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What is NFTI?

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Naval firefighters thermal imager

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How long will NFTI last?

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  1. 85 hrs rechargeable

3. 05 hrs AA batteries

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NFTI modes of operation

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Thermal imaging

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What mode of the NFTI is used for firefighting?

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Thermal imaging

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What is EEBD?

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Emergency escape breathing device

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How long will EEBD last?

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10 min

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What is EEBD used for?

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Escape from fire or toxic gas

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Shelf life of EEBD

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15 years

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Max time to don EEBD

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10sec

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Purpose of the fire main

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Provide water for firefighting and for flushing

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What type of fire main does the BLR have?

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8in single main

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Where are the fire pumps?

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Fwd a/c
Fire room
Engine room
Aft a/c

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How many gallons per minute does the fire main pump?

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1000GPM

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What is the minimum manning requirement for the 1 1/2in firefighting hose?

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3 people

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GPM of nozzle inside the ship for 1 1/2in hose?

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95gpm

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GPM of nozzle outside the skin of the ship for 1 1/2in hose?

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125gpm

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Minimum manning for 2 1/2in hose

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5 people

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GPM of nozzle for 2 1/2in hose?

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250gpm

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How do you test for agent in a 2 1/2in hose?

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Cycle wide to solid stream

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What are two ways to test for agent?

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Inside: water on/off
Outside: cycle through all patterns

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What are the positions of the Vari-nozzle?

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Narrow, wide, and solid stream

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What vari-nozzle position is for firefighting?

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Narrow V

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What is the length of a fire hose?

