FPFF exit exam questions and answers — Set 17 — Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting
Set 17 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 17 — 30 FPFF exit exam questions with answers
1. What is the full form of LFL?
- A. Lower fire limit
- B. Lower flexi limit
- C. Lower flammable limit
- D. Lower fuel level
2. Isolating valves are fitted to separate the section of the fire main within the ____ from the rest of the system.
- A. Machinery space
- B. Accommodation space
- C. Deck space
- D. Cargo holds
3. The control station of the fixed fire-fighting system for the cargo area of a chemical tanker should be located ____.
- A. Near the cargo area
- B. Outside the cargo area
- C. Inside the cargo area
- D. In the cargo pump room
4. If heat is felt on the deck over a cargo hold, what should be done?
- A. Cool it with water
- B. Abandon ship
- C. Cool it with a foam extinguisher
- D. Open the hatch to inspect
5. The oxidation process creates ____.
- A. Cooling
- B. Inert gas
- C. Heat
- D. Electricity
6. In an automatic sprinkler system, the drop in pressure tank pressure triggers an automatic pressure relay that starts the ____.
- A. Fresh water pump
- B. Sea water pump
- C. Air compressor
- D. Bilge pump
7. Where would you look to find out what your duties are during a fire?
- A. Ship's articles
- B. Certificate of inspection
- C. Muster list
- D. Oil record book
8. Besides general arrangement plans, what other medium may be used to provide fire control details to officers during fires and emergencies?
- A. Microfilm
- B. Blueprint
- C. Booklet form
- D. Video recording
9. Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is also known as ____.
- A. Chemical foam
- B. High-expansion foam
- C. Mechanical foam
- D. Wet chemical agent
10. Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), commonly known as 'light water', is especially suitable for fighting ____.
- A. Oil fires in the engine room bilges
- B. Class C fires in paint lockers
- C. Any Class D fire
- D. Electrical switchboard fires
11. An advantage of a dry chemical extinguisher over a carbon dioxide extinguisher is its ____.
- A. Greater range
- B. Cooling ability
- C. Cleanliness
- D. Ability to leave no residue
12. The most important tool for fire prevention is ____.
- A. Cleaning and good housekeeping
- B. Cleaning bilge pump strainers
- C. Knowledge of colour-coded manuals
- D. Carrying extra extinguishers
13. Dry powder extinguishers containing a mixture of graphite and sodium chloride as the extinguishing agent are generally used to fight which type of fire?
- A. Class A
- B. Class B
- C. Class C
- D. Class D
14. Which of the listed fire extinguishers is recommended for use on an electrical switchboard fire?
- A. CO2
- B. ABC dry chemical
- C. CO2-propelled foam
- D. Water spray
15. Where is the emergency fire pump located?
- A. In the main engine room alongside the main fire pumps
- B. In a space separate from that containing the main fire pumps
- C. In the accommodation pantry
- D. On the navigation bridge
16. Which statement correctly describes 'A' class divisions?
- A. Made of combustible material with insulation, preventing flame for 15 minutes
- B. Made of steel or equivalent, suitably stiffened, preventing passage of smoke and flame to the end of the one-hour standard fire test
- C. Made of approved non-combustible material with no requirement to stop smoke
- D. Made of any material that prevents flame passage for the first 30 minutes
17. Where is the CO2 release alarm fitted in a fixed CO2 system protecting the engine room?
- A. Only on the bridge
- B. Only in the CO2 room
- C. Inside the protected engine room space
- D. Only in the ship's office
18. 'C' class divisions shall meet which of the listed requirements?
- A. Constructed of low flame-spread material
- B. Constructed of ignition-resistant material
- C. Constructed of non-combustible material
- D. Constructed of steel or equivalent material
19. Which extinguishing agent is best to use on a fire in a burning cabin that has been electrically isolated?
- A. Dry powder (dry chemical)
- B. Foam
- C. Water
- D. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
20. Which fixed and portable extinguishers are commonly found on gas tankers because they are considered most effective against burning gas?
- A. Water
- B. Foam
- C. Dry powder (dry chemical)
- D. CO2
21. The lowest temperature at which the heat from combustion of a burning vapour is capable of producing sufficient vapour to sustain combustion is called the ____.
- A. Flash point
- B. Self-ignition temperature
- C. Fire point
- D. None of the above
22. You are carrying out a search in a smoke-filled room wearing BA. How would you conduct this search?
- A. As soon as you enter, carry out a right or left hand search by placing the hand on the bulkhead and following it round as quickly as possible
- B. Carry out a right or left hand search, proceeding carefully, feeling the area in front with the foot and using the back of the free hand to check ahead
- C. Proceed straight ahead to the far bulkhead and then carry out a left or right hand search
- D. Proceed to the approximate centre of the room and carry out the search in a circular pattern
23. Where in accommodation spaces shall smoke detectors be located?
- A. In mess rooms, public lounges and other public rooms
- B. In stairways, corridors and escape routes
- C. Near ventilation ducts throughout the accommodation
- D. In all crew and passenger cabins
24. Which spaces, with regard to fire protection, shall be separated from the rest of the ship by thermal and structural boundaries?
- A. Cargo compartments
- B. Storage rooms for flammable materials
- C. Machinery spaces
- D. Accommodation spaces
25. The amount of heat released by the complete combustion of a unit mass of fuel is called its ____.
- A. Specific heat
- B. Latent heat
- C. Calorific (thermal) value
- D. Flash point
26. The transfer of heat by the physical movement of heated gases or liquids from a hotter to a colder zone is called ____.
- A. Radiation
- B. Conduction
- C. Convection
- D. Combustion
27. For 'B' class divisions, the average temperature of the unexposed side shall not rise more than ____ above the original temperature within the time listed.
- A. 100°C
- B. 140°C
- C. 180°C
- D. 225°C
28. In the case of Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) cargo, contact with water may lead to ____.
- A. Release of chlorine gas
- B. Vigorous re-oxidation with evolution of heat and hydrogen
- C. Liquefaction of the cargo
- D. Release of oxygen
29. Portable fire extinguishers on board ships are available as ____.
- A. CO2 and foam types only
- B. Dry powder types only
- C. Water, foam, dry powder and CO2 types
- D. Water and CO2 types only
30. Where would you aim a fire extinguisher when putting out a fire?
- A. At the top of the fire
- B. At the base of the fire
- C. At the centre of the flames
- D. Away from the fire
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