Q2. List the three basic material conditions of
readiness.
a.
b.
c.
Q3. What material condition provides the least
amount of watertightness?
Q4. When is YOKE normally set?
Q5. What material condition is set when GQ is
sounded?
Q6. What fittings are closed to set darken ship?
Q7. To find a list of all DC fittings within a
compartment, you should refer to—
LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
Learning Objective: When you finish this chapter, you
will be able to—
Identify life support equipment used aboard
ship.
All life support devices discussed in this chapter are
designed to allow the wearers to breath (and thereby to
escape), continue work, and assist in saving the ship and
their fellow crew members. Remember that the crew
must save the ship or no one will be saved. Therefore,
the purpose of this section of the chapter is to provide
you with information on the emergency escape
breathing device (EEBD), supplemental emergency
egress device (SEED), oxygen breathing apparatus
(OBA), and self-contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA).
EMERGENCY ESCAPE BREATHING
DEVICE (EEBD)
Studies of fire casualties have proven that most
casualties are the result of smoke and toxic fumes and
not from the fire itself. For this reason, the EEBD (fig.
12-3) was developed for emergency escape. It provides
the wearer with 15 minutes of breathable air. It is to be
worn until you can get topside during evacuation from
below deck spaces. The EEBD is designed to provide
respiratory and eye protection in an atmosphere that will
not support life. With the proper training you should be
able to activate and don an EEBD in less than 30
seconds.
12-14
Student Notes:
Figure 12-3. —emergency escape breathing device (EEBD)
