ASHA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY
CBD, Belapur, Navi-Mumbai
(RFPFF) Question Paper Set: 1
Batch No._______________ Total Marks – 30
Name _______________ TIME ALLOWED – 30 Minutes Pass Marks – 15
NOTE: Attempt ALL Questions, Each Question Carries 01Marks
1. A carbon dioxide fire extinguisher is
required to be recharged if the weight loss replacing the propellant cartridge and
exceeds what percentage of the weight of refilling it with powder
the charge? (Small passenger vessel puncturing the cartridge seal after
regulations) installation
One percent
recharging the cartridge and refilling it with
Five percent powder
Seven percent
6. Multiple fire pumps may be used for
Ten percent other purposes provided that one pump is.
on line to the fire main
2. Fire hydrant valves on a crude oil tanker kept available for use on the fire main at all
shall be isolated from the crude oil washing times
system by capable of being connected to the fire main
spade blanks rated at or above 125 psi
face blanks
non-return valves 7. Fire hoses should always be stowed at
automatic closing valves the fire main in a manner which will allow
all sections to be quickly connected
3. How do you operate a portable CO2 fire the nozzle end to be run out to the fire
extinguisher? all sections to be quickly drained
Point the horn down. the nozzle and fittings to be easily and
Turn the cylinder upside-down. quickly inspected
Break the rupture disc.
Pull pin, squeeze grip. 8. What is the most vulnerable part of the
fire main system?
4. All portable fire extinguishers must be The fire pumps
capable of being Exposed hard piping
carried by hand to a fire The hydrant valves
carried or rolled to a fire The fire
recharged in the field
used on class HB" fires 9. In what location MUST a duplicate fire
control plan be located?
5. Recharging a previously used cartridge- Gangway
operated dry chemical fire extinguisher is Engine Room
accomplished by Crew Mess
Chief Mate's Office
authorized fire equipment servicing
personnel only 10. A vessel's fire control plan shall be.
posted every 150 feet along the most
continuous deck on the vessel, 15. Automatic fire dampers in ventilation
permanently posted for the guidance of systems are operated by use of.
ship's officers. heat or smoke detectors
given to each crew member in booklet C02 system pressure switches
form. remotely operated valves
translated into three languages: English, fusible links
French and Spanish
16. If passengers are on board when an
11. The muster list shows each rig hand's abandon ship drill is carried out, they
muster station, his duties during should.
abandonment, basic instructions, and. take part
All emergency signals watch
Instructions for lowering the survival craft go to their quarters
The time each weekly drill will be held stay out of the way and do what they want
work schedule
17. The locker or space containing the self-
12. Which of the following statements is contained breathing apparatus must be.
true concerning fire hose stations used in located in close proximity to the bridge
the engine room of a tanker or cargo equipped with battery powered emergency
vessel? lighting
It must be marked in red letters two inches marked "SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING
high APPARATUS"
National Standard fire hose coupling
threads shall be used having 9 threads per 18. Which type of extinguisher is hard to
inch for 2 1/2-inch hose and 7 1/2 threads recharge onboard?
per inch for 1 1/2-inch hose. A) CO2
In heavy weather, the hose may be B) DCP
removed C) FOAM
temporarily from the hydrant. D) WATER TYPE
13. A fireman's outfit carried onboard cargo 19. What is the duration of EEBD?
vessels, must have a. A) 05 mins
canister-type gas mask B) 8 mins
fresh-air breathing apparatus C) 12 mins
self-contained breathing apparatus D) 10 mins
combustible gas indicator
20. What action should be taken
14. The international shore connection. immediately after a fire has been
allows hook up of firefighting water from extinguished?
shore facilities A) They are liable to spontaneous
satisfies pollution prevention requirements combustion
allows emergency use of the fire main for B) They are not a hazard
de ballasting C) They are not a hazard unless ignited
permits discharge of waste oil to shore D) They generate their own oxygen when
facilities ignited and difficult to extinguish
C) Upon hearing the warning sound from
20. The main advantage of a positive SCBA
pressure breathing apparatus is D) None of the above
A) Wetting
B) Near to the entrance to the space 25. In portable fire extinguishers, PASS
) There is no such standard practice stands for
D) Under porthole or window A) Pass, Aim, Squeeze, SWEEP
B) Pass, Aim, Shut, Sit
21. There are two disadvantages to CO2 C) Pass, At, Sure, Speed
when used as a total flooding firefighting D) Pull, Aim, Sq
agent. One of them is extinguishing
concentration will not support human life 26. The color coding of portable
and extinguisher is
A) The lack of cooling effect on heated A) Signal Red
materials B) Blue
B) It breaks down under extreme heat to C) Black
form poisonous gases
C) It cannot be used in a dead ship situation 27. Automatic CO2 release system is for
without electrical power available to CO2 which space?
pump A) Accommodation
D) There is no effect on class A fire even in B) Main Deck
an enclosed space C) Engine Room
D) None of the above
22. 6) Foam tends to extinguish fire by
A) Chemically absorbing oxygen 28. In which language FIRE CONTROL PLAN
B) Smothering the burning material is written onboard?
C) Releasing large amount of CO2 A) French
D) None of the above B) English
C) Spanish
23. If restricted visibility encountered in an D) Any local language
accommodation fire, you would
A) Carry a torch 29. Class-A fire extinguisher is best used on?
B) Stand up straight to keep your head A) Solids
above the smoke B) Liquids
C) Use of a fan to blow the smoke and C) Gas
flames D) Metals
D) Rig lifelines to assist a retreat
30. What is the maximum weight of a
24. Firefighters should come back from the portable fire extinguisher?
area A) 16 Kg
A) After 10 mins of fire fighting B) 25 Kg
B) Upon instruction from other fire fighter C) 12 Kg
D)
23 Kg
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