USCG Exam PracticeFirefighting, damage control, and emergency response
What are the three damage control priorities, in correct order, for a flooding vessel?
- A. Save the vessel, stop the flooding, maintain stability
- B. Maintain stability, stop the flooding, save the vessel
- ✓ Stop the flooding, maintain stability, save the vesselCorrect
- D. Stop the flooding, save the vessel, maintain stability
Why C is correct
The correct priority sequence is: (1) stop the flooding, (2) maintain stability, (3) save the vessel. If the first two priorities cannot be achieved, the vessel is to be abandoned. (USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 5 §5.1)