What is the role of the "fire team leader" in a developed shipboard fire, and how does this connect to bridge resource management principles?

A. Team members should never report observations or concerns to the fire team leader during an active operation

B. Fire team leadership requires no specific decision-making authority, since all decisions are made centrally by the bridge alone

C. The fire team leader operates entirely independently with no communication requirement to the bridge or control point during an active incident

D. The fire team leader coordinates the team's actions, maintains communication with the bridge/control point, makes tactical decisions (when to advance, withdraw, request additional resources), and must be willing to receive and act on information from team members, not operate as a purely top-down command — the same good communication and authority-gradient principles from BRM apply directly to fire team command

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