STCW BASIC TRAINING EXAM #1
Whatooareootheooconditionsooneededooforooaoofireootooooccur?oo-ooans--
fueloo(materialoothatooactsooasooaoofuel)
sourcesooofooignitionoo(chemical,oobiological,oooroophysical)
oxygen
Whatooareootheoocomponentsooofootheoofireootetrahedron?oo-ooans--
heat,oofuel,oooxygen,oochainooreaction
Howoodoooyouoostopooaoofire?oo-ooans--
Removeooanyooofootheoocomponentsooofootheoofireootetrahedronoo(i.e.ooremoveoofuel,ooox
ygen,ooheat,oooroointerruptootheoochemicalooreaction)
Oxygenoo-ooans---21%ooambientooair
-robustooflamingoocombustionoodownootooo15-16%
-surfaceoocombustionoo(smoldering)oodownootoooaboutoo11%
-lossooofooconsciousnessooinooatmospheresoowithoo12%oooroolessoooxygen
Heatoo-ooans--anythingoothatooproducesootheoorequiredootemperatureooforooignition
-sun
-openooflame
-chemicalooreaction
-sparks
-friction
Fueloo-ooans---onlyoovaporsooburn
-liquidsooandoosolidsoomustoofirstoobeoovaporized
-tendencyooofooaoosubstanceootooovaporizeooisooanooindicationooofooitsooabilityootoooburn
-liquidsoovaporizeoomoreooreadilyoothanoosolids
Chainooreactionoo-ooans---
youoocanoohaveoooxygen,ooheat,ooandoofuelooinootheoosameooplaceooandoostilloonotoohaveo
oaoofire
-
fuelooandoooxygenoorelationshipoomustoobeoobalancedoo(i.e.ooinootheooflammableoorange)o
o
-heatoomustoobeoosufficientootooobringoofuelootoooitsooignition
, Whatooisooaooflashoopointoo(ofooaooliquid)?oo-ooans---
theoolowerootempoothatooaooliquidoocanoogiveoooffoosufficientoogasootoooformooaooflammabl
eoogasoomixtureoonearootheoosurfaceooofooaooliquid
-lowestootempooatoowhichooweoocanoohaveoofire
-
fireooflashesooacrossoosurfaceoogivenoosufficientoooxygenooandooanooexternaloosourceooof
ooignition
WhatooisooaooFireoopoint?oo-ooans---
justooaboveootheooflashoopoint,ooliquidoogivesoooffooflammableoovaporsoorapidlyooenoughoo
tooosupportoocontinuousoocombustion
Whatooisooignitionootemperature?oo-ooans---substanceoostartsootoooburn
-heatoofromooexternalooheatoosourceoo
-auto-ignitio,oonoooexternaloosourceooofooignitionooneeded
Whatooisooautoooignition?oo-ooans--
vaporoogeneratedooignitesoowithoutooanyoooutsideooignitionoosource
Whatooisoovaporization?oo-ooans--rateooincreasesoowithootemperature
Whatooisoospontaneousoocombustion?oo-ooans--
heatooisoogeneratedoobyooaoochemicalooactionoowithinooaoosubstanceooandoothisoocontinue
soountilooyouoohaveooignitionoo(usuallyoobeginsoowithoooxidationooandoocombinesoooxygen
ooandoogivesoooffooenergyooinootheooformooofooheat)
Whatooisoolowerooflammableoolimit?oo-ooans--
theooleastooconcentrationooofooflammableoovaporsooinooairoothatoowillooburn
Whatooisooupperooflammableoolimitoo-ooans--
theoogreatestooconcentrationooofooflammableoovaporsooinootheooairoothatoowillooburn
Whatooareootheooresultsooofoocombustion?oo-ooans--smoke,ooflame,ooheat,ooandoogases
_____________ooisootheooresultooofooincompleteoocombustionoo-ooans--smoke
Whiteoooroolightoogreyooindicatesoo____________ooburningoo-ooans--free
Blackoooroodarkoogreyooindicatesooaoo______oofireooorooaoo_________ooofoooxygenoo-
ooans--hot,oolack
Howooisooflameooproduced?oo-ooans--
resultooofooconversationooofootheoofuelootoooaoostateooofooblazingoocombustion
Howooisooheatoogenerated?oo-ooans--rapidoooxidationooofootheoomaterial
