Safety, Fire & Survival · Fire — Fire Patrols and Watchkeeping
On a vessel without a continuous fixed detection system in certain spaces, what compensating measure helps detect fire early?
- ARegular fire patrols/rounds by crew to spaces not continuously monitored✓ Correct
- BLeaving all doors open for airflow
- CDisabling alarms to avoid false trips
- DStoring extra fuel in accommodation areas
Explanation
Where continuous automatic detection is not provided (or as a supplement, notably on passenger ships), scheduled fire patrols/rounds by crew physically check spaces for early signs of fire, ensuring rapid discovery and response in areas the fixed system does not continuously cover.
Authority: SOLAS II-2; watchkeeping and fire patrols
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