Aquatic Facility Operator Exam Questions and Answers
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What is NOT one of the AFO's primary responsibilities? - Teaching Lessons
What should you do every day as a part of your AFO safety duty program? - Facility
Inspection
How many gallons of water is in one cubic ft? - approximately 7.5
When do you body feeding (DE) ? - during the filter cycle
What is oxidation? - a chemical process that destroys organic compounds in the pool water
What is disinfection? - the chemical process that kills or deactivates pathogens
What does oxidation do? - destroys organics
What does sanitation do? - destroys bacteria
What does poor oxidation result in? - cloudy turbid water
What is the desirable chlorine compound? - HOCl
Why is HOCl the desirable chlorine compound? - because it oxidizes AND sanitizes
When is HOCl produced? - Upon gas chlorine, sodium hypochlorite (bleach) or calcium
hypochlorite being added to water
Updated Solution
What is NOT one of the AFO's primary responsibilities? - Teaching Lessons
What should you do every day as a part of your AFO safety duty program? - Facility
Inspection
How many gallons of water is in one cubic ft? - approximately 7.5
When do you body feeding (DE) ? - during the filter cycle
What is oxidation? - a chemical process that destroys organic compounds in the pool water
What is disinfection? - the chemical process that kills or deactivates pathogens
What does oxidation do? - destroys organics
What does sanitation do? - destroys bacteria
What does poor oxidation result in? - cloudy turbid water
What is the desirable chlorine compound? - HOCl
Why is HOCl the desirable chlorine compound? - because it oxidizes AND sanitizes
When is HOCl produced? - Upon gas chlorine, sodium hypochlorite (bleach) or calcium
hypochlorite being added to water
