1. ADVANCED TRAINING FIREFIGHTING – Q & A Day 4 – Set A
INSTRUCTION: Do not write anything on this questionnaire. Place all answer on the answer sheet
provided.
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Statutory requirements for fire protection, detection and extinction are contained in
A) SOLAS Chapter II/2 C) IBC code
B) IMDG code D) IGC Code
2. Saving of life and removing a victim from a hazardous compartment to a place of safety
A) extinguishment C) rescue
B) Confinement D) salvage
3. The proper procedure of tightening the harness is from
A) top-middle-bottom C) bottom-middle-top
B) top-bottom-middle D) bottom-top-middle
4. The whistle of the SCBA should clearly at a pressure between:
A) 40 and 50 bars C) 50 and 100 bars
B) 50 and 60 bars D) 100 and 150 bars
5. The fire fighting equipment which can be used to make openings quickly to check smoke or fire
extension
A) fire axeC) smoke detector
B) flame detector D) heat detector
6. It protects the wearer from direct contact with flames up to a temperature of 815.5⁰C or 1500⁰F
for a short time:
A) Firemans’s outfit C) SCBA
B) Turn out coat D) entry suit
7. It includes operations to protect compartments and contents from preventable damage due to
water, smoke, heat or other elements.
A) Extinguishment C) rescue
B) Confinement D) salvage
8. A technique which can be used by one rescuer to move a victim quickly on horizontal surfaces
without bending the victim’s body.
A) bowline drag C) two arm drag
B) clothes drag D) two person extremities carry

2. 9. It is necessary to maintain a _________________ after a fire is extinguished
A) fire pump C) fire watch
B) fire dumper D) fire alarm
10. The fire investigation and report should include all of the following except::
A) analysis of the facts C) details of fire fighting procedures
B) conclusions and recommendations D) actual penalties imposed
11. The first line of defense against a fire
A) portable fire extinguishers C) fixed fire extinguisher
B) semi-portable extinguishers D) fire alarm signal
12. The fixed fire extinguishing system which is used mainly in fighting Class B fires
A) automatic sprinkler system C) fixed foam system
B) fixed CO2 system D) fire main system
13. One way of determining the liquid level of a fixed CO2 system
A) sight glass reading C) weighing method
B) cylinder gauge D) isophasemethod
14. All of the following can be used as fire pump except:
A) general service pump C) ballast pump
B) fuel oil transfer pump D) fire/bilge pump
15. The required piping diameter of fire main for cargo ships should be sufficient for the discharge
of water with a rate of not less than:
A) 110 m³/hr C) 130 m³/hr
B) 120 m³/hrD) 140 m³/hr
16. With two pumps simultaneously delivering required quantity of water through the nozzles, the
minimum pressure required at all hydrants for cargo ships of 6000 gross tonnage and upwards
is:
A) 0.25 N/mm² C) 0.30 N/mm²
B) 0.27 N/mm²D) 0.40 N/mm²
17. As per regulations, a nozzle size greater than ________________ need not be used for
accommodation and service spaces.
A) 12 mm C) 14 mm
B) 13 mm D) 15mm
18. It is required that owners that owners, masters or person-in-charge to have portable and semi-
portable fire extinguishers tested and inspected at least:

3. A) once a year C) once a month
B) once a week D) once a year
19. A portable and semi-portable fire extinguisher needs to be recharged when there is a lose in
weight equivalent to:
A) 5 % C) 15%
B) 10 % D) 20%
20. Servicing and inspection of fire fighter’s outfit ands other personal protective equipment should
have the following except:
A) a plan showing their positions C) a record of defects and repairs
B) a schedule showing dates of surveys D) a list of different models