PROFESSIONAL MARITIME OFFICER FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

PROFESSIONAL MARITIME OFFICER
FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
InManMemergency,MtheMelectro-
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AMpersonMwhoMobservesManMindividualMfallMoverboardMshouldMdoMwhichMofMtheMfollowing?M-
McorrectManswer-callMforMhelpMandMkeepMtheMindividualMinMsight




OneMofMyourMcrewMmembersMfallsMoverboardMfromMtheMstarboardMside.MYouMshouldMIMMEDIATELYM____
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AMcrewMmemberMhasMjustMfallenMoverboardMoffMyourMportMside.MWhichMactionMshouldMyouMtake?M-
McorrectManswer-ImmediatelyMputMtheMrudderMoverMhardMleft




TheMAndersonMturnM(akaM"DestroyerMTurn")MmethodMofMreturningMtoMaMmanMoverboardMshouldMbeMusedM
ONLYMif__________.M-McorrectManswer-theMvesselMisMlessMmaneuverable



FiresMareMgroupedMintoMwhatMcategories?M-McorrectManswer-ClassesMA,MB,MC,MandMD



BurningMwoodMisMwhichMclassMofMfire?M-McorrectManswer-A



TheMextinguishingMagentMmostMeffectiveMforMcombatingMwoodMfiresMisM__________.M-McorrectManswer-
water



YouMareMfightingMaMclassM"B"MfireMwithMaMportableMdryMchemicalMextinguisher.MTheMdischargeMshouldMbeM
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YouMareMtryingMtoMrescueMsurvivorsMfromMaMwreckedMvesselMonMfire.MYouMshouldMapproachM__________.M
-McorrectManswer-toMwindwardMofMtheMwreckedMvessel

, YouMareMfightingMaMfireMinMtheMelectricalMswitchboardMinMtheMengineMroomMofManMinspectedMpassengerMv
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useMaMportableMCO2Mextinguisher



WhatMisMrequiredMinMadditionMtoMtheMheat,Mfuel,MandMoxygenMofMtheMfireMtriangleMtoMhaveMaMfire?M-
McorrectManswer-ChainMReaction




IfMyouMhaveMaMfireMinMtheMengineMroom,MyourMFIRSTMactMshouldMbeMtoM__________.M-McorrectManswer-
secureMtheMfuelMsupplyMandMventilationMtoMtheMengineMroom



OilyMragsMstoredMinMaMpileMthatMisMopenMtoMtheMatmosphereMareMaMhazardMbecauseMtheyMmayM_________
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YouMareMreleasingMcarbonMdioxideMgasM(CO2)MintoManMengineMcompartmentMtoMextinguishMaMfire.MTheMCO
2MwillMbeMmostMeffectiveMifMtheM__________.M-McorrectManswer-compartmentMisMclosedMandMairtight



WhichMtypeMofMfireMextinguishersMareMpermittedMonMinspectedMvessels?M(smallMpassengerMvesselMregulati
ons)M-McorrectManswer-AllMofMtheMBelow

FoamM(AFFF)

DryMChemicalM(PKP)

CarbonMDioxideM(CO2)



YouMareMfightingMaMfireMinMtheMelectricalMswitchboardMinMtheMengineMroom.MYouMshouldMsecureMtheMpow
er,MthenM__________.M-McorrectManswer-useMaMportableMCO2Mextinguisher



AnMimportantMstepMinMfightingManyMelectricalMfireMisMtoM__________.M-McorrectManswer-de-
energizeMtheMcircuit



WhatMisManMadvantageMofMwaterMfogMorMwaterMsprayMoverMaMstraightMstreamMofMwaterMinMfightingManMoilM
fire?M-McorrectManswer-ItMhasMaMsmotheringMaffectMonMtheMfire



WhatMisMmeantMbyMtheMtermM"overhaul"MinMfirefighting?M-McorrectManswer-
BreakMupMsolidMobjectsMtoMensureMthatManyMdeepMseatedMfiresMareMextingiushed