USCG Exam PracticeFirefighting, damage control, and emergency response
What is the correct sequence of actions in the shipboard firefighting procedure?
- A. Attack with extinguisher, alert the crew, isolate the fire, shut off fuel and electrical, ventilate
- ✓ Alert the crew, isolate the fire, shut off fuel and electrical, attack with appropriate extinguisher, confirm extinguished, ventilate carefullyCorrect
- C. Isolate the fire, ventilate the space, alert the crew, attack with extinguisher, shut off fuel
- D. Shut off fuel and electrical, alert the crew, ventilate, attack with extinguisher, isolate the fire
Why B is correct
USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 6 §6.3 prescribes the sequence as: alert the crew, isolate the fire (close hatches, ventilation), shut off fuel and electrical to the affected space, attack with the appropriate extinguisher, confirm extinguished, then ventilate carefully to prevent re-ignition.