🔍 Key Concepts

• All-purpose fire hose nozzle positions (shut, straight stream, fog) • How handle position (forward, perpendicular, full back) changes the water pattern • Difference between using the nozzle controls versus adding extra equipment like a fog applicator

💭 Think About

• On an all-purpose nozzle, which direction of handle movement usually gives you a straight, solid stream versus a wide fog pattern? • What does placing the handle perpendicular to the nozzle body typically signify on many valve or control levers? • Would inserting a fog applicator change the pattern by itself, or does the fog pattern mainly come from the built‑in settings of the nozzle?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option actually changes the pattern setting on the nozzle, not just the flow on/off • Consider how an all‑purpose nozzle is normally operated on basic shipboard fire hoses (forward vs back vs mid‑position) • Verify whether adding equipment between hose and nozzle is the standard method for getting a fog spray on this specific nozzle type