LESSON 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK
Item
Correct Answer and Feedback
1.
A.
They should clear the truck bed of splinters, protruding
nails, and other foreign objects that could puncture or
chafe the tank.
(page 1-3, para 1a)
2.
A.
Toward the rear of the trailer.
The SMFT must unroll toward the
end
or
rear
of
the
semitrailer it is to be mounted on.
(page 1-3, para 1b)
3.
A.
The ends or sidewalls of the tank will not rub against the
forward bulkhead or hang over the sides of the trailer.
Position the SMFT so that when it is full, the ends or
sidewalls of the tank will not rub against the forward
bulkhead or hang over the sides of the trailer. (page 1-3,
para 1c)
4.
A.
Purge air from both the tank and the supply hose. Before
soldiers start to fill the SMFT, they must purge any air
that may be in the tank and supply hose. (page 1-4, para
2)
5.
B.
2 feet.
No pressure shows on the pressure gauge until the tank is
approximately 2 feet high.
(page 1-4, para 2c)
6.
B.
Two.
Assign two soldiers to fill the FAWPSS's 500-gallon water
drums. (page 1-8, para 2)
7.
A.
A flat, solid, debris-free area, 30 by 120 feet, with
adequate terrain drainage and free of overhead obstacles.
You must survey the forward area where the FAWPSS will be
set up.
Select a flat, solid, debris-free area with
This area should measure
approximately 30 by 120 feet and be free of overhead
obstacles to permit delivery and removal of water storage
drums by helicopter. (page 1-9, para 3)
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