FPFF exit exam questions and answers — Set 16 — Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting
Set 16 of the Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting (FPFF) exit exam bank — 30 of 656 questions, with the correct option marked and a one-line explanation for every one. Read it end to end, jump to a single set, or search it — then sit the same bank as a timed paper. The real DG Shipping exit exam is 30 marks with 15 to pass.
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Set 16 — 30 FPFF exit exam questions with answers
1. As per NFPA, a fire in the radio transmitter would be of what class?
- A. A
- B. B
- C. C
- D. D
2. The longer an oil fire is permitted to burn, the ____.
- A. Harder it is to extinguish
- B. Easier it is to extinguish
- C. Less chance there is of reignition
- D. Easier it is to control
3. Foam is effective in combating which of the listed classes of fire?
- A. Class A
- B. Class B
- C. Classes A and B
- D. Classes B and C
4. Which of the listed classes of fire would apply to a main switchboard fire, as per NFPA?
- A. Class "A"
- B. Class "B"
- C. Class "C"
- D. Class "D"
5. Why is carbon dioxide (CO2) better than dry chemical for fighting a Class "C" fire under NFPA?
- A. The dry chemical is a conductor.
- B. The dry chemical leaves a residue.
- C. CO2 will not dissipate in air.
- D. It takes smaller amounts of CO2 to cover the same area.
6. What is required in addition to the heat, fuel and oxygen of the fire triangle to have a fire?
- A. Electricity
- B. Chain reaction
- C. Pressure
- D. Smoke
7. Following an engine room bilge fire believed to be extinguished by the fixed CO2 system, the investigating team should re-enter the closed space ____.
- A. No sooner than 15 minutes after the fire is believed extinguished
- B. Via the lowest access door
- C. Via the lowest access door, equipped with SCBA, no sooner than 30 minutes after the fire is believed extinguished
- D. Via the highest access door, equipped with SCBA, one hour after the fire is believed extinguished
8. Which of the listed classes of fire can best be extinguished with water fog?
- A. Classes A and B
- B. Classes A and C
- C. Classes B and C
- D. Classes A, B and C
9. You have just extinguished an oil fire on the engine room floor plates with a 6.8 kg (15 lb) CO2 extinguisher. Which of the dangers listed should you be prepared for next?
- A. Complete lack of oxygen in the engine room
- B. Chemical reaction of the CO2 and oil forming carbonic acid
- C. Sudden stoppage of the main engine
- D. Rekindling of the fire
10. A galley grease fire would be classified as which class of fire?
- A. A
- B. B
- C. C
- D. D
11. Which of the following classes of fire would probably occur in the engine room bilges?
- A. Class A
- B. Class B
- C. Class C
- D. Class D
12. Halon is not used as a fire extinguishing medium nowadays because ____.
- A. It is not a good extinguishing agent
- B. It affects the human body
- C. It reacts with metals
- D. It is not environmentally friendly
13. What type of fire extinguisher would you use on a fire categorised as a Class F fire?
- A. Carbon dioxide extinguisher
- B. Water extinguisher
- C. Wet chemical extinguisher
- D. Dry powder extinguisher
14. Extinguishing a fire by removing the fuel element from it is called ____.
- A. Cooling the material
- B. Starving the fire
- C. Smothering the fire
- D. All of the above
15. When should a fire be ventilated?
- A. When attacking the fire directly
- B. When using a steam smothering system
- C. When using the fixed CO2 system
- D. When the space has been sealed to starve the fire of oxygen
16. Before a shipboard fire can be declared completely out, which of the following conditions must be established?
- A. The cause of the fire is known
- B. The fire area is safe for men to enter without breathing apparatus
- C. The fire area is cooled sufficiently that accidental skin burns will not occur
- D. All portable extinguishers used have been recharged
17. The designated smoking areas on board are specified in the ____.
- A. Company's manual
- B. SOLAS
- C. Red book
- D. IMDG Code
18. If the cargo emits flammable gases, what should you do?
- A. Make the hold airtight
- B. Ventilate the hold
- C. Put up a warning sign only
- D. Raise the hold temperature
19. The risk of fire and explosion in tankers is ____.
- A. Very low
- B. Negligible when carrying crude oil
- C. Very high
- D. The same as on general cargo ships
20. Many cargoes carried in chemical carriers are ____.
- A. Non-flammable
- B. Non-toxic
- C. Flammable
- D. Non-reactive
21. Tapioca is susceptible to ____ when damp.
- A. Liquefaction
- B. Self-heating and spontaneous combustion
- C. Emission of toxic gases
- D. Polymerisation
22. Ships carrying more than 36 passengers should maintain a ____.
- A. Fire drill every day
- B. Fire patrol system
- C. Fixed CO2 system in cabins
- D. Extinguisher in each cabin
23. The manual call point for the fire alarm is ____.
- A. Located near a fire detector
- B. Located near an exit
- C. Located near a fire extinguisher
- D. Located inside each cabin
24. How can the static charge of two paint drums be made equal?
- A. By pouring paint from one drum into the other
- B. By keeping both drums on the floor
- C. By placing one drum in contact with the other
- D. By wiping both drums with a dry cloth
25. A fire pump may be used for other purposes if ____.
- A. The other services are run off a reducing station with a pressure gauge
- B. One of the required pumps is kept available for use on the fire main at all times
- C. No relief valves are installed
- D. The fire pump capacity is doubled
26. A Class 2 watertight door is a ____.
- A. Hinged door
- B. Manually operated sliding door
- C. Power and manually operated sliding door
- D. Power-operated hinged door
27. Which type of fire blanket is no longer to be used?
- A. Wool
- B. Treated with flame-retardant fluid
- C. Asbestos
- D. Glass fibre
28. Additional safety measures for bulk carriers are given in ____.
- A. IMSBC Code
- B. BLU Code
- C. SOLAS Chapter XII
- D. MARPOL Annex V
29. When using foam, a Class B fire is extinguished by ____.
- A. Cooling the surface
- B. Removing the fuel
- C. Smothering the fire
- D. Inhibiting the chain reaction
30. When fighting a fire in an enclosed space, the hose team should crouch as low as possible to ____.
- A. Manoeuvre the hose more easily
- B. Obtain the best available air for breathing
- C. Allow the heat and steam to pass overhead
- D. Avoid being seen by the fire
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