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Basic Firefighting Exam #1 Questions and
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Graded
fire and emergency
Ans: continuous ringing of the ships whistle and general alarm
for no less than 10 seconds
abandon ship
Ans: More than 6 short blasts followed by 1 long blast on the
ship's whistle and general alarm
man overboard
Ans: three long blast on ships whistle and general alarm
dismissal
Ans: Three short blasts on the ships whistle and general alarm
handling boats
Ans: Ship's whistle only:
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lower boats
Ans: One short blast on the ship's whistle
stop lowering boats
Ans: Two short blasts on the ship's whistle
recall and recover boats
Ans: One short blast, one long blast, and one short blast on the
ship's whistle
marine chemist
Ans: a bona-fide licensed and degreed chemist whose duty is
to make critical judgements, based on their findings, as to
whether or not specific hazardous work may be safely
accomplished onboard ship, i.e. welding, burning, hot work.
safe for personnel
Ans: oxygen (O2) at least 21% and toxic gases within
permissible limits
safe for hotwork
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Ans: explosive gas concentrations below 10%
Combustible Gas Indicator
Ans: formerly referred to as an "explosive-meter" ; it is a
portable device used to determine if a flammable atmosphere is
present, normally measured in percentage of lower explosive
level (LEL)
oxygen indicator
Ans: portable device that tests the atmosphere for oxygen
concentration in terms of percentage of oxygen - 21% oxygen
being required
multi-gas detector
Ans: one portable device that measures many different gases,
most commonly in a four-, five-, or six-gas designation
Class 1
Ans: Explosives
class 2
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Basic Firefighting Exam #1 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
fire and emergency
Ans: continuous ringing of the ships whistle and general alarm
for no less than 10 seconds
abandon ship
Ans: More than 6 short blasts followed by 1 long blast on the
ship's whistle and general alarm
man overboard
Ans: three long blast on ships whistle and general alarm
dismissal
Ans: Three short blasts on the ships whistle and general alarm
handling boats
Ans: Ship's whistle only:
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lower boats
Ans: One short blast on the ship's whistle
stop lowering boats
Ans: Two short blasts on the ship's whistle
recall and recover boats
Ans: One short blast, one long blast, and one short blast on the
ship's whistle
marine chemist
Ans: a bona-fide licensed and degreed chemist whose duty is
to make critical judgements, based on their findings, as to
whether or not specific hazardous work may be safely
accomplished onboard ship, i.e. welding, burning, hot work.
safe for personnel
Ans: oxygen (O2) at least 21% and toxic gases within
permissible limits
safe for hotwork
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Ans: explosive gas concentrations below 10%
Combustible Gas Indicator
Ans: formerly referred to as an "explosive-meter" ; it is a
portable device used to determine if a flammable atmosphere is
present, normally measured in percentage of lower explosive
level (LEL)
oxygen indicator
Ans: portable device that tests the atmosphere for oxygen
concentration in terms of percentage of oxygen - 21% oxygen
being required
multi-gas detector
Ans: one portable device that measures many different gases,
most commonly in a four-, five-, or six-gas designation
Class 1
Ans: Explosives
class 2
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