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50ft

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Class A fire

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Wood, cloth, paper

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Class B fire
Flammable and combustible liquids
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Class c fire
Electrical, electronic, and cable fires
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Class d fire
Metals such as magnesium, sodium, titanium, zinc, and potassium
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What smoke will you see and what extinguisher do you use: | Class A fire?
White smoke | Solid stream of water
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What smoke and what extinguisher: | Class B fire?
Black smoke | AFFF
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What smoke and what extinguisher: | Class C fire?
Blue or white smoke | CO2
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What smoke and what extinguisher: | Class D fire?
Grey smoke | Jettison
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What are the immediate actions if you discover a fire?
Call it away | DCC or OD, try to combat small fires yourself
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How many sides to a fire boundary?
6
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What does a topside boundary man do during a fire?
Fakes out hose to spray water on floor, keeping the boundary cool
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When will you go on air as a boundary man?
Primary boundary man
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What happens during overhaul?
Examination and cleanup
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What tools are needed for overhaul?
Rake, shovel, haligan, NFTI
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What is a rollover fire?
Fire is literally coming over the top and moving toward you
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How do you fight a rollover fire?
Get low and switch to Wide V
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How to overhaul class A fire?
Solid stream of water
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How to overhaul Class B fire?
AFFF
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How to overhaul Class C fire?
CO2
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How to overhaul a Class D fire?
Jettison
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What are the principles of investigation?
Cautious Thorough Report Repeat
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Portable CO2 weight, how long, and range?
15lbs 40-45 sec 4-6 feet
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Portable AFFF weight, how long, and range?
28 pounds 55-65sec 15ft
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Portable PKP weight, how long and range?
18lbs, 10sec, 19ft | 27lbs, 11sec, 21ft
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What is the inline eductor?
A tube for auctioning AFFF from buckets at the fire plug.
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Where is the portable DC generator?
DC shop
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What is PECU?
Portable exothermic cutting unit
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What is PECU used for?
Cutting through bulkheads
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What is ESP?
Electronic submersible pump
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Voltage of ESP
440volts
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Discharge hose for ESP?
2 1/2in hose
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What is tandem use of ESP?
Two ESPs running at once | Not recommended for fuel and hot water
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How much air can the RAMFAN displace?
2000 cubic feet per minute
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How much air can the box fan move?
3200 cubic feet per minute
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What types of eductors are there?
Peri-jet S-type Derbyshire
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What is the primary and secondary use of the P-100?
Primary- firefighting | Secondary- de-watering
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Where are P-100s located?
``` Electricians P-way Outside DC shop STDB sponson Port sponson HT p-way ```
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What is EBAC?
Emergency breathing air compressor
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Where are the EBACs?
Medical p-way Port sponson gear locker Aviation gear locker
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What is the purpose of EBAC?
If HP air is lost, uses Diesel engine
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What spaces are protected by Halon?
Paint locker, HAZMAT, EDG 1, EDG 2, fwd pump room, fire room, engine room, aft a/c, SSDG
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What activates Halon release?
``` 5lb CO2 bottle Pressurized by Nitrogen Pull pin Push down pressure switch CO2 delayed at time delay device Bypass valve is used if time delay is not working properly ```
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What do you see at the Halon board?
5lb co2 bottle Time delay actuator Ventilation actuator Release actuator
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Primary and secondary purpose of Halon time delay?
Ventilation | Evacuation
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What are the manned spaces?
Engine room | Fire room
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Halon is pressurized by what?
Nitrogen
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What is the required soak time prior to reentry after halon discharge?
15min
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How long does it take to completely discharge halon?
10sec
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What spaces are protected by CO2?
Hazmat | Gas cylinder storeroom
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How do you activate installed CO2?
Open red actuator box Break glass Pull enclosed cable Red indicator means it has been activated
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Where are the AFFF stations?
Across from DCC | Above ship gym
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Ratio of AFFF to seawater?
6% AFFF | 94% seawater
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What spaces are protected by each AFFF station?
Fire room/engine room | Flight deck/SSDG
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What is the difference between AFFF hose and regular firefighting hose?
AFFF hose is non-collapsible
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How do you activate the AFFF hose?
Push button start
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How do you secure the AFFF hose?
Bail
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How to activate AFFF bilge sprinklers?
Push button activation
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What spaces are protected by APC?
Main mess, CPO mess, flag mess, wardroom, CO's mess, bake shop
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How will APC be activated automatically?
Link fuses at 360degrees
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How will APC be activated manually?
Remote control box APC center pressure switch Pull pin on nitrogen bottle
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along with APC, what firefighting gear do we use?
AFFF
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In EDG 1 and EDG 2, where do we get the supply of AFFF for the AFFF hose real?
5gal AFFF buckets
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What kinds of chemical agents are there?
Nerve Blister Choking Blood
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What is IPDS and what does it detect?
Improved point detection system | Nerve and blister agents
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Where is EASU/DU?
Aviation locker and stbd GM locker
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Where is CDU/RDU?
Bridge and DCC
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Of M8 and M9, which is specific and which is sensitive?
M8 - specific | M9 - sensitive
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Where do we post M8/M9?
All hatches leading to weather decks and ventilation ducts
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What is the M-291 SDK?
Skin decontamination kit
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What equipment do we use to detect radiation?
RADIAC (radiation detection indication and computation)
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What is ACPG?
Advanced chemical protective garment
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What does ACPG consist of?
Jacket Trousers Gloves (butyl rubber) Footwear (butyl rubber)
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What type of gas mask does the navy use?
MCU-2/P
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When do we change or replace the C-2 canister for MCU-2/P?
``` Charcoal is wet Damaged Clogged Charcoal dust on face CO's direction 1 blood agent attack 30 days after exposure to chemical agents 60 days after opening ```
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How many decontamination stations do we have?
3
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What is counter measure wash down? How many zones are there?
Saltwater wash for CBR attacks | 4 zones
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What is MOPP and how many levels are there?
Mission oriented protective posture | 4 levels
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MOPP level 1
Yoke is set. Know where gear is
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MOPP level 2
Modified z is set, countermeasure wash down, m9 paper is issued Carry gear
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MOPP level 3
Zebra and GQ are set | Don flash gear/install new canister on mask
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MOPP level 4
Circle w set | Don mask w/ canister
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Immediate action for flooding
Call it away | DCC or OOD; try to isolate
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Types of pipe patching
Jubilee Soft patch Banding EWARP
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PSI for each type of pipe patch
100psi for jubilee | 150psi for all others
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How to apply jubilee patch
Tighten nut and bolt
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How to apply EWARP
Soak in water for 20 seconds
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What system should EWARP not be used for?
Fuel pipes or potable water greater than 300 degrees.
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Equipment used for de-watering
Peri-jet, s-type, and ESP
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What are the steel shorting sizes?
3-5ft | 6-11ft
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Common type of shoring
K-type
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What is a strong back?
A beam used to distribute pressure used at both ends of a shoring structure
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Tools required by shoring watches?
Pipe wrench radio Two mauls
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How many SCBA recharge stations are there?
3 Repair 2 Post office pway Ht pway
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What are the components of SCBA recharge stations?
Air booster pump assembly High pressure filter assembly Connecting hose assembly
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If our SCBA recharge doesn't work r we lose hp air, how do we recharge SCBA bottles?
Use EBAC
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What is PASP and RASP?
Primary air supply pack | Reserve air supply pack
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When will we use PASP and rasp?
Toxic gas
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What size of bottle do we use for PASP/rasp?
60 min
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How long is the hose and max total of hose we can connect?
75ft each | total of 3 hoses
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Main drainage locations
1 and 2 - fwd pump room 3 - fire room 4 and 5 - engine room
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Purpose of main drainage
Dewater spaces
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During GQ, what is the route for transitioning?
Fwd and up starboard | Aft and down port
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Where is the DC deck?
4th deck
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How many repair lockers are there?
7
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Where are the repair lockers?
``` 1f wardroom 1a by ship store 2 scullery 3 HT shop 5 by DCC 7 aviation locker 8 CSOOW ```
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Name 5 kits in repair lockers
Desmoking, dewatering, pipe patching, banding, adaptor, PECU, plugging, shoring
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What is a bullseye and what does it tell us?
``` Compartment location Deck/level Frame from fwd to aft Relation to center line Type of space ```
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What is hot work?
400 degrees or hotter, or anything that produces spark or flame
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What/who is needed when hot work is being conducted?
Hot work chit and fire watch
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What is CHT?
Collection, holding, and transfer
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What is grey water?
Shower, sinks, deck drains, laundry, scullery, galley
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What is black water?
Urinals and commodes
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What is H2S?
``` Hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg smell) Bi product of AFFF and CHT ```
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How far out to sea before we can pump CHT over the side?
3NM
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What are three modes of operation for CHT?
In port Transit At sea
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Where is our CHT hose when we align from the pier?
Port/stbd sponsons
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Where are CHT pumps and tanks?
1 - fwd pump room | 2 - engine room
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Who is the ship Fire Marshall
DCC Williams
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Who is the ship GFE?
CWO Mann
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Who is the DCA?
CWO Mann
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Who is the DCO?
LCDR Palaylay
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What is list and trim?
How the ship sits in the water List- port/starboard Trim- fwd/aft

Esws (11 decks)

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