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A smoke alarm activates in an unmanned compartment. What is your first action?
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Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting revision questions
32 Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting questions sit in the Amidships bank, each written in plain English and explained rather than just marked. This page shows a sample you can work through right now. The topic appears in STCW Basic Safety.
- Questions in the bank
- 32Questions in the bank
- Subtopics
- 1Subtopic breakdowns
- Exam levels
- 1Exam levels covered
Sample questions
Answer in your head first, then reveal. If the explanation surprises you, that is the topic to drill.
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You encounter a fire involving electrical equipment. Which action is most correct?
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Why must ventilation be controlled during a fire?
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How this topic is examined
The bank splits Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting across 0 recall questions, 0 applied questions and 0 harder judgement questions. Recall gets you the marks you cannot afford to drop; the applied and judgement questions are where candidates lose the exam. Work the recall until it is automatic, then spend your time on the rest.
Practise this properly
Reading is not revision. Answer questions, get them wrong, read the explanation and meet them again. Amidships tracks readiness topic by topic so you know where you stand.