LESSON 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE
The following items will test your grasp of the material covered in this
lesson. There is only one correct answer for each item. When you complete
the exercise, check your answers with the answer key that follows. If you
answer any item incorrectly, study again that part of the lesson which
contains the portion involved.
SITUATION: You are supervising soldiers installing the SMFT on trailers.
1.
What is the FIRST procedure the soldiers should follow when loading
the SMFT on a semitrailer?
A.
They should clear the truck bed of splinters, protruding nails,
and other foreign objects that could puncture or chafe the tank.
B.
They should lay out the tie-down straps.
C.
They should attach the pressure gauge to the tank.
D.
They should flush the tank with superchlorinated water.
2.
The soldiers should place the tank on the semitrailer so that it will
unroll in which direction?
A.
Toward the rear of the trailer.
B.
Toward the front of the trailer.
C.
Toward the side of the trailer.
D.
Off the trailer for easy movement.
3.
Which of the following describes how the SMFT should be placed when it
is full?
A.
The ends or sidewalls of the tank will not rub against the
forward bulkhead or hang over the sides of the trailer.
B.
The ends or sidewalls of the tank will be up against the forward
bulkhead but not hang over the sides of the trailer.
C.
The ends of the tank will be up against the forward bulkhead and
the sidewalls will hang over the sides of the trailer.
D.
The ends or sidewalls of the tank will not rub against the
forward bulkhead but will hang over the side of the trailer.
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