STCW - Basic Firefighting Exam
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What is the least expensive form of fire protection? - ✔✔Fire prevention
List three common causes of shipboard fires - ✔✔1. Smoking
2. Spontaneous combustion
3. Galley operations
Most galley fires are caused by __________. - ✔✔poor housekeeping and
carelessness
From a fire prevention standpoint, good housekeeping means __________.
- ✔✔a place for everything and everything in its place
Storage batteries are potential sources of ignition during charging because
they emit __________. - ✔✔hydrogen
Any operation that requires heat to do a job or generates heat during the
job is known as __________. - ✔✔hot work
How long after the completion of a welding/torch operation should the fire
watch conduct a final inspection? - ✔✔30 minutes OR cool to touch
Who implements a vessel's fire and life safety program? - ✔✔All hands
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, A list of crew members' positions and assigned locations is known as the
__________. - ✔✔station bill
What are the four parts to the fire tetrahedron? - ✔✔1. Heat
2. Oxygen
3. Fuel
4. Chain Reaction
According to the __________, heat tends to flow from a hot substance to a
cold substance. - ✔✔Law of Heat Flow
The transfer of heat from one body to another body by direct contact is
known as __________. - ✔✔conduction
A hand held a few inches above a flame feels the heat by __________. -
✔✔convection
A hand held a few inches to the side of a flame feels the heat by
__________. - ✔✔radiation
Flaming combustion cannot be supported below what oxygen
concentrations? - ✔✔15%
Combustion cannot be support below what oxygen concentrations? -
✔✔3%
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Questions and Answers 100% Solved
What is the least expensive form of fire protection? - ✔✔Fire prevention
List three common causes of shipboard fires - ✔✔1. Smoking
2. Spontaneous combustion
3. Galley operations
Most galley fires are caused by __________. - ✔✔poor housekeeping and
carelessness
From a fire prevention standpoint, good housekeeping means __________.
- ✔✔a place for everything and everything in its place
Storage batteries are potential sources of ignition during charging because
they emit __________. - ✔✔hydrogen
Any operation that requires heat to do a job or generates heat during the
job is known as __________. - ✔✔hot work
How long after the completion of a welding/torch operation should the fire
watch conduct a final inspection? - ✔✔30 minutes OR cool to touch
Who implements a vessel's fire and life safety program? - ✔✔All hands
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, A list of crew members' positions and assigned locations is known as the
__________. - ✔✔station bill
What are the four parts to the fire tetrahedron? - ✔✔1. Heat
2. Oxygen
3. Fuel
4. Chain Reaction
According to the __________, heat tends to flow from a hot substance to a
cold substance. - ✔✔Law of Heat Flow
The transfer of heat from one body to another body by direct contact is
known as __________. - ✔✔conduction
A hand held a few inches above a flame feels the heat by __________. -
✔✔convection
A hand held a few inches to the side of a flame feels the heat by
__________. - ✔✔radiation
Flaming combustion cannot be supported below what oxygen
concentrations? - ✔✔15%
Combustion cannot be support below what oxygen concentrations? -
✔✔3%
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
