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Homework Sheet Flashcards

1
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List 4 components on the SCOOW panel

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  1. EOTS
  2. RICES
  3. General alarm
  4. 999 telephone
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2
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List 6 ships systems that are remotely controlled from the ships control console

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  1. Main vents
  2. HPA
  3. Central priming
  4. Hydraulics
  5. Masts and periscopes
  6. Ventilation
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3
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What 2 sections is the centralised alarm panel split into?

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Grade A and B alarms

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4
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What does a grade A alarm sound like?

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Audible bell in the control room

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5
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What does a grade B alarm sound like?

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Audible buzz in the control room

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6
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List 3 grade A alarms

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  1. Autopilot 2
  2. Selected compass data distribution unit
  3. Go deep alarm
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7
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List 6 grade B alarms

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  1. Autopilot
  2. Loss of hover
  3. Depth Number 1 and 2
  4. Log number 1 and 2
  5. Depth RTU
  6. Telegraph
  7. APD high
  8. Radiac
  9. DGSW AC and DC high pressure
  10. Non selected compass DDU
  11. Heading distribution
  12. Roll and pitch distribution
  13. forward surveillance system
  14. 0020 buoy
  15. 999
  16. degauss automatic control
  17. deep fat fryer
  18. reactor scram
  19. snort induction water separator tank high
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8
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State all positions that the general alarm can be operated from

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  1. Fwd
  2. Mid
  3. Aft
  4. DCHQ 1,2 and 3
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9
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How many flood alarms are there and where are they situated?

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10
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Describe your initial actions in the event of a fire

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  1. Raise the alarm, don’t stop until it has been acknowledged and general alarm made.
  2. Shout fire, fire, fire in whichever compartment.
  3. Don EBS
  4. fight the fire with portable equipment
  5. Continuous aggressive attack until relieved by attack BA
  6. Brief attack BA on location and type of fire
  7. Attack BA will continue with continuous aggressive attack
  8. Members of ships company in the vicinity will provide portable fire fighting equipment to ensure a continuous aggressive attack
  9. Once relived report to APL and brief him accordingly
  10. Then report to DCO
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11
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What info is required in the event of discovering a fire?

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  1. Type of fire
  2. Location of fire
  3. Isolations made
  4. Number and type of extinguishers used
  5. Any casualties
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12
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Who is the APL in harbour?

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NWOOD

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13
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Who is the support party leader in harbour and at sea?

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Duty senior rate (non technical SR)

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14
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What events can the support party be expected to carry out?

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  1. Dress FFT
  2. Boundary cooling
  3. Smoke boundary sentry
  4. Atmosphere monitoring
  5. CFHR to re-entry point
  6. Supply first aid FF equipment to the scene of the fire
  7. Recharge firefighting equipment etc.
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15
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List all 7 fixed fire-fighting systems on board

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  1. FWD AFFF
  2. AFT AFFF
  3. Halon drench
  4. Nitrogen drench
  5. WSC spray
  6. spray to hydrogen and acetylene bottles
  7. pyrotechnic locker floods
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16
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What is the function of the SCU 90 and how many do we have on board?

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To supply bulk AFFF quickly to the scene of the fire. There are 8 located on board.

17
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List 4 portable fire-fighting appliances on board and what type of fire they are used on

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  1. AFFF used to fight solid and oil fires
  2. Dry powder used on hydraulic bursts and oil fires
  3. CO2 used on electrical fires
  4. Fire blanket used to smother a fire usually a deep fat fryer.
18
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What are the duties of the attack party leader?

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  1. Proceeds to the scene of the fire
  2. Directs the fire-fighting effort
  3. Utilises all fixed and portable fire-fighting systems at his disposal to get the fire out.
  4. Establish Comms and brief the DCO and the SPL.
  5. Action system isolations in the vicinity of the fire.
19
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Who makes up the attack BA and what is the bogey time to be at the scene of the fire

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It is made up of 2 members of the sws department. They must be at the scene within 2 mins.

20
Q

State why the SM would crash stop ventilation.

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To stop the spread of smoke throughout the SM in an emergency.

21
Q

Where are the 2 positions that ventilation can be crash stopped from?

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  1. Crash stop ventilation aft

2. Shut down 106 and 116 ENV panel

22
Q

Explain the procedure for manning a smoke boundary

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  1. The sentry will be suitably dressed
  2. They must be wearing EBS
  3. Only let authorised personnel through as approved by the APL, to control access and egress to the scene of the fire
  4. The sentry unzips the smoke curtain, personnel pass through and rezips it on completion
  5. This procedure limits the spread of smoke.
23
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How do we control movement through a smoke boundary?

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  1. Personnel entering and leaving must do so via an airlock
  2. The use of these airlocks and the door on the uncontaminated side is to be manned by a sentry in ebs
  3. The sentry will undertake atmosphere monitoring using portable drager equipment.
24
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How many DC lockers do we have on board and where are they situated?

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  1. Fwd - 1 deck WT flat outside electrical services compartment
  2. Mid - AMS 2/3 at bottom of ladder
  3. Aft - AMS 3/1 stbd recess at 116 bulkhead door
25
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State 6 items contained within a DC locker

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  1. EBS jumper hose
  2. EBS xmas tree
  3. DC lamp
  4. Electrical DC bag
  5. Mechanical DC bag
  6. 2lb hammer
26
Q

State the major components of the DC net

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  1. Handset/headset
  2. Associated disposable battery
  3. Bleep facility
  4. Channel switching unit
  5. Hard wired cable
27
Q

State the location of all DC handsets throughout the SM

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  1. DCHQ 1 wardroom
  2. DCHQ 2 engineers workshop/ health physics
  3. 90% of compartments throughout the SM known as outstations
28
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Describe the procedure for manning the DC net

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  1. Check supply unit selected to required position
  2. Never bleep on the DC net
  3. wait for a quiet period before making a report
  4. Start your report ‘‘DCHQ my location is’’ and await reply
  5. Make your report when prompted by DC net controller
  6. The APL always has priority
  7. Never speak over another conversation
  8. Always follow the DC net controllers instructions
29
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LIst 3 pieces of equipment used to monitor atmosphere on board

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  1. Central atmosphere monitoring system
  2. Draeger tubes and pumps
  3. Oxywarns
30
Q

List the 5 gases that are monitored by the draeger unit

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  1. CO2
  2. CO
  3. Nitrogen oxide
  4. Hydrogen cyanide
31
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What is the procedure for raising the alarm in a flood

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32
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Describe what a manual flood alarm looks like and how to reset them

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  1. They are red push button switches and are reset by using a key.

Week 2 firefighting (4 decks)

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