STCW - Basic Firefighting Exam
Questions and Verified Answers
What is the least expensive form of fire protection? - ANSWER ✔✔Fire
prevention
List three common causes of shipboard fires - ANSWER ✔✔1. Smoking
2. Spontaneous combustion
3. Galley operations
Most galley fires are caused by __________. - ANSWER ✔✔poor housekeeping
and carelessness
From a fire prevention standpoint, good housekeeping means __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔a place for everything and everything in its place
Storage batteries are potential sources of ignition during charging because they
emit __________. - ANSWER ✔✔hydrogen
Any operation that requires heat to do a job or generates heat during the job is
known as __________. - ANSWER ✔✔hot work
How long after the completion of a welding/torch operation should the fire
watch conduct a final inspection? - ANSWER ✔✔30 minutes OR cool to touch
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, Who implements a vessel's fire and life safety program? - ANSWER ✔✔All hands
A list of crew members' positions and assigned locations is known as the
__________. - ANSWER ✔✔station bill
What are the four parts to the fire tetrahedron? - ANSWER ✔✔1. Heat
2. Oxygen
3. Fuel
4. Chain Reaction
According to the __________, heat tends to flow from a hot substance to a cold
substance. - ANSWER ✔✔Law of Heat Flow
The transfer of heat from one body to another body by direct contact is known
as __________. - ANSWER ✔✔conduction
A hand held a few inches above a flame feels the heat by __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔convection
A hand held a few inches to the side of a flame feels the heat by __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔radiation
Flaming combustion cannot be supported below what oxygen concentrations? -
ANSWER ✔✔15%
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Questions and Verified Answers
What is the least expensive form of fire protection? - ANSWER ✔✔Fire
prevention
List three common causes of shipboard fires - ANSWER ✔✔1. Smoking
2. Spontaneous combustion
3. Galley operations
Most galley fires are caused by __________. - ANSWER ✔✔poor housekeeping
and carelessness
From a fire prevention standpoint, good housekeeping means __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔a place for everything and everything in its place
Storage batteries are potential sources of ignition during charging because they
emit __________. - ANSWER ✔✔hydrogen
Any operation that requires heat to do a job or generates heat during the job is
known as __________. - ANSWER ✔✔hot work
How long after the completion of a welding/torch operation should the fire
watch conduct a final inspection? - ANSWER ✔✔30 minutes OR cool to touch
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619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Who implements a vessel's fire and life safety program? - ANSWER ✔✔All hands
A list of crew members' positions and assigned locations is known as the
__________. - ANSWER ✔✔station bill
What are the four parts to the fire tetrahedron? - ANSWER ✔✔1. Heat
2. Oxygen
3. Fuel
4. Chain Reaction
According to the __________, heat tends to flow from a hot substance to a cold
substance. - ANSWER ✔✔Law of Heat Flow
The transfer of heat from one body to another body by direct contact is known
as __________. - ANSWER ✔✔conduction
A hand held a few inches above a flame feels the heat by __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔convection
A hand held a few inches to the side of a flame feels the heat by __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔radiation
Flaming combustion cannot be supported below what oxygen concentrations? -
ANSWER ✔✔15%
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