Whatooareootheooconditionsooneededooforooaoofireootooooccur?oo-ooans--
fueloo(materialoothatooactsooasooaoofuel)
sourcesooofooignitionoo(chemical,oobiological,oooroophysical)
oxygen
Whatooareootheoocomponentsooofootheoofireootetrahedron?oo-ooans--
heat,oofuel,oooxygen,oochainooreaction
Howoodoooyouoostopooaoofire?oo-ooans--
Removeooanyooofootheoocomponentsooofootheoofireootetrahedronoo(i.e.ooremoveoofuel,ooox
ygen,ooheat,oooroointerruptootheoochemicalooreaction)
Oxygenoo-ooans---21%ooambientooair
-robustooflamingoocombustionoodownootooo15-16%
-surfaceoocombustionoo(smoldering)oodownootoooaboutoo11%
-lossooofooconsciousnessooinooatmospheresoowithoo12%oooroolessoooxygen
Heatoo-ooans--anythingoothatooproducesootheoorequiredootemperatureooforooignition
-sun
-openooflame
-chemicalooreaction
-sparks
-friction
Fueloo-ooans---onlyoovaporsooburn
-liquidsooandoosolidsoomustoofirstoobeoovaporized
-tendencyooofooaoosubstanceootooovaporizeooisooanooindicationooofooitsooabilityootoooburn
-liquidsoovaporizeoomoreooreadilyoothanoosolids
Chainooreactionoo-ooans---
youoocanoohaveoooxygen,ooheat,ooandoofuelooinootheoosameooplaceooandoostilloonotoohaveo
oaoofire
-
fuelooandoooxygenoorelationshipoomustoobeoobalancedoo(i.e.ooinootheooflammableoorange)o
o
-heatoomustoobeoosufficientootooobringoofuelootoooitsooignition
, Whatooisooaooflashoopointoo(ofooaooliquid)?oo-ooans---
theoolowerootempoothatooaooliquidoocanoogiveoooffoosufficientoogasootoooformooaooflammabl
eoogasoomixtureoonearootheoosurfaceooofooaooliquid
-lowestootempooatoowhichooweoocanoohaveoofire
-
fireooflashesooacrossoosurfaceoogivenoosufficientoooxygenooandooanooexternaloosourceooof
ooignition
WhatooisooaooFireoopoint?oo-ooans---
justooaboveootheooflashoopoint,ooliquidoogivesoooffooflammableoovaporsoorapidlyooenoughoo
tooosupportoocontinuousoocombustion
Whatooisooignitionootemperature?oo-ooans---substanceoostartsootoooburn
-heatoofromooexternalooheatoosourceoo
-auto-ignitio,oonoooexternaloosourceooofooignitionooneeded
Whatooisooautoooignition?oo-ooans--
vaporoogeneratedooignitesoowithoutooanyoooutsideooignitionoosource
Whatooisoovaporization?oo-ooans--rateooincreasesoowithootemperature
Whatooisoospontaneousoocombustion?oo-ooans--
heatooisoogeneratedoobyooaoochemicalooactionoowithinooaoosubstanceooandoothisoocontinue
soountilooyouoohaveooignitionoo(usuallyoobeginsoowithoooxidationooandoocombinesoooxygen
ooandoogivesoooffooenergyooinootheooformooofooheat)
Whatooisoolowerooflammableoolimit?oo-ooans--
theooleastooconcentrationooofooflammableoovaporsooinooairoothatoowillooburn
Whatooisooupperooflammableoolimitoo-ooans--
theoogreatestooconcentrationooofooflammableoovaporsooinootheooairoothatoowillooburn
Whatooareootheooresultsooofoocombustion?oo-ooans--smoke,ooflame,ooheat,ooandoogases
_____________ooisootheooresultooofooincompleteoocombustionoo-ooans--smoke
Whiteoooroolightoogreyooindicatesoo____________ooburningoo-ooans--free
Blackoooroodarkoogreyooindicatesooaoo______oofireooorooaoo_________ooofoooxygenoo-
ooans--hot,oolack
Howooisooflameooproduced?oo-ooans--
resultooofooconversationooofootheoofuelootoooaoostateooofooblazingoocombustion
Howooisooheatoogenerated?oo-ooans--rapidoooxidationooofootheoomaterial