🔍 Key Concepts

• Fire main and fire hose stowage on board ships • Priority in an emergency: speed of initial fire attack vs. maintenance/inspection convenience • How a hose should be arranged so it can be immediately used in the direction of the fire

💭 Think About

• In a real fire, what is the very first action you need to take with the hose after opening the fire station? • Which option directly supports getting water onto the fire as fast as possible, without extra steps or re‑arranging the hose? • Which choices describe things that are helpful but not the top priority in the first critical seconds of a fire response?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice most clearly helps you apply water to the fire immediately • Check whether any option would cause delay because you’d have to reposition or reconnect the hose before use • Separate what’s mainly about maintenance/inspection from what’s about instant operational readiness in an emergency