307 Advanced DC Question and Answer [2026]
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• On a Navy Ship, what personnel are responsible for Damage control?
A) Flying Squad Only
B) Damage Control Assistant Only
C) The ship's Fire Marshal Only
D) All Hands . CORRECT ANSWER: D) All hands
• Sounding tubes have varying lengths. Because of this, different sizes of sounding
tapes are required. What are the different sizes?
A) 45 ft, 75ft
B) 50ft, 75ft
C) 25ft, 75ft
D) 50ft, 65ft . CORRECT ANSWER: B) 50ft, 75ft
• What piece of the sounding tape hits the bottom when sounding a void?
A) Plum Bob
B) Weight
C) Tape weight
D) Bobber . CORRECT ANSWER: A) Plum Bob
• Which toxic gas can be a result of decomposing Halon 1301?
A) Hydrogen Sulfide
B) Hydrogen Monoxide
C) Hydrogen Dioxide
D) Hydrogen Fluoride . CORRECT ANSWER: D) Hydrogen Fluoride
• What is the purpose of plugging and pipe patching?
A) Reduce the area through which water can enter the ship or through which it can pass
B) Effectively repair a hole using either prefabricated materials or materials that may be
adrift
C) Conduct temporary Repairs to keep the ship afloat and fighting
D) All of the above . CORRECT ANSWER: D) All of the above
• How many compartments are protected by CO2 Fixed Flooding?
A) 10
B) 6
C) 9
, D) 4 . CORRECT ANSWER: A) 10
• What does DCUL stand for and how many personnel are required?
A) Damage Control Universal Locker, 6 personnel
B) Direct Communications Unit Locker, 6 personnel
C) Damage Control Unit Locker, 12 personnel
D) Direct Communications Universal Locker, 14 personnel . CORRECT ANSWER: C)
Damage Control Unit Locker, 12 personnel
• When reading a bullseye, what does "2" mean in compartment 03-30-2-Q?
A) Port Side
B) Starboard Side
C) Centerline
D) Reaches from port to starboard side of the ship . CORRECT ANSWER: A) Port Side
• When opening a cap to a sounding tube, you feel air sucking in. What could this be an
indication of?
A) Flooding
B) Fire
C) Structural Damage
D) Excessive use of high pressure air . CORRECT ANSWER: B) Fire
• What type of material is used for wooden shoring/wedges?
A) Hemlock and Spruce
B) Maple and Oak
C) Douglas Fir and Yellow Pine
D) Spruce and Mahogany . CORRECT ANSWER: C) Douglas Fir and Yellow Pine
• What does CCOL stand for and where are they posted?
A) Check compartment of listings for fittings, below the bullseye
B) Compartment check off list, at every entrance
C) Compartment Classification of listings, above the bullseye
D) None of the above . CORRECT ANSWER: B) Compartment check off list, at every
entrance
• A pipe patching kit IAW the current Allowance Equipage List (AEL) includes:
A) Cut resistant gloves, wood wedges, portable drill, hammer, marline, rubber gasket
B) Cut resistant gloves, wood wedges, rubber gasket, marline, metal saw, oakum,
shears.
C) Cut resistant gloves, plugs, cloth, rubber gasket, marline, shears
| UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Detailed Solutions
• On a Navy Ship, what personnel are responsible for Damage control?
A) Flying Squad Only
B) Damage Control Assistant Only
C) The ship's Fire Marshal Only
D) All Hands . CORRECT ANSWER: D) All hands
• Sounding tubes have varying lengths. Because of this, different sizes of sounding
tapes are required. What are the different sizes?
A) 45 ft, 75ft
B) 50ft, 75ft
C) 25ft, 75ft
D) 50ft, 65ft . CORRECT ANSWER: B) 50ft, 75ft
• What piece of the sounding tape hits the bottom when sounding a void?
A) Plum Bob
B) Weight
C) Tape weight
D) Bobber . CORRECT ANSWER: A) Plum Bob
• Which toxic gas can be a result of decomposing Halon 1301?
A) Hydrogen Sulfide
B) Hydrogen Monoxide
C) Hydrogen Dioxide
D) Hydrogen Fluoride . CORRECT ANSWER: D) Hydrogen Fluoride
• What is the purpose of plugging and pipe patching?
A) Reduce the area through which water can enter the ship or through which it can pass
B) Effectively repair a hole using either prefabricated materials or materials that may be
adrift
C) Conduct temporary Repairs to keep the ship afloat and fighting
D) All of the above . CORRECT ANSWER: D) All of the above
• How many compartments are protected by CO2 Fixed Flooding?
A) 10
B) 6
C) 9
, D) 4 . CORRECT ANSWER: A) 10
• What does DCUL stand for and how many personnel are required?
A) Damage Control Universal Locker, 6 personnel
B) Direct Communications Unit Locker, 6 personnel
C) Damage Control Unit Locker, 12 personnel
D) Direct Communications Universal Locker, 14 personnel . CORRECT ANSWER: C)
Damage Control Unit Locker, 12 personnel
• When reading a bullseye, what does "2" mean in compartment 03-30-2-Q?
A) Port Side
B) Starboard Side
C) Centerline
D) Reaches from port to starboard side of the ship . CORRECT ANSWER: A) Port Side
• When opening a cap to a sounding tube, you feel air sucking in. What could this be an
indication of?
A) Flooding
B) Fire
C) Structural Damage
D) Excessive use of high pressure air . CORRECT ANSWER: B) Fire
• What type of material is used for wooden shoring/wedges?
A) Hemlock and Spruce
B) Maple and Oak
C) Douglas Fir and Yellow Pine
D) Spruce and Mahogany . CORRECT ANSWER: C) Douglas Fir and Yellow Pine
• What does CCOL stand for and where are they posted?
A) Check compartment of listings for fittings, below the bullseye
B) Compartment check off list, at every entrance
C) Compartment Classification of listings, above the bullseye
D) None of the above . CORRECT ANSWER: B) Compartment check off list, at every
entrance
• A pipe patching kit IAW the current Allowance Equipage List (AEL) includes:
A) Cut resistant gloves, wood wedges, portable drill, hammer, marline, rubber gasket
B) Cut resistant gloves, wood wedges, rubber gasket, marline, metal saw, oakum,
shears.
C) Cut resistant gloves, plugs, cloth, rubber gasket, marline, shears
