USCG FIRE FIGHTING UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Protecting the vessel can sometimes take priority over this procedure? - ✔✔Search
and Rescue
✔✔This method of fire attack directs the stream of water at the seat of the fire -
✔✔Direct
✔✔This method of fire attack directs the stream of water above the fire to generate
steam and cools the space - ✔✔indirect
✔✔The key indicator for choosing a method of fire attack is usually determined by
______ - ✔✔Stage of Fire
✔✔First thing you do before opening a door is what - ✔✔Check for heat
✔✔What are 3 things that should be done prior to opening a door that is hot to the
touch? - ✔✔Cool the door, open the hinge side, be positioned out of the path of travel
✔✔This is the process of searching for and extinguishing remaining fire after the main
body of fire has been extinguished - ✔✔overhaul
, ✔✔Why would you use ventilation during a fire? - ✔✔Removes heat smoke and gasses
and improves visibility
✔✔Dewatering procedures should begin as soon as __________. - ✔✔You start
flowing water
✔✔In the event of a fire, when should lifesaving appliances be made ready? - ✔✔As
soon as possible
✔✔The largest and most important responsibility during fire emergencies on passenger
vessels is - ✔✔crowd control
✔✔Which types of fires are most often encountered in engine rooms/machinery
spaces? - ✔✔Class B, C
✔✔Stack fires are usually caused by - ✔✔excessive carbon buildup
✔✔When fighting a fire involving dangerous goods, what publication can be referred to
assist in the response action? - ✔✔ESG (Emergency Services Guide)
✔✔What are SDS - ✔✔Safety Data Sheets
✔✔This is the term used to describe the vessel's ability to return to an upright position
when heeled by an external force - ✔✔stability
✔✔An upward force perpendicular to the surface of the water and equal to the weight of
the water displaced - ✔✔Buoyancy
✔✔What is freeboard - ✔✔The height of a vessel's hull from the waterline to the main
deck
✔✔The tendency of a liquid to remain level in a compartment as a vessel inclines or
heels - ✔✔free surface effect
✔✔FSE of loose liquids anywhere in a vessel impairs the stability by decreasing the -
✔✔metacentric height
✔✔How often should crew measure liquids in all compartments, including void spaces
and cofferdams> - ✔✔Daily
✔✔How often is the ship's draft checked? How big are draft markings? How far apart
are the markings? - ✔✔Daily, 6", 6"
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Protecting the vessel can sometimes take priority over this procedure? - ✔✔Search
and Rescue
✔✔This method of fire attack directs the stream of water at the seat of the fire -
✔✔Direct
✔✔This method of fire attack directs the stream of water above the fire to generate
steam and cools the space - ✔✔indirect
✔✔The key indicator for choosing a method of fire attack is usually determined by
______ - ✔✔Stage of Fire
✔✔First thing you do before opening a door is what - ✔✔Check for heat
✔✔What are 3 things that should be done prior to opening a door that is hot to the
touch? - ✔✔Cool the door, open the hinge side, be positioned out of the path of travel
✔✔This is the process of searching for and extinguishing remaining fire after the main
body of fire has been extinguished - ✔✔overhaul
, ✔✔Why would you use ventilation during a fire? - ✔✔Removes heat smoke and gasses
and improves visibility
✔✔Dewatering procedures should begin as soon as __________. - ✔✔You start
flowing water
✔✔In the event of a fire, when should lifesaving appliances be made ready? - ✔✔As
soon as possible
✔✔The largest and most important responsibility during fire emergencies on passenger
vessels is - ✔✔crowd control
✔✔Which types of fires are most often encountered in engine rooms/machinery
spaces? - ✔✔Class B, C
✔✔Stack fires are usually caused by - ✔✔excessive carbon buildup
✔✔When fighting a fire involving dangerous goods, what publication can be referred to
assist in the response action? - ✔✔ESG (Emergency Services Guide)
✔✔What are SDS - ✔✔Safety Data Sheets
✔✔This is the term used to describe the vessel's ability to return to an upright position
when heeled by an external force - ✔✔stability
✔✔An upward force perpendicular to the surface of the water and equal to the weight of
the water displaced - ✔✔Buoyancy
✔✔What is freeboard - ✔✔The height of a vessel's hull from the waterline to the main
deck
✔✔The tendency of a liquid to remain level in a compartment as a vessel inclines or
heels - ✔✔free surface effect
✔✔FSE of loose liquids anywhere in a vessel impairs the stability by decreasing the -
✔✔metacentric height
✔✔How often should crew measure liquids in all compartments, including void spaces
and cofferdams> - ✔✔Daily
✔✔How often is the ship's draft checked? How big are draft markings? How far apart
are the markings? - ✔✔Daily, 6", 6"
