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You are on watch at sea at night and a fire breaks out in #3 hold. What should be done IMMEDIATELY?

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You are on watch at sea at night and a fire breaks out in #3 hold. What should be done IMMEDIATELY?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Sequence of actions in an emergency – what must be secured before you attack a fire in an enclosed space • Behavior of fixed CO₂ systems and why the space must be sealed for them to work effectively • Risk of feeding a fire with air through ventilation

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: before trying to fight an enclosed-space fire, what creates the safest conditions for the crew and makes any later firefighting more effective? • Which action, if taken too late, can seriously reduce the effectiveness of the fixed CO₂ system? • Which options would require you to get close to the fire or delay securing the space, and is that smart as a first, immediate step at night at sea?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice stops air supply to the fire first. • Consider which step you must normally complete before releasing CO₂ into a cargo hold. • Eliminate any options that expose personnel unnecessarily or that depend on knowing the full extent of the fire before taking basic containment actions.

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You are on watch at sea at night and a fire breaks out in #3 hold. What should be done IMMEDIATELY?

Cool the deck to contain the fire.

Flood the space with CO2 from the fixed firefighting system.

Proceed to the space and determine the extent of the fire.

Shut down the cargo hold ventilation.

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You are on watch at sea at night and a fire breaks out in #3 hold. What should be done IMMEDIATELY?

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You are on watch at sea at night and a fire breaks out in #3 hold. What should be done IMMEDIATELY?

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