STCW BASIC TRAINING UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What are the results of combustion? - ✔✔smoke, flame, heat, and gases
✔✔_____________ is the result of incomplete combustion - ✔✔smoke
✔✔White or light grey indicates ____________ burning - ✔✔free
✔✔Black or dark grey indicates a ______ fire or a _________ of oxygen - ✔✔hot, lack
✔✔How is flame produced? - ✔✔result of conversation of the fuel to a state of blazing
combustion
✔✔How is heat generated? - ✔✔rapid oxidation of the material
✔✔How are gases produced? - ✔✔result of combustion, may or may not be toxic
✔✔What are the characteristics of the incipient stage of a fire? - ✔✔-cool
-good combustion
-little smoke
-good visability
-easy to breath
-radiative feedback
✔✔What are the characteristics of the freeborn stage? - ✔✔-hot
-poor combustion
-dense smoke
-poor visibility
-can't breath
✔✔What are examples of a Class A fire? - ✔✔wood, paper, rubber, plastic
✔✔What is a Class A fire? - ✔✔Common Combustable
✔✔What are example of a Class B fire? - ✔✔Liquids, Greases, Gases, gasoline,
kerosene, oil
✔✔What is a Class B fire? - ✔✔Flammable and Combustable Liquids
✔✔What is an example of a Class C fire? - ✔✔Live electrial equipment, energized
equipment, electrical appliances, computers
✔✔What is a Class C fire? - ✔✔Electrical fire
, ✔✔What are examples of a Class D fire? - ✔✔Aluminum, Magnesium, Titanium,
Sodium, Potassium, Lithium, Zinc, Calcium
✔✔What is a Class D fire? - ✔✔Combustable metals
✔✔What is a Class K fire? - ✔✔Galley or Kitchen fire
✔✔How does the spread of fire occur? - ✔✔result of equalization in temperature
between fire and surrounding areas via conduction, radiation, and convection
✔✔What is Conduction? - ✔✔heat through a solid (bulkhead and deck)
✔✔What is Radiation? - ✔✔heat transfer by electro-magnetic or radiant energy
propagation (heat traveling in straight lines)
✔✔What is Convention? - ✔✔heat transfer by fluid motion (carries heated air, gases,
and smoke through the ship)
✔✔What extinguisher is used to fight off a Class A fire? - ✔✔Water, ABC Dry Chemical,
Foam
✔✔What extinguisher is used to fight off a Class B fire? - ✔✔Dry Chemical, Foam, Co2
✔✔What extinguisher is used to fight off a Class C fire? - ✔✔Dry Chemical, CO2, Halon
and Some Halon Replacements
✔✔What extinguisher is used to fight off a Class D fire? - ✔✔Dry chemical
✔✔What extinguisher is used to fight off a Class K fire? - ✔✔Wet Chemical
✔✔What is a pressurized water extinguisher used for? - ✔✔-class "A' fire only
-can be started and stopped as necessay
-extinguishes by cooling burning material below the ignition point
✔✔What is a carbon dioxide extinguisher used for? - ✔✔-class "B" or "C" fire
-has no pressure gauge
-extinguishes by smothering burning materials
-effectiveness decreases as temperature of burning material increases
✔✔What is a foam extinguisher used for? - ✔✔-prevents re-ignititon of fires
-exceptional penetrating ability for class "A" fires
-liquid based- no powder or gas
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What are the results of combustion? - ✔✔smoke, flame, heat, and gases
✔✔_____________ is the result of incomplete combustion - ✔✔smoke
✔✔White or light grey indicates ____________ burning - ✔✔free
✔✔Black or dark grey indicates a ______ fire or a _________ of oxygen - ✔✔hot, lack
✔✔How is flame produced? - ✔✔result of conversation of the fuel to a state of blazing
combustion
✔✔How is heat generated? - ✔✔rapid oxidation of the material
✔✔How are gases produced? - ✔✔result of combustion, may or may not be toxic
✔✔What are the characteristics of the incipient stage of a fire? - ✔✔-cool
-good combustion
-little smoke
-good visability
-easy to breath
-radiative feedback
✔✔What are the characteristics of the freeborn stage? - ✔✔-hot
-poor combustion
-dense smoke
-poor visibility
-can't breath
✔✔What are examples of a Class A fire? - ✔✔wood, paper, rubber, plastic
✔✔What is a Class A fire? - ✔✔Common Combustable
✔✔What are example of a Class B fire? - ✔✔Liquids, Greases, Gases, gasoline,
kerosene, oil
✔✔What is a Class B fire? - ✔✔Flammable and Combustable Liquids
✔✔What is an example of a Class C fire? - ✔✔Live electrial equipment, energized
equipment, electrical appliances, computers
✔✔What is a Class C fire? - ✔✔Electrical fire
, ✔✔What are examples of a Class D fire? - ✔✔Aluminum, Magnesium, Titanium,
Sodium, Potassium, Lithium, Zinc, Calcium
✔✔What is a Class D fire? - ✔✔Combustable metals
✔✔What is a Class K fire? - ✔✔Galley or Kitchen fire
✔✔How does the spread of fire occur? - ✔✔result of equalization in temperature
between fire and surrounding areas via conduction, radiation, and convection
✔✔What is Conduction? - ✔✔heat through a solid (bulkhead and deck)
✔✔What is Radiation? - ✔✔heat transfer by electro-magnetic or radiant energy
propagation (heat traveling in straight lines)
✔✔What is Convention? - ✔✔heat transfer by fluid motion (carries heated air, gases,
and smoke through the ship)
✔✔What extinguisher is used to fight off a Class A fire? - ✔✔Water, ABC Dry Chemical,
Foam
✔✔What extinguisher is used to fight off a Class B fire? - ✔✔Dry Chemical, Foam, Co2
✔✔What extinguisher is used to fight off a Class C fire? - ✔✔Dry Chemical, CO2, Halon
and Some Halon Replacements
✔✔What extinguisher is used to fight off a Class D fire? - ✔✔Dry chemical
✔✔What extinguisher is used to fight off a Class K fire? - ✔✔Wet Chemical
✔✔What is a pressurized water extinguisher used for? - ✔✔-class "A' fire only
-can be started and stopped as necessay
-extinguishes by cooling burning material below the ignition point
✔✔What is a carbon dioxide extinguisher used for? - ✔✔-class "B" or "C" fire
-has no pressure gauge
-extinguishes by smothering burning materials
-effectiveness decreases as temperature of burning material increases
✔✔What is a foam extinguisher used for? - ✔✔-prevents re-ignititon of fires
-exceptional penetrating ability for class "A" fires
-liquid based- no powder or gas
