TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
OUTLINE SHEET 1-16-1 (continued)
(5) Wye-gate---Can be connected to the fireplug to provide two
hose connections.
(6) Standard Navy fire hose
(a) Connects to a fireplug to deliver water to a fire.
(b) One section of fire hose is ____________ feet long.
(c) Four sizes (diameter)
1 1½-inch--For ____________ ____________.
2 1¾-inch--Replacing 1½-inch hose.
3 2½-inch--For fighting fires and ____________.
4 4-inch--For eductor overboard discharge when
dewatering.
(d) Has a male fitting at one end (threads on outside);
____________ fitting at the other end (threads on
inside).
(e) A hose must be coiled before it is stowed.
1 Lay hose full length out on deck.
2 Grasp male end.
(7) Navy vari-nozzle
3 Double hose back on top of itself until male end
is three to five feet from female end.
4 Starting at the fold of the hose, roll hose
inward on the part of the hose leading to the
male end.
5 The completed coil will have the female end on
the outside of the coil and the male end on the
inside; this procedure protects the threads on
the male end of the hose from damage.
6 Using two people to coil a fire hose will save
time and effort (teamwork).
(a) Three sizes:
1 ____________-inch
2 ____________-inch
3 ____________-inch
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