🔍 Key Concepts

• Common safety terms used on vessels, especially around flight decks or machinery spaces • What kind of problems loose tools, trash, or small parts can cause to equipment and operations • Which option sounds like a widely used general safety term, not a technical system name

💭 Think About

• Think about which choice describes a type of hazard rather than a piece of equipment or control system • Ask yourself where you’ve heard FOD used before: in aviation, on helidecks, or around sensitive machinery? • Consider which option would most likely appear on a safety poster warning crew what to watch out for on deck or near intakes

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option refers to physical debris or items that can cause harm • Eliminate choices that sound like engineering design terms rather than safety hazards • Eliminate choices that sound like control or automation functions on an engine or fuel system