USCG Exam PracticeFirefighting, damage control, and emergency response
The three damage control priorities for small vessels, in correct order, are:
- A. Maintain stability, stop the flooding, save the vessel.
- B. Save the vessel, stop the flooding, maintain stability.
- ✓ Stop the flooding, maintain stability, save the vessel.Correct
- D. Stop the flooding, save the vessel, maintain stability.
Why C is correct
The Boatswain's Manual Ch. 5 §5.1 states that damage control priorities in order are: (1) stop the flooding, (2) maintain stability, (3) save the vessel. Abandonment is only warranted if priorities 1 and 2 both fail.