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60 Cards in this Set
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How many fire pumps are on the GW?
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Twenty Two
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The compartment numbering system used onboard the GW consists of how many parts?
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Four
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what is the most important issue in controlling flooding?
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Hold what you have and prevent progressive flooding
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How can flooding water be removed from the GW?
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Installed drainage systems: main, secondary, & miscellaneous drains Portable Equipment P-100 pump, Eductors: Peri jet, S-type, Submersible pumps; Bucket & Swab
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What does the term progressive flooding mean?
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Water that continues to spread from one compartment to another unchecked
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What repair locker is designated secondary DC Central?
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Repair three
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What does the term flooding mean?
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The unplanned introduction of water into the ship
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Using the given example 3-75-4-M state what each letter and number means.
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3-Third deck, 75-fwd most frame in the compartement, 4-the second compartment from the centerline on port side, M-Magazine
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How many fire pumps onboard the GW are steam powered?
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Four
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What makes underwater battle damage more dangerous than above water damage?
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Reduction of stability due to flooding
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Where are secondary fire booundaries establishes in relation to the primary fire booundaries?
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The first transverseee watertight bulkhead foward and aft of the primary fire boundaries
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What are three types of heat transfer?
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Radiation, convection, conduction.
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What is the best extinguishing agent for a class "D" fire?
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Very large amounts of water either by high or low velocity fog
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How many fire pumps are onboare the GW are electric powered?
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Eighteen
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What is the J-dial number used to report casualties?
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911
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What is the best extinguishing agent for a class "B" fire?
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Halon, AFFF, PKP
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Where the ships emergency phone number ring at sea?
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DC Central & the Bridge
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What are the three components of the fire triangle?
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Fuel, Heat, & Oxygen
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White smoke would indicate what type of fire is burning?
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Class Alpha fire
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How many major repair lockers are there onboard the GW?
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Ten
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A class Bravo fire involves the burning of wat materials?
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Fuel
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Black smoke is an indicator of what type of fire?
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Class Bravo fire
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What is the best extinguishing agent for a class "C" fire?
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
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What calss of fire produces ash?
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Class Alpha fire
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Where the ships emergency phone number ring inport?
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Quarterdeck & DC Central
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The burning of electrical material is involved in whatclass of fire?
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Class Charlie fire
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Blue smoke is an indicator of what class of fire?
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Class Charlie fire
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What is the purpose of M-291 kit?
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Personnel Decontamination
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What is the best extinguishing agent for a class "A" fire?
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High velocity or low velocity fog
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Thick black smoke indicated what type of fire?
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Class Delta fire
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What burns during a class delta fire?
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Special hazard & burning metals
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How many unit lockers are onboard the GW?
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twenty five
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Where is DC Central located?
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4-119-0-C
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What RADIAC instrument is designed for shipboard installation or portable operation?
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AN/PDR-65
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What equipment is recommended for dewatering compartments containing debris?
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Peri jet eductor
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what chemical agents cause such temporary discomforts as vomiting, coughing, nausea & tearing?
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Incapacitating Agents or Riot Control Agents
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What nuclear blast causes the greateest contamination?
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Surface Blast
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What is the last article of protective clothing you would remove when passin through a personnel decontamination station?
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protective mask
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what is the primary use of the expolsimeter?
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To detect explosive gases
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what is the maximum number of casualty power cables that can be rigged to Brisket terminals?
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Three
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What is the pproper method of connecting casualty power?
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Start at the unit to be energized and work toward the source of power
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What is the purpose of rigging jumper hoses?
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Restoring salt water services to damaged areas
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Wheere does the countermeasure washdown system get its water supply?
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Firemain System
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What type of firefighting breathing apparatus is currently in use?
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SCBA- Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
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AFFF is the primary extinguishing agent for what class of fire?
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Class bravo fire
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What is the purpose of the primary purpose of the electrical submersible pump?
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Dewatering fluids free of heavy oils and large objects
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what is the standard size eductor discharge hose and overboard connection?
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2 1/2" up to 4"
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What size SCBA cylinders do we have?
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45 min & 30 min
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what is the primary purpose of the eductor?
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Pumping contaminated liquids
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What is the primaary use of PKP?
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Extinguishing Class "B" fires
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Who is in charge at the scene of a fire?
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The On Scene Leader
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What does a class "D" fire involve?
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Special hazards & burnable metals
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When using a PKP to fight a class "B" fire what part of the fire tetrahedron is being inhibited or eliminated?
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the chemical chain reaction
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What does a class "B" fire involve?
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Flamable liquids
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What does a class "A" fire involve?
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Ordinary combustibles that leave an ash
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Which pricnipal of heat transfer involves direct contact?
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Conduction
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What should be secured when isolating a fire area?
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Doors, hatches, ventillation, and electrical power
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When over hauling a class "C" fire who assists the electrician?
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Overhaulman
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Which principal of heat transfer involves the movement of air?
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Convection
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What equipment is required for the firefighters to enter a burning compartment?
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SCBA, fire fighting helmet, anti-flash hood, fire fighting gloves and an "FFE" in "B" fires.
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