Advanced Firefighting Practice Questions

A. AFF and basic fire fighting cover identical content, simply repeated at greater length

B. AFF is required for every single seafarer regardless of muster list role, with no distinction from basic training

C. Basic training covers initial detection, raising the alarm, and using a portable extinguisher on a small incipient fire, while AFF covers organising and leading a coordinated fire-fighting response — including breathing apparatus (BA) entry, ventilation control, boundary cooling, and command of a fire party — required for designated officers and fire team members

D. AFF only applies to passenger vessels and has no relevance to cargo ships

A. Air supply checks are only relevant after the team has already entered the affected space

B. BA entry teams should enter without informing the bridge or control point, to avoid causing alarm

C. No formal entry control or time logging is necessary as long as BA wearers feel confident about their own air supply

D. Each BA wearer's cylinder pressure/air supply duration, the team's entry time, an agreed maximum duration before mandatory withdrawal regardless of air remaining (to allow safety margin for the exit), and a clear communication and tally system so the bridge/control point always knows who is inside and for how long

A. Applying water to the bulkheads, decks, and structures surrounding a fire compartment to prevent the fire spreading by conducted heat into adjacent spaces — this can and should begin immediately, even before any direct attack on the fire itself is possible, to contain the fire's spread through the ship's structure

B. Boundary cooling should only be attempted after the fire itself has been fully extinguished

C. Boundary cooling is unnecessary on steel-hulled vessels since steel does not conduct heat significantly

D. Boundary cooling refers to cooling the fire team's own equipment, with no connection to preventing fire spread