ch4 intro to apparatus inspection, maintenance, and testing

Question 1

nfpa blank establishes guidelines for record-keeping practice.

Answer 1

1911 standard for the inspection, maintenance, testing, and retirement of in-service automotive fire apparatus

Question 2

keeping apparatus in a state of usefullness and readiness

Answer 2

maintenance

Question 3

to restore or replace parts or components, which have become inoperable

Answer 3

repair

Question 4

career fire departments require driver/operators to perform apparatus inspections and maintenance checks when?

Answer 4

at the beginning of each work period

Question 5

what are some of the most vulnerable areas in the engine compartment?

Answer 5

linkage, fuel injectors, and other controls

Question 6

for atleast blank months, wash a new apparatus frequently with cold water to harden the paint and keep it from spotting

Answer 6

6

Question 7

the maximum weight at which a vehicle can be safely operated on roadways

Answer 7

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)

Question 8

the weight of an empty fire apparatus off the assembly line with no tools, water, equipment, or passengers

Answer 8

Curb Weight

Question 9

refers to the distance an activation device, such as a wheel or lever, will move while the system it is part of is inactive

Answer 9

free play

Question 10

turns various lights on at specified intervals so that the start-up electrical load for all of the deices does not occur at the same time

Answer 10

load sequencer

Question 11

Watches the system for added electrical loads tht threaten to overload the system

Answer 11

load monitor

Question 12

when an overload condition occurs, the load monitor will shut down less important electrical equipment to prevent the overload

Answer 12

load shedding

Question 13

what are the two most important safety inspections that driver/operator will perform every day?

Answer 13

make sure that the apparatus has no compromise in steering and that it will come to a stop

Question 14

apparatus brakes should be tested thoroughly at least blanke per year

Answer 14

once

Question 15

By operating the aerial device atleast blank every work period the driver/operator will be more preparted to operate efficiently under emergency conditions

Answer 15

once

Question 16

1911 primarily describes?

Answer 16

what must be included in the various tests

Question 17

1901 describes blank testing for new apparatus

Answer 17

acceptance

Question 18

preservice tests are usually conducted at the?

Answer 18

manufacturer’s facility

Question 19

Certification tests must be performed by who?

Answer 19

third-party testing agency personnel

Question 20

nondestructive testing is performed every blank years

Answer 20

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Question 21

blank is used to determind whether or not an aerial device is capable of safely handling the amount of weight it is rated to carry

Answer 21

load testing

Question 22

load testing is a good indication that a blank load can be supported at the tip of a fully extended aerial ladder o rin the basket of an elevating platform

Answer 22

static

Question 23

blank testing involves any one of several testing methods used to inspect structural components without physically altering, placing under load stress, or otherwise damaging or causing wear to the component

Answer 23

nondestructive

Question 24

blank is performed on accessible welds and steel components

Answer 24

magnetic particle inspection

Question 25

Blank ladders can be nondestructively tested through the registering of hardness and by taking conductivity reading throughout the length of the ladder

Answer 25

Aluminum

Question 26

this inspection is performed on stabilizer pins and mounting bolts, rotation bearing bolts, raising and extension cylinder mounting pins and bolts, aerial hinge pins, and aerial support structure mounting bolts

Answer 26

ultrasonic inspection

Question 27

Radiographic tests utilize blank

Answer 27

X-ray technology

Question 28

Acoustice emission inspections use special equipment that identifies flaws in the metal of an aerial device by emitting blank into the device and reading them at a distant point

Answer 28

sound waves

Question 29

blank tessts are performed to determine that the hydraulic system and structural mechanisms are performing in the proper manner and in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications

Answer 29

operational timing tests

Question 30

blank are conducted to assure the purchaser that the apparatus meets the original bid specifications

Answer 30

acceptance tests