FIREFIGHTING FUNDAMENTALS
AIRFIELD/FLGHTDECK FAMILIARIZATION
AIRCRAFT HANDLING FUNDAMENTALS
SECURITY & FORCE PROTECTION
NAMP
100
What are the 3 sides of a fire triangle?
Heat, Fuel, and Oxygen.
100
List 4 required forms of PPE for Airfields?
Steel-toed boots, cranial, goggles, hearing protection.
100
What is the process for grounding an aircraft?
Hook a grounding strap to grounding point on the deck, then hook it to a grounding point on the aircraft.
100
What are the 4 Force Protection Conditions?
FPCON ALPHA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, and DELTA.
100
What does the acronym NAMP stand for?
Naval Aviation Maintenance Program.
200
What are the 4 classes of fires?
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta.
200
List 4 required forms of PPE for Flightdecks.
Steel-toed boots, protective jersey, cranial, goggles, leather gloves.
200
When are aircraft required to be tied down?
When not in use and during maintenance evolutions.
200
Briefly describe FPCON ALPHA.
FPCON ALPHA applies when there is an increased general threat of possible activity against personnel or facilities, the nature and extent of which are unpredictable. Alpha measures must be capable of being maintained indefinitely.
200
What are the three levels of the three-level maintenance concept?
O-Level - Organizational Level Maintenance I-Level - Intermediate Level Maintenance D-Level - Depot Level Maintenance
300
What is the primary and secondary duties of a firefighter?
Primary is to save lives. Secondary is to extinguish fires and limit the damage to aircraft, shipboard, airfield installed equipment, and/or airfield structures.
300
What are Threshold Markings and what are their dimentions?
12 ft wide, 150 ft long parallel stripes on the ends of runways to designate the landing area.
300
What determines the category of tie-down to be used on aircraft?
Wind velocity
300
Briefly describe FPCON BRAVO
FPCON BRAVO applies when an increased or more predictable threat of terrorist activity exists. Sustaining Bravo measures for a prolonged period may affect operational capability and relations with local authorities.
300
How long is a Daily inspection good for?
72 hours without flight or major maintenance. 24 hours if a flight occurs within the 72-hour time limit.
400
What does AFFF stand for?
Aqueous Film Forming Foam.
400
List 3 of the 7 Jersey colors and what they mean.
Yellow - Aircraft Handling Officer, Flight Deck Officer, Catapult Officer, Air Bos'n, Arresting Gear Officer, Plane directors. White - Safety Department, Air Transport Officer, Landing Signal Officer, Squadron Plane Inspectors, Medical. Brown - Plane Captains. Blue - Aircraft Handling and Chock crewman, Elevator Operators. Green - Catapult and Arresting Gear, Squadron Aircraft Maintenance, Helicopter Landing Signal, Photographers. Red - Crash and Salvage, EOD, Ordnance. Purple - Aviation Fuels.
400
What is the maximum speed for towing an aircraft?
5 mph or as fast as the slowest walker.
400
Briefly describe FPCON CHARLIE
FPCON CHARLIE applies when an incident occurs or intelligence is received indicating some form of terrorist action or targeting against personnel or facilities is likely. Prolonged implementation of Charlie measures may create hardship and affect the activities of the unit and its personnel.
400
What is the concept of Quality Assurance (QA)?
The prevention of the occurence of defects.
500
Halon 1211 is used on which classes of fires?
Intended for class B & C; however it is effective of class A fires.
500
What symbol identifies Saltwater Stations onboard carrier flightdecks?
18-inch wide red stripe with a yellow 3-inch high "W"
500
List the 3 of the 6 required to move an aircraft.
Move Director, Brake Rider, Chock Walker, Safety Observers(2), Tractor Driver
500
Briefly describe FPCON DELTA
FPCON DELTA applies in the immediate area where a terrorist attack has occured or when intelligence is received that terrorist action against a specific location or person is imminent. Normally, DELTA is declared as a localized condition. FPCON DELTA measures are not intended to be sustained for substantial periods.
500
What is the Maintenance Officer (MO) responsible for?
Responsible to the CO for the accomplishment of maintenance departments mission.
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