Aerial CDC
Identify the action you would perform when entering, exiting, or changing lanes on a limited access
highway. - Answer-Check your side and rear view mirrors.
When stopping an aerial apparatus, always remember to take into account the : - Answer-All of the
above. (Weight of apparatus, driving conditions, condition of tires/brakes)
When driving or "cruising" in an aerial apparatus, you should: - Answer-Be careful not to over-throttle,
which may result in lugging
All of the following are steps that should be taken when making a right turn during a road test EXCEPT: -
Answer-Checking the rear view mirror
The side view mirrors on an aerial apparatus are used to: - Answer-Identify obstacles on the sides and
rear of the aerial apparatus
When backing an aerial apparatus, all of the following placements of spotters are correct EXCEPT: -
Answer-Two spotters in front of the aerial apparatus
When driving an aerial apparatus through an area with a restricted horizontal and vertical clearance, you
should: - Answer-Be able to judge the distance between the wheels of the aerial apparatus and any
object.
, When maneuvering an aerial apparatus around obstructions in the roadway, do all of the following
EXCEPT: - Answer-Only approach these obstructions from the left side of the apparatus.
While passing through an intersection with a red stop light during the road test, you might be penalized
for: - Answer-Proceeding through the intersection.
The exercise that might be substituted for the alley dock exercise in your jurisdiction is the: - Answer-
Apparatus station parking maneuver.
You could be penalized for all of the following during the serpentine exercise EXCEPT: - Answer-
Activating the wrong turn signal
During a functional test of the brake systems, the apparatus should: - Answer-Brake evenly, without
pulling to one side or the other
When performing a walk-around inspection, the driver/operator: - Answer-Starts at the drivers door
and inspects components in a counter clockwise rotation
An aerial apparatus may have a steering system problems if the steering wheel can be rotated(without
moving the front tires) more than: - Answer-10 degrees
Portable lights mounted on aerial apparatus range from - Answer-300-1000 watts
Identify TWO systems specially designed to ensure the safety of the responders at the tip of the aerial
device. - Answer-Breathing air system, communication system
Which type of pre-piped waterway system can be found on most new aerial ladders? - Answer-
Telescoping waterway
Identify the action you would perform when entering, exiting, or changing lanes on a limited access
highway. - Answer-Check your side and rear view mirrors.
When stopping an aerial apparatus, always remember to take into account the : - Answer-All of the
above. (Weight of apparatus, driving conditions, condition of tires/brakes)
When driving or "cruising" in an aerial apparatus, you should: - Answer-Be careful not to over-throttle,
which may result in lugging
All of the following are steps that should be taken when making a right turn during a road test EXCEPT: -
Answer-Checking the rear view mirror
The side view mirrors on an aerial apparatus are used to: - Answer-Identify obstacles on the sides and
rear of the aerial apparatus
When backing an aerial apparatus, all of the following placements of spotters are correct EXCEPT: -
Answer-Two spotters in front of the aerial apparatus
When driving an aerial apparatus through an area with a restricted horizontal and vertical clearance, you
should: - Answer-Be able to judge the distance between the wheels of the aerial apparatus and any
object.
, When maneuvering an aerial apparatus around obstructions in the roadway, do all of the following
EXCEPT: - Answer-Only approach these obstructions from the left side of the apparatus.
While passing through an intersection with a red stop light during the road test, you might be penalized
for: - Answer-Proceeding through the intersection.
The exercise that might be substituted for the alley dock exercise in your jurisdiction is the: - Answer-
Apparatus station parking maneuver.
You could be penalized for all of the following during the serpentine exercise EXCEPT: - Answer-
Activating the wrong turn signal
During a functional test of the brake systems, the apparatus should: - Answer-Brake evenly, without
pulling to one side or the other
When performing a walk-around inspection, the driver/operator: - Answer-Starts at the drivers door
and inspects components in a counter clockwise rotation
An aerial apparatus may have a steering system problems if the steering wheel can be rotated(without
moving the front tires) more than: - Answer-10 degrees
Portable lights mounted on aerial apparatus range from - Answer-300-1000 watts
Identify TWO systems specially designed to ensure the safety of the responders at the tip of the aerial
device. - Answer-Breathing air system, communication system
Which type of pre-piped waterway system can be found on most new aerial ladders? - Answer-
Telescoping waterway
