The vessel is organized into how many departments - ANSWERthree (3)
What titles are the department heads ? - ANSWERChief Officer/Chief Mate, Chief
Engineer and Chief Steward
Who is in charge of safety, lifesaving, and fire fighting equipment, and the training of
the crew ? - ANSWERChief Officer/Chief Mate (second in command) under Master
(OIC)
Abandon Ship - ANSWERMore than 6-7 short blasts followed by 1 prolonged blast
on the ships whistle adn general alarm bells
Dismissal from Fire and Emergency - ANSWERThree (3) short blasts on the ships
whistle and the general alarm
Who gives the order to abandon ship ? - ANSWERMaster
What at times may determine which fire team serves as the primary attack team ? -
ANSWERLocation of fire
Fire and Emergency - ANSWERA continuous blast on the ships whistle and general
alarm bells for at least 10 seconds
What are the three important things we need to know to fight a fire ? -
ANSWERType, Location, Size
Fire is a chemical reaction between - ANSWERFuel and oxygen in air & heat
How much O2 is necessary for fire to occur ? - ANSWER16%
When Uninhibitgied Chain Reaction is added to oxygen, fuel and heat of a Fire
Triangle, what inew model is formed ? - ANSWERTetrahedron
What determines what extinguishing agent is needed to pu out a fire ? -
ANSWERType and Class
Name the Classes of fire and what is burning in each class - ANSWERA= Trash,
Paper, Wood
B= Petroleum liquids, petroleum gasses, greases and similar products.
C= Electrical
D= Combustible metals. These medals usually end in the letter "IUM"
K= Kitchen involving cooking oils
Name the different kinds of automatic alarm systems and give examples of them ? -
ANSWERPhoto electric cell- smoke particles break a beam of light