ESWS DC Flashcards
Who is the DCTT Leader?
XO
Who are the first responders to a casualty underway
Flying Squad
Rapid Response teams job
Go straight to scene and take appropriate actions
how many personnel are assigned to the Rapid Response Team
4
Who are the members of the Rapid Response Team
Fire Marshal
Electrician
2 Investigators/Boundary Men
What is the responsibility of the Rescue and Assistance team
Back up to the at sea fire party and assist other ships in distress
What NSTM can you find information about surface ship fire fighting
NSTM 555
If you needed to validate fittings on your CCOL where would you look?
Dc books
What book contains step by step procedures for handling casualties?
Repair party Manual(RPM)
What book is used for combating fires in Main Spaces?
Main Space Fire Doctrine
If you need to keep a fitting open for an extended period of time what do you do?
Log it in the Material Conditions Violation section of the Closure log
How long can you keep it open?
Not longer then 24 hours
Fittings you cannot secure are logged where?
OOC log (Out of Commission log)
Who maintains the closure log
EWS inport DCWS underway
Who reviews the closure log?
FM, DUTY FM, ADCA, DCA, EDO
Name one side of the fire tetrahedron?
Oxygen, Fuel, Heal, uninhibited chain reaction
Describe Classes of Fire
A(Leaves Ashes) B (HAZMAT,Fuel) C (electrical) D (Combustible metals)
What is the flashpoint of JP-5
140 Degrees
4 Stages of fire?
Growth, Flashover, Fully developed and Decay
How many repair lockers do we have?
10
Name repair lockers?
2ND deck (2,3,4,5) 1st Deck(1F,1B,1A) 03 (7F,7B,7A)
Which repair lockers respond to main space fires?
Repair 4-5
What do you use to inventory the kits in repair lockers?
AEL allowance equipage list
PKP comes in 2 sizes, what are they?
18, 27
PKP?
Potassium bicarbonate
What is effective range of a CO2 extinguisher
4-6 feet
In continuous operation, how long does the 15-pound CO2 extinguisher last?
40 seconds
Before you squeeze the lever to release the CO2, What should you do?
Ground the cylinder to the deck, Avoid static shock
How does CO2 extinguish a fire?
It reduces the concentration of oxygen in the air to the point where combustion stops.
What are the portable AFFF bottles used for?
Small grease and small class ‘B’ fires
What is the distance of a portable AFFF bottle?
15 ft and decreases with use
How much AFFF is in the bottle?
2 Gallons
What are the best woods to use for shoring, plugs and wedges?
Douglas fur and yellow pine
why do we use this type of wood?
it expands as it absorbs water
2 sizes of metal shores?
3-5 feet 6-11 feet
What is the vertical load strength of a 3 foot to 5 foot metal shore?
3 ft - 20,000 Lb , 5 ft - 12,000
What is the vertical load strength of a 6-11 ft metal shore?
6 ft 20,000 lb , 11 ft - 6000 lb
Name 3 types of shoring
I(Direct Pressure), K (Triangulation perpendicular), H (no deck anchorage)
What is the strongest shoring?
I type
What is the weakest shoring?
H type
How many types of pipe patches are there?
4
What are the type of pipe patches?
Soft, Banding, Ewarp, Jubilee
Which hold up to 100 PSI only?
Jubilee
What is the max temperature on a pipe you can apply EWARP?
300 Degrees
What is the Max PSI for Banding, Soft, Ewarp
150 PSI
What does NIFTI stand for?
Naval Firefighting Thermal Imager
What powers the Nifti?
10 AA batteries
Is the NIMH battery pack rechargable?
yes
How do you know the NIFTI is fully charged
10 bars on the bottom left corner
Name 5 kits found in a repair locker?
Investigator Electrician Comms Pipe patching Shoring
what does PECU stand for?
Portable Exothermic Cutting Unit
Where are they located?
Repair lockers
Who operates them?
Access/Overhaul person
What are the cutting rods of PECU made of?
Carbon Steel
What size of battery does the PECU use?
12 volt
What are the two types of portable eductors?
Stype and Peri jet
What is the primary use of eductors?
to remove Greasy, Oily and contaminated water
What is primary use of the P-100?
firefighting/dewatering
How many P-100 onboard?
2
Where are they?
HB1 STBD side MOORING RM
HB2 ADML Pway under the ladder
What cools the P-100 while its being used?
AIR
What is the maximum lift that a P-100 pump can take suction?
20 Feet
What type of fuel does the P-100 use?
JP-5
ESP?
Electrical submersible Pump
Submersible pumps are not designed for pumping what types of liquids?
Gasoline, Heavy Oils, or hot water
What is the maximum static head for the ESP?
70’
When using EPS in tandem, which pump do you start first?
The bottom one
Ram Fan?
De smoke spaces containing explosive gases
What powers the RAM fan?
Fire main
what safety precautions must be followed prior to energizing the ram fan?
Ground it
What maximum number of trunks can you put on the suction side?
3
Ram fan hoses on the suction side how are they connected?
Latching clamps on the ends of the trunks
How many cubic feet per minute will it move?
2000
Where can you use the Box Fan for desmoking operations?
spaces adjacent to weatherdeck/hanger bay areas
what powers the box fan?
Electricity
how much air will it move?
3200 CFM
Who is in charge of a repair locker during a casualty?
locker leader
who is responsible for handling electrical damage?
repair electrician