On a MODU, a fixed carbon dioxide or other...

🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Part 108 – Fire Protection Equipment on Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) • Differences between fixed gaseous systems (like CO₂) and other types of fire protection (sprinklers, portable extinguishers, ventilation) • Spaces that store flammable liquids versus spaces that simply contain electrical equipment or batteries

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• Ask yourself: in which one of these spaces would a rapidly spreading flammable-liquid fire be most likely and hardest to fight with just portable extinguishers? • Consider where the regulations explicitly call for a fixed extinguishing system, not just ventilation, detection, or portable extinguishers. • Think about whether every battery storage space is treated the same way in the regulations as a paint or flammable-liquid locker.

✅ Before You Answer

• Review which specific spaces in 46 CFR Part 108 (Fire Protection) are required to have a fixed CO₂ or other approved system. • Check whether the rule uses language like “must be fitted with a fixed … system” for each of the locations listed in the choices. • Verify if battery storage locations and areas where oil or chemical drums are stored are always required to have a fixed CO₂ system, or if they may be protected by other means instead.

On a MODU, a fixed carbon dioxide or other approved system must be installed __________.

in paint lockers

in all battery storage locations

where oil or chemical drums are stored

in all of the above locations

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