STCW BASIC FIREFIGHTING
STCW Basic Firefighting Exam Questions
With 100% Correct Answers.
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%
Temperature at which a material gives off enough vapors to momentarily flash when exposed to
an ignition source is called __________. - ✔✔✔ - flash point
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STCW Basic Firefighting Exam Questions
With 100% Correct Answers.
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%
Temperature at which a material gives off enough vapors to momentarily flash when exposed to
an ignition source is called __________. - ✔✔✔ - flash point
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