FPFF exit exam questions and answers — Set 6 — Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting
Set 6 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 6 — 30 FPFF exit exam questions with answers
1. During fire, the means of communication
- A. Messengers
- B. Telephones
- C. Walkie-Talkie
- D. All of the above
2. Who has the authority to pull the fire alarm after discovering a fire on the worksite?
- A. Only Mater can activate the fire alarm
- B. Anyone who has seen a fire can activate the fire alarm
- C. only the fire safety officer activate the fire alarm
- D. only the crew can activate the fire alarm
3. Fire detector principle of operations could be based on
- A. Bimetallic strip
- B. Fusible links
- C. Quartzite bulb
- D. All the above
4. Fire of carbonaceous substances is known as
- A. Class B Fire
- B. Class A fire
- C. Class C fire
- D. Class D fire
5. Fire blankets are used for
- A. Smothering of fire
- B. Cooling of fire
- C. Inhibition of fire
- D. Starvation of fire
6. What fixed firefighting medium do we normally use in the engine room, pump room and other spaces?
- A. CO2 Flooding System
- B. Portable Foam Fire Extinguisher
- C. Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher
- D. None
7. Structural fire protection refers to the passive measures taken to
- A. Provide a vessel with a sprinkler system
- B. Provide a vessel with firefighting equipment
- C. Limit the risk and spread of fire
- D. Limit the size of the engine room
8. What quantity of reserve fuel is to be available for diesel driven fire pumps outside the main machinery space?
- A. 20 Liters
- B. 40 Liters
- C. Sufficient amount for six hours operation at full capacity
- D. Sufficient amount for fifteen hours operation at full capacity
9. 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?
- A. Regularly check your pressure gauge and note how much air you used to reach you work area. Start to return when you have this amount left plus a reasonable reserve
- 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
- C. 15 minutes after starting to used the set as this leaves you with five minutes air left
- D. Wait until the BA set warning whistle sounds
10. What is the requirement for escape route opening?
- A. Must be capable of opening from direction for which escape is required
- B. Must be capable of opening in both directions
- C. Must be capable of opening from outside to inside
- D. Must not be opened without permission
11. Which dangerous condition should be kept in mind after using a 15 pound CO2 fire extinguisher on a small oil fire on the engine room floorplates?
- A. Possible suffocation from the CO2 gas.
- B. Forgetting to secure the engine room ventilation system.
- C. CO2 gas being drawn into nearby engine or air compressor intakes.
- D. Rekindling of the fire.
12. Which of the listed classes of fire is considered as one involving electrical equipment?
- A. Class "A”
- B. Class "B
- C. Class "C
- D. Class "D
13. Which of the following would be considered a Class “B fire?
- A. Electrical fire in a motor
- B. Waste rag fire in the engine room
- C. Oil fire in the engine room bilges
- D. Fire in the main switchboard
14. You notice smoke coming from an open laundry room doorway. After activating the fire alarm, which of the following would you do FIRST?
- A. Attempt to determine what is burning.
- B. Acquire the nearest self-contained breathing apparatus.
- C. Break out the nearest fire hose.
- D. Wait for the fire team to arrive and assist as directed.
15. The primary function(s) of an automatic sprinkler system is(are) to
- A. Extinguish the fire which triggers it
- B. Limit the spread of fi re and control the amount of heat produced
- C. Protect people in the areas which have sprinkler heads
- D. Alert the crew to the fire
16. A carbon dioxide fire extinguisher is required to be recharged if the weight loss exceeds what percentage of the weight of the charge? (Small passenger vessel regulations)
- A. One percent
- B. Five percent
- C. Seven percent
- D. Ten percent
17. Automatic fire dampers in ventilation systems are operated by use of.
- A. Heat or smoke detectors
- B. C02 system pressure switches
- C. Remotely operated valves
- D. Fusible links
18. What manoeuvre to be carried out in case of fire onboard?
- A. Let the ship follow the wind in order to reduce the oxygen supply
- B. Let the stem be up against the wind if possible
- C. Continue on course and speed
- D. Reduce speed and if possible, keep the Fire Zone on leeward side.
19. Which of the following are frequent causes of fire in accommodation?
- A. Overloading
- B. Smoking in bed
- C. Covering of electrical fires with blankets
- D. All of the above
20. Which of the following extinguisher is suitable for fire involving flammable liquids?
- A. Carbon dioxide extinguisher (black)
- B. Powder extinguisher (blue)
- C. Foam extinguisher (Cream)
- D. None of these
21. A “B” class fire is fuelled by;
- A. Wood, paper, cloth, trash, plastics
- B. Flammable liquids, gasoline, oil, grease, acetone
- C. Electrical; energized electrical equipment
- D. None of these
22. Cargo ships of 1000 GT and above shall have atleast pumps;
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. 1
23. What class of fire was a wet chemical fire extinguisher specifically designed to fight?
- A. Class A fires
- B. Class D fires
- C. Class F / K fires
- D. Class B fires
24. In order to put out a oil fire you should aim the foam type fire extinguisher;
- A. Hit the vertical bulkhead wall near the fire
- B. At the bottom and circle around the fire
- C. At the base of the fire and sweep back and forth
- D. In the middle of the flame
25. As a general rule where would you expect to find a portable fire extinguisher in any space?
- A. General cargo holds
- B. Cargo holds for passenger cars and other empty vehicles
- C. Pump rooms
- D. Engine rooms
26. With two pumps simultaneously delivering water through the nozzles the minimum pressures for cargo ships above 6000 GT shall be maintained at all hydrants at;
- A. 0.25 N/mm2
- B. 0.27 N/mm2
- C. 0.30 N/mm2
- D. 0.40 N/mm2
27. In the event of an uncontrolled fire in your vicinity, your first action should be to;
- A. Get a fire extinguisher
- B. Run to muster station
- C. Activate the alarm
- D. Wait for alarm
28. Quick closing valve is fitted on
- A. Boiler steam line
- B. Main engine cooling system
- C. Fuel Tanks above Double bottom Tanks
- D. Compressed air line
29. Which of the listed firefighting agents and associated application provide the largest shielding effect for the fire fighter?
- A. Straight stream of water
- B. Light water and foam mixture
- C. Low velocity water fog
- D. Carbon dioxide interface
30. One of the uses for low velocity fog is to;
- A. Help produce mechanical foam
- B. Break apart class “A” combustibles
- C. Sweep burning liquids overboard
- D. None of the above
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