🔍 Key Concepts

• Typical design and function of an all-purpose fire nozzle on board vessels • How the nozzle handle position usually relates to water flow (on/off) and stream pattern (fog vs solid) • Why fog and solid stream are used differently in shipboard firefighting (cooling, protection vs reach/penetration)

💭 Think About

• Think about which handle position would most logically be used as the "ready but not flowing" or off position for safety and control. • Consider whether pushing the handle all the way forward would more likely be used for an active firefighting pattern (fog or solid) that protects the firefighter. • Ask yourself where it makes sense to put the intermediate pattern (fog or solid) – in the center or at the extreme of the handle travel?

✅ Before You Answer

• Match the three functions you KNOW the nozzle must provide: off, fog, and solid stream to a logical handle order. • Visualize how a firefighter operates the nozzle under stress: which position should be quickly reachable for maximum protection? • Eliminate any option where the sequence of patterns would be awkward or unsafe when moving the handle from off → attack pattern → other pattern.