STCW TRAINING BASIC FIREFIGHTING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

STCW TRAINING BASIC FIREFIGHTING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the 3 kinds of fire detection systems? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Detectors

2. Receivers

3 Indicators



Detectors talk to receivers, which talks to indicators.



Receivers and indicators are not typically found in homes.



What are 3 kinds of fire detectors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Smoke

2. Heat

3. Flame



What are 3 types of smoke detectors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Protoelectric Cell - Particles of smoke
break a beam of light

2. Ionization Chamber - Radioactive isotope reacts with smoke particles

3. Combination - photoelectric cell/ionization chamber



What are the 2 kinds of heat detectors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Fixed temperature: Temperature is
at a predetermined level.

- These are usually found in coolers or engine rooms where the temperature stays the same



2. Rate-of-Rise: measures a rapid increase in temperature



How does a flame detector work? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅By detecting the flames UV light



What are 8 kinds of fire extinguishing agents? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Water

2. Steam

3. Foam

, 4. CO2

5. Dry Chemical

6. Dry Powder

7. Halon

8. Wet chemical



What are the two kinds of dry chemicals? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ordinary: Used to put out class B and
C fires



Multi-purpose: Used to put out A, B, and C fires



What is a class A fire? What extinguishing agents put out a class A fire? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Common Combustibles (wood, paper, trash, cloth)



Extinguishing Agents:

1. Water

2. Dry Chemical ABC

3. Wet Chemical

4. Steam



What is a class B fire? What extinguishing agents are used to put out Class B fires? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Combustible liquids, gasses or petroleum grease. (Gasoline, diesel fuel)



1. Foam

2. CO2

3. Dry Chemical ABC

4. Dry Chemical BC

5. Halon or Halon Alternatives

6. Steam