REPFF - Refresher Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting Exit Exam Questions - Set 2

Question 1

Fire detector principle of operations could be based on

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D: All the above

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A: Bimetallic strip

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B: Fusible links

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C: Quartzite bulb

Question 2

You should always check closed doors for heat before opening them

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A: true

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B: false

Question 3

Fire of carbonaceous substances is known as

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B: Class A fire

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A: Class B Fire

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C: Class C fire

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D: Class D fire

Question 4

Fire blankets are used for

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A: Smothering of fire

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B: Cooling of fire

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C: Inhibition of fire

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D: Starvation of fire

Question 5

Designated exits must always be unlocked from both side

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A: true

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B: false

Question 6

The lowest temperature at which the heat from the combustion of a burning vapor is capable of producing sufficient vapor to sustain the reaction and to enable combustion to continue is called

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A: Fire Point

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B: Self-ignition temperature

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C: Flash Point

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D: None of the above

Question 7

What fixed fire fighting medium do we normally use in the engine room, pump room and other spaces?

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A: CO2 flooding system

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B: Portable Foam Fire Extingusher

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C: Portable Co2 Fire Extingusher

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D: None Of These

Question 8

Structural fire protection refers to the passive measures taken to

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C: Limit the risk and spread of fire

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A: Provide a vessel with a sprinkler system

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B: Provide a vessel with fire fighting equipment

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D: Limit the size of the engine room

Question 9

What quantity of reserve fuel is to be available for diesel driven fire pumps outside the main machinery space

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D: Sufficient amount for fifteen hours operation at full capacity

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A: 20 liters

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B: 40 liters

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C: sufficient amount for six hours operation at full capacity

Question 10

You are carrying out a search in a smoke-filled compartment wearing BA. At what stage should you start to make your way out of the compartment?

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D: wait until the BA set warning whistle sounds

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A: Regularly check your pressure gauge and note how much air you used to reach your work area. Start to return when you have this amount left plus a reasonable reserve

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B: Wait for the appropriate signal on your safety line as the personnel outside will be keeping a track of the time you have spent inside

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C: 15 minutes after starting to used the set as this leaves you with five minutes air left

Question 11

Watertight sliding steel doors used below the water line must be able to close in 45 seconds or less when the ship is in an upright condition

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B: false

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A: true

Question 12

What is the requirement for escape route opening

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A: Must be capable of opening from the direction for which escape is required

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B: Must be capable of opening in both directions

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C: Must be capable of opening from outside to inside

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D: Must not be opened without permission

Question 13

Extinguish the fire by

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D: All of the above

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A: Cooling the material

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B: Starving the fire

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C: Smothering the fire

Question 14

Fire can be caused onboard a vessel by

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D: Faulty electrical leads

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A: A high DC power supply

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B: Low batteries

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C: A low AC power supply

Question 15

If you are the first person to discover a fire, what should you do?

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D: Activate the fire alarm

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A: Leave the building immediately

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B: Head to your locker and get your personal items

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C: Pick up a fire extinguisher and tackle the fire

Question 16

Class B fire extinguishers are designed to be used on combustible metals

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B: false

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A: true

Question 17

Portable fire extinguishers are available only CO2 and foam

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B: false

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A: true

Question 18

For fighting fire on the deck of a tanker system used is _____

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A: Low expansion foam

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B: High expansion foam

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C: DCP

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D: CO2

Question 19

Class B fires are those fires that occur involving paper and wood

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B: false

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A: true

Question 20

A concentration of only ____ % will induce rapid unconsciousness

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B: 10%

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A: 1%

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C: 70%

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D: 0.33%

Question 21

Fire patrol should use their senses touch, smell and sight to identify fie

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A: TRUE

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B: FALSE

Question 22

Violent flames and heavy black smoke is typical of which sort of fire

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C: Fuel oil fire

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A: Woodfire

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B: Paper fire

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D: Electrical fire

Question 23

Oxygen powered resuscitator is driven by pressurized gas delivered by a regulator, and can be either automatic or manually controlled

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A: true

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B: false

Question 24

Fire is characterized by

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C: Heat

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A: Reduction

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B: Oxidation

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D: Corrosion

Question 25

Designated fire exists will always be marked with a green EXIT sign and will be lit from within to insure visibility

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A: true

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B: false

Question 26

In case of fire on the electrical motor first thing to do is

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C: Sound alarm, stop the motor and extinguish using CO2

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A: Call the electrician

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B: Extinguish fire by water spray

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D: Extinguish using a foam extinguisher

Question 27

The Continuous burning of Fire is represented in fire tetrahedron by addition of

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B: Chain reaction

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A: Chain supply

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C: Chain inhibition

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D: Chain prevention

Question 28

A fire is said to be under control when

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B: No smoke is seen

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A: It stops spreading

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C: When the temperature of side wall remains cool and steady

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D: Flame is knocked off

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