fire main valves painted ? - ANSWERRed
What is applied to threads and gaskets during maintenance ? - ANSWERLight
coat or silicone or grease
What does leaking from the wye-gate indicated ? - ANSWERLeaking from a
bad valve
What is the standard length of a navy fire hose ? - ANSWER50 feet
What size lengths do Navy hoses come in? - ANSWER50'1 and a half inch, 3
and a half inch, 4
What position is the vari nozzle stowed in when not in use ? - ANSWERClosed
in Narrow - V
Where would a gasket joint be in a scuttle ? - ANSWERCentered at the top of
the hatch
, How far off the deck are hoses stores and why? - ANSWER6 inches to avoid
chaffing
Where do you log broken or unusable fittings ? - ANSWERDC OOC Log
What is the allowable opera net set groove in a gasket ? - ANSWER1/8 inch
and below
Where would find MACHALT 526 doors ? - ANSWERExterior locations or in
high humidity areas
What publication is used to verify fittings listed on a CCOL? - ANSWERMaster
DC Book in Aft DC
What MRC is utilized when replacing a WT/AT door gasket ? - ANSWER2DZ8
What NSTM is utilized when using HAZMAT? - ANSWERNSTM 670
What is this called ? - ANSWERSafety PIN
What PMS must be performed when this is load is missing ? - ANSWER24M-
4R
What information is required in the back of a PMS Record Tag on a CO2 bottle
? - ANSWER24M-4R and Q-9R
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT REVISED ANSWERS
What are these called and how many are required at each fire station ? -
ANSWERSpanner wrenches, 2
What color are fire main valves painted ? - ANSWERRed
What is applied to threads and gaskets during maintenance ? - ANSWERLight
coat or silicone or grease
What does leaking from the wye-gate indicated ? - ANSWERLeaking from a
bad valve
What is the standard length of a navy fire hose ? - ANSWER50 feet
What size lengths do Navy hoses come in? - ANSWER50'1 and a half inch, 3
and a half inch, 4
What position is the vari nozzle stowed in when not in use ? - ANSWERClosed
in Narrow - V
Where would a gasket joint be in a scuttle ? - ANSWERCentered at the top of
the hatch
, How far off the deck are hoses stores and why? - ANSWER6 inches to avoid
chaffing
Where do you log broken or unusable fittings ? - ANSWERDC OOC Log
What is the allowable opera net set groove in a gasket ? - ANSWER1/8 inch
and below
Where would find MACHALT 526 doors ? - ANSWERExterior locations or in
high humidity areas
What publication is used to verify fittings listed on a CCOL? - ANSWERMaster
DC Book in Aft DC
What MRC is utilized when replacing a WT/AT door gasket ? - ANSWER2DZ8
What NSTM is utilized when using HAZMAT? - ANSWERNSTM 670
What is this called ? - ANSWERSafety PIN
What PMS must be performed when this is load is missing ? - ANSWER24M-
4R
What information is required in the back of a PMS Record Tag on a CO2 bottle
? - ANSWER24M-4R and Q-9R
