STCW - Basic Firefighting ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the least expensive form of fire protection? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fire
prevention
List three common causes of shipboard fires - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Smoking
2. Spontaneous combustion
3. Galley operations
Most galley fires are caused by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - poor housekeeping
and carelessness
From a fire prevention standpoint, good housekeeping means __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - a place for everything and everything in its place
Storage batteries are potential sources of ignition during charging because they emit
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER - hydrogen
Any operation that requires heat to do a job or generates heat during the job is known as
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER - hot work
How long after the completion of a welding/torch operation should the fire watch conduct a final
inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 minutes OR cool to touch
Who implements a vessel's fire and life safety program? - CORRECT ANSWER - All
hands
A list of crew members' positions and assigned locations is known as the __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - station bill
, What are the four parts to the fire tetrahedron? - CORRECT 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Law of Heat Flow
The transfer of heat from one body to another body by direct contact is known as __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - conduction
A hand held a few inches above a flame feels the heat by __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - convection
A hand held a few inches to the side of a flame feels the heat by __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - radiation
Flaming combustion cannot be supported below what oxygen concentrations? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15%
Combustion cannot be support below what oxygen concentrations? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3%
Temperature at which a material gives off enough vapors to momentarily flash when exposed to
an ignition source is called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - flash point
The minimum and maximum percentage's of a substance in air that burns once it is ignited is
known as __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - flammable limits/range
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the least expensive form of fire protection? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fire
prevention
List three common causes of shipboard fires - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Smoking
2. Spontaneous combustion
3. Galley operations
Most galley fires are caused by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - poor housekeeping
and carelessness
From a fire prevention standpoint, good housekeeping means __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - a place for everything and everything in its place
Storage batteries are potential sources of ignition during charging because they emit
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER - hydrogen
Any operation that requires heat to do a job or generates heat during the job is known as
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER - hot work
How long after the completion of a welding/torch operation should the fire watch conduct a final
inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 minutes OR cool to touch
Who implements a vessel's fire and life safety program? - CORRECT ANSWER - All
hands
A list of crew members' positions and assigned locations is known as the __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - station bill
, What are the four parts to the fire tetrahedron? - CORRECT 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Law of Heat Flow
The transfer of heat from one body to another body by direct contact is known as __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - conduction
A hand held a few inches above a flame feels the heat by __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - convection
A hand held a few inches to the side of a flame feels the heat by __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - radiation
Flaming combustion cannot be supported below what oxygen concentrations? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15%
Combustion cannot be support below what oxygen concentrations? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3%
Temperature at which a material gives off enough vapors to momentarily flash when exposed to
an ignition source is called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - flash point
The minimum and maximum percentage's of a substance in air that burns once it is ignited is
known as __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - flammable limits/range
