USCG Boat Crew Qualification Questions &
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(RB-S 29' and RB-M 45')
boat crew responsibilities
✓ -:- helmsman, lookout, tow watch, anchor watch, assist with piloting/navigation,
line handling (rig towing/mooring lines), boat/surface swimmer, first aid, damage
control
Class Alpha fire
✓ -:- wood, cloth, textiles, fibrous material, paper products; effective extinguishing
agents are water and AFFF
Class Bravo fire
✓ -:- Flammable or combustible liquids, paint, grease, petroleum products. Effective
extinguishing agents are AFFF, PKP, and CO2
Class Charlie fire
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✓ -:- Energized electrical fire; effective extinguishing agents when energized are CO2
or PKP
Class Delta fire
✓ -:- Combustible metals such as magnesium and titanium; jettison overboard.
how to extinguish a class alpha fire
✓ -:- water, AFFF
how to extinguish a class bravo fire
✓ -:- AFFF, PKP, or CO2
how to extinguish a class charlie fire
✓ -:- CO2 or PKP
how to extinguish a class delta fire
✓ -:- do not attempt to extinguish- jettison overboard
What type of hull does the 45' have?
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✓ -:- Semi-displacement
What type of hull does the 29' have?
✓ -:- Planing
2 keel types:
✓ -:- bar keel or flat plate
displacement
✓ -:- weight of boat measured in long tons or pounds
stability
✓ -:- the tendency of a vessel to remain upright
2 primary forces that affect stability:
✓ -:- gravity and buoyancy
center of gravity
✓ -:- the point at which the weight of the boat acts vertically downwards
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