Emergency Equipment, Procedures. Test 7

In case of a fire inside the Acetylene-line in the ac/ox gas welding equipment, what action is deemed necessary?

What kind of safety protection is to be weared during a mooring operation?

An alarm signal consisting of seven short blast followed by one prolonged blast is sounded by the ship's whistle and alarm bells. What are you to do?

Go to your fire station
Go to your lifeboat station
Report on the bridge (deck crew) or engine room (engine crew) for further orders
Go to (or remain in) your cabin and await further orders

Having a CO2 alarm during normal working hours, what immediate action should be taken?

If you have to carry out hot work close to a smoke detector in the engine room, what precautions should be taken?

Disconnect the smoke detector.
Notify deck officer in charge that a fire alarm may occur.
No special precautions except for having a watch man and a fire extinguisher available.
Notify Master, Deck officer and engineer in charge.The loop for this special sensor to be switched off and take normal precautions for hot work.

Where can you find out if you belong to the forward mooring gang or the aft mooring gang?

If you detect a fire on board the ship, dependent on the situation, which of the following actions is the first to be taken?

Try to kill the fire immediately by use of fire-extinguishers or other adequate appliances.
Raise the fire alarm.
Check all nearby compartments for survivors.
Call the officer on duty.

